Best Smothered Okra Recipes

SMOTHERED OKRA & TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet or dutch oven pot, saute onion mixture in Olive Oil until tender.
• 2. Add okra and water. Simmer on medium until okra defrosts in the pot, about 5 minutes Stir in diced tomatoes and mix well bring to slight boil..
• 3. Cook on low heat until okra is very tender and most of the liquids are gone, about 30 minutes or until desired fondness. I like mine well done and thick.
• 4. Serve as a side dish or if you like you can serve over steamed rice. You can also add cooked smoked sausage or cooked chicken 10 minutes before serving to use as a main dish.

SMOTHERED OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp, remove from skillet, set aside to drain and cool.
• saute onions in the bacon grease until they turn clear.
• add Okra to onions,cut up tomatoes or add can of stewed tomatoes.
• add seasonings, crumble bacon add to skillet. Stir often.
• cook until okra is no longer slimey.

SMOTHERED OKRA SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Ok now you will need a nice size skillet so that you can fry your okra in the EVOO over medium high heat until the slime is gone(usually once the okra browns and breaks apart it is done and ready to come out of the pan) allow it to drain as you repeat this step until all of the okra is done. Once the okra has been deslimed, place all the okra in a medium sized deep pot, add all of the fresh season to the pot and allow to cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, then add sausage and crabs cook an add't 20 minutes, then add the remaining ingredients except the rice, water, and sea salt. Allow Okra to cook about 30 minutes on a medium low fire so that all the flavors can fuse together. Meanwhile cook your rice according to the package directions and add sea salt. Remove okra from the heat and wham bam thank you ma'am you have yourself a delicious and hearty meal the whole family will love!

SMOTHERED OKRA WTH SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart sauce pan, saute the okra with 1/2 of the oil until tender or slime is cooked out and set aside.
• In another sauce pan, heat remainder of oil, and saute smoke sausage, onion,.
• celery, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until tender, then add cayenne pepper,.
• thyme and tomato paste, and tomato puree, stirring constantly.
• Add shrimp stock and tomato puree. Bring to a low boil, then add okra and.
• cook for 1/2 hour. Add shrimp and cook until tender. Serve over hot rice.

SMOTHERED OKRA WITH SHRIMP--SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chopped onion and celery and saute, stirring often, about 10 minutes, until onions have browned. Combine salt, peppers, thyme and flour. Sprinkle mixture onto the browned onions; add the garlic and bay leaf, stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the diced tomatoes and white wine, and remove the pan from the heat.
• Place okra in the slow cooker. Pour contents of the skillet over the okra. Stir to mix, cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until okra is tender but still holds its shape. Stir in the peeled shrimp and cook on LOW an additional 1 hour.
• Serve over steamed rice.

SMOTHERED OKRA

Steps:

• Pour oil in bottom of pan.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Cover pot and simmer 1 1/2 hours on low, stirring often.
• Remove the cover the last 10 minutes.

SMOTHERED OKRA OR (OKRA GUMBO )

Steps:

• 1. heat 1 t. oil in a large skillet over med heat, stir in garlic, bell pepper ,and onion, saute until tender.stir in okra, mushrooms,diced tomatoes with juice,tomato paste, file,salt & pepper and bay leaf. cook ,stirring occasionally,for 45 min.
• 2. heat 2 T.oil in a med skillet over med. heat ,stirring constantly,add flour, and cook 2 to 5 min. until golden roux has formed.
• 3. spoon roux into the okra mixture, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 until thickened. serve with rice

SMOTHERED OKRA BASE FOR OKRA GUMBO OR A SIMPLE SIDE DISH

Steps:

• In a large roasting pot, layer alternately the okra, onions, bell pepper, tomatoes with juice, oil, garlic, celery, ham seasoning, water or broth, salt and pepper.
• Cover pot tightly and place in 425°F oven.
• Cook 30 minutes, stir and reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• Cover and cook 2 - 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
• When the stringing of the okra ceases, the okra is cooked.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Chill COMPLETELY before packaging and freezing.

SMOTHERED OKRA

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet cook and stir onion, sweet pepper, and garlic in hot butter over medium heat about 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in okra, tomato, salt, pepper, and, if desired, cayenne pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 20 minutes for fresh okra (10 minutes for thawed okra) or until okra is very tender. If desired, sprinkle with bacon.