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Today’s Recipe Inspiration came from a recipe that we stumbled upon off food gawker. Viviane’s way of making okra fries looked easy and delicious. It was one worth attempting! It is funny how the sites like foodgawker have become our places to look for recipes and get inspiration. We do not search much on google for recipe ideas.
Have you ever tried a vegetable that you were once nervous about trying but took the chance to try it? Were you happy with the results?
I enjoyed my first okra with Gary and his family a few months ago. Yes that is right I never had okra before that, neither has Michelle. I fell in love with okra and wanted to make it for Michelle. I was unsure of exactly the style I wanted out of my okra and saw these okra fries and a light bulb went off! That is what I want to make!
OKRA FRIES!
I thought okra fries would be a great recipe for Michelle’s first time enjoying okra! We are not sure why we never really ate okra before. I think we were unsure of what okra would be like, a little scared of it maybe. Unusual for us because typically we LOVE all VEGGIES! Could I now make Michelle and I lovers of okra?!?!
Pure2raw Recipe: Easy Baked Okra Fries
Serves 2-3
Prep- time 10 minutes
Cook time 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- a little over a pound of fresh okra
- coconut oil
- 3 tbsp brown rice flour (or any gluten free flour or non-gluten free flour of choice)
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- ziploc bag
Directions: Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees. Clean and dry your okra. Next cut into strips. This is the part that takes a little bit of time. We lightly tossed them in some coconut oil (about 1-2 tsp) to help make the flour and spices stick.
Grab a ziploc bag and place your cut okra stripes into the bag. Toss in your brown rice flour and spices. You can spice them any way you like.
Now for the fun part….toss the bag all around till all the okra fries are covered in flour and spices!
Take okra out of bag and place the now covered okra fries on a pan and we ended up adding a little bit more coconut oil to help make the fries crispy (about 1 tbsp). Bake the okra fries in oven for 25-30 minutes.
We ended up placing them on a large skillet to cook some more because they ended up not getting as crispy as we were looking for. Next time we will try it from the beginning on the skillet to see how it compares to baking them. Our batch of okra fries was a mix of crispy and soft, chewy okra fries. Not a bad attempt for our first time.
Verdict: Did I make Michelle a lover of okra?
YES
We feel this is the best way to eat okra. From now on I think whenever I enjoy okra it is going to be in this form one way or another! Okra turned out to be very simple to make and easy to work with which made me very pleased. Okra is a great side dish for dinner or salad topper.
Enjoy!
Twins Question: Have you ever made okra? What is your favorite way to enjoy okra? Any new vegetable that you have tried out lately that you were surprised how good it was?
Till next time,
Lori
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No slime! I gave up eating okra because I couldn’t figure out how to cook it and not have it be all slimy…can’t wait to try these
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I LOVE okra and this recipe is pure brilliance! I’ve posted about my fave okra masala before and a couple other recipes, but I’ve never tried okra fries before, either! Your recommendation is good enough for me–these babies are going to be on my menu asap!
Ricki we will have to check out our okra masala
As a Southern girl, I loooooove okra
These look awesome!
I miss okra! I love it, and I haven’t found it at any grocery stores here. I usually roast mine until it is really really crispy and then just dip them in loads of ketchup. PERFECT.
That’s so funny you just posted this! I recently discovered the dehydrated okra chips at Fresh Market and LOVE them! I can’t wait to try this baked version!
I saw you say that and I was laughing because great minds think alike
Oh my goodness, these look seriously awesome! I love okra but I never buy it! that needs to change.
I wish I liked okra after seeing this! Maybe I need to give it another go! It looks amazing!
okra may be the only food i don’t really like (the slime). but when it’s fried…that’s a different story!
Lynn yes it is a different story. This is the only we way we have had it, so not much to slime to compare it too.
