Boiled Okra With Spicy Savory Sauce
Soak, boil, and drizzle! This easy boiled okra recipe is my way of eating okra with a spicy, savory sauce. Follow this recipe to learn more about tips and tricks in cooking okra and dipping sauce alternatives.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g of okra
- 1 tbsp of salt (for soaking)
- 1 tbsp of salt (for boiling)
- 1 tbsp of oil
- Ice water
- 1 tbsp of green onions
- 1 tbsp of minced garlic
- 10 g of shredded red pepper
- 1/8 cup of hot oil
- 2 spoons of light soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Add a spoonful of salt to the okra and soak in a bowl of water for 10 minutes.
- 2
Boil water in a pot, add a spoonful of salt and oil, then add the soaked okra.
- 3
Blanch the okra for 2 minutes.
- 4
Remove the okra after 2 minutes and cool in ice water. Drain the water from the okra.
- 5
Once the okra is cool to touch, cut off the heads and slice the okra in half lengthwise. Set aside and place it on your chosen serving plate. Make sure the plate is heat resistant to withstand the hot sauce.
- 6
Prepare the sauce. In a bowl, mix chopped green onions, minced garlic, and shredded red peppers.
- 7
Heat oil in the pan. Once hot, pour the hot oil into the bowl and add two spoons of light soy sauce. Stir well. You will know the oil is hot when it starts to smoke and sizzle.
- 8
Drizzle the sauce over the okra.