Can okra be used in western food?

Okra, alias Okra (scientific name: Okra), Huang Kui, tomato, cornucopia, croissant, croissant and pepper. It is the panicum miliaceum of Malvaceae. It is used to harvest tender pods for food, and flowers and tender leaves can also be eaten.

Okra is unique in that its tender pods contain viscous juice, which has a special aroma and flavor. This mucus is composed of water-soluble fiber pectin, galactan and Arabic gum, which can help digestion, treat gastritis and gastric ulcer, protect the liver and enhance human endurance. It has also been designated as the first choice vegetable for athletes in many countries and regions, and it is also a health food for the elderly.

Nutrition: The tender pods contain protein, sugar, fat, cellulose, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. , suitable for boiling, frying, frying, or pickling, dipping in sauce and making kimchi.

Common practices:

As a healthy vegetable, okra can be fried with pork, shrimp, squid and eggs. You can also mix it cold, fry it, fill it with soup, and cook it while eating.

1, stir-fried okra

[Ingredients] Okra 250g

"Accessories" include refined salt, vegetable oil, chopped green onion, sesame oil and soy sauce.

"Making" Take the quick-frozen okra out of the freezer. When it is slightly soft (if the temperature is low, it can be washed with warm water once), cut it into thin slices obliquely, stir-fry the wok with vegetable oil and chopped green onion, then pour in the okra, add refined salt and a little water, add appropriate amount of sesame oil and soy sauce according to personal preference, mix well, and take it out after cooking.

【 Features 】 Green as jade, with seeds like pearls, crisp, tender and smooth, and juicy, it has the effects of stimulating appetite, helping digestion, strengthening liver and tonifying kidney. If you like spicy food, you can chop or cut the peppers, and then fry the okra in a pot.

2. Stir-fried okra with shredded pork

[Ingredients]: okra 250g, pork 100g.

"Accessories" include refined salt, cooking wine, vegetable oil, soy sauce, Jiang Mo and starch.

"making"

① Take the quick-frozen okra out of the freezer, cut it into inches after it is slightly soft, and then cut it into shreds longitudinally for later use.

② Shred pork, add cooking wine, soy sauce, refined salt, Jiang Mo and starch, mix well and marinate for a while.

(3) Heat the wok, drain the oil, add the marinated shredded pork, stir-fry until scattered, and take it out for later use.

(4) Heat the oil pan, add okra, add a little water and salt, stir-fry until the color changes, and then add shredded pork and stir-fry evenly.

"Efficacy" nourishes yin, moistens dryness, strengthens spleen and regulates intestines. It is especially suitable for dietotherapy for the elderly with physical weakness after illness.

3. cold okra

[Ingredients] 20 okra (about 250g)

"Accessories" include soy sauce, vinegar, Jiang Mo, sesame oil, Chili oil, flour paste or other sauces.

"Making" Take the quick-frozen okra out of the freezer, scald it in boiling water for a few minutes, and then take it out and put it neatly on the plate. According to your own preferences, use soy sauce, vinegar, Jiang Mo, sesame oil, Chili oil or other sauces to prepare seasonings, pour them on okra or dip them in the prepared seasonings for eating.

"Features" The meat is tender and crisp, and the entrance is smooth. Friends in the north may prefer this way of eating. In addition, colored salads of okra, purple cabbage and cherry tomatoes made by some high-end hotels and western restaurants are also very popular.

4. Soft fried okra

Materials: 20 okra (about 250g), eggs 1 piece.

[Accessories] Salt, chicken essence, flour, pepper, starch, salt and pepper.

"Making" Add a little salt, chicken essence and pepper to flour and starch, beat in eggs, and add appropriate amount of water to make a thin paste. Then soak the sliced or sliced okra in the prepared batter, fry it in oil until golden brown, take it out and put it on a plate.

[Features] When eating, dip in salt and pepper or sauce, the taste will be more beautiful! But friends who get angry easily should pay attention to self-control!

5. Mushroom "Okra" soup

[Ingredients] Okra 150g, mushrooms and Undaria pinnatifida.

"Accessories" include rice soup, refined salt, bean paste, chicken essence and onion.

"Making" involves adding onions, mushrooms, salt and chicken essence to the rice soup and boiling it (water can be boiled without rice soup), then adding a proper amount of bean paste and stirring until it is completely melted, then adding chopped okra and boiling it together, and finally adding Undaria pinnatifida and boiling it slightly. If you like seafood, you can add one or two crab fillets or shrimps, which are more delicious.