I have been eating okra since I can remember myself and I always liked it. And, my son loves it too! I find it to be the funniest thing to see my kid begging me to buy okra on the farmers market when it is in season, he really enjoys it.
My mom always cooked okra in a pan, she would sautee garlic and onions, add the chopped okra to it along with a little salt and some lime (or lemon) juice. Then she would just cook it on its own juices. The okra became soft and delicious and the lemon juice helped take the slime factor away.
This is the way I used to eat and cook okra, until last year when I decided to roast some okra… omg, they turned out amazingly delicious and both me and my son fell in love with it!! Just seasoned with salt, pepper and olive oil, put in a 400F oven and let it roast, turning it halfway through the roasting process. The flavor was amazing and no slime at all.
We also tried grilling it last year and it was another delicious way of making it!
I will try your okra fries next, and I am sure we will love it too!
Ana
I love pickled okra the best. My mom always made it. It is not slimy when pickled just crisp and tasty!
we loooooooove okra but usually just roast them whole with some seasonings sprinkled on. i HAVE to try this method! (we’re attempting to grow okra this year so hopefully i’ll have lots to experiment with
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Never tried okra, I’ve always been a bit intimidated by it. The same goes with parsnip and rhubarb. I’ll have to try this recipe out. Any way to pick “fresh” okra that I should know about? Hard okra or squishy or…?
Mmm, those look good. I think I’ve had okra before but I don’t really remember it and I’m sure it wasn’t served like this. I don’t see it often up here, but I might get a little bit to try like this next time I do see it. I’m always curious about new fruits and veggies
What a great idea! They look insanely good.
For Lauren of the previous comment, I have a whole post on rhubarb just last week, http://ulteriorharmony.blogspot.com/2011/07/load-of-rhubarb-rhubarb-curry-and-cabin.html –hope you don’t mind me posting the link. I live in AK, so rhubarb is unavoidable.
I was raised with okra–my Israeli grandma fixes it all the time, but in a tomato sauce. I haven’t had it crispy: I imagine it would be great that way, maybe I should dehydrate some! I don’t get much opportunity to find okra in AK though
Hope you’re doing well–crazy busy over here and I’m not getting to read everything.
love
Ela
Ela that is awesome about being raised with Okra, sorry you can not get much access to it now!
I’ve made okra fries (not as tasty looking as yours) but I don’t think I baked them long enough. They weren’t as crispy as I would have liked. Anyhow, yours look really good! I love using odd veggies… and I would classify okra as an odd veggie.
Lori haha well not all our okra fries were cripsy a little chewy too! I do not think we baked our as long either, next time we plan using the skillet to see how they turn out! Fingers crossed haha
I’m ashamed to admit that I have never really had okra. Must buy some next time I’m at the store!
it is ok Alex we never had it till this year!
This looks like the best way to enjoy okra, thanks! I’ve had a hard time getting into okra, the texture freaks me out a little. But this looks like the perfect solution.
mmm i love okra! i brought pickeled okra to my bro’s engagement party and you’d be amazed how shocked people were…must be because we’re northerners
Pickeled okra is something we will have to try next!
Do you eat cornmeal? That’s what my mom “breads” okra in–it makes them extra crispy!
No we do not really eat cornmeal, but I bet it does provide a crispy texture!
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Crunchy fried okra is one of my favorite snacks! But it’s so unhealthy and I would never make it at home… Your recipe is priceless! Can’t wait to try it.
I tried this and cooked them in the skillet instead of oven, with a tad more coconut oil. Used fresh okra from the local farmers’s market. They were delicious. Can’t wait to try them again.
Awesome Jill!! Skillet sounds like a better option.
would it be possible to do this recipe with other veggies such as a zucchinni??
Jessie oh yes of course!
just gave it a shot with zucchinni and it was delicious!
Awesome! we will have to try it out on other veggies too
These sound extremely delicious. I just tried my first okra in April and have been trying to find different ways to be cooking it. Thanks for the recipe!
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