Simple Pan Fried Okra Sauteed With Garlic (No Slime)
Learn how to saute okra without the slimy consistency with this easy recipe. This summer vegetable is considered a superfood with plenty of health benefits. Enjoy this Simple Pan Fried Okra Sauteed With Garlic is a delicious side dish you'd want to make on repeat! The simplicity of this dish is that it only requires a few ingredients and 2-3 minutes on a large skillet. Join us and meal prep clean eating for the week, and you will feel energized!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb Fresh Okra
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch Fresh Ginger knob, julienne or grated
- 1 Birds Eye Chili, diced and seeds removed
- ½ tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- salt to taste
- Ground White Pepper to taste
- Finely Chopped Green Onions, for garnish
- Fresh Cilantro, rough chop for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Wash okras and completely dry them with kitchen paper towels. The okras must be dry before sautéing.
- 2
Cut off the okra stems and leave the tips.
- 3
Add vegetable oil to a large skillet and heat to medium-high heat. Ensure enough oil to coat each edible seed pod.
- 4
Once the oil is hot, add minced cloves of garlic, ginger and red chilli peppers and sauté until fragrant. If the wet aromatics are burning too quickly, reduce to medium heat.
- 5
Add chopped okra to the pan and a bit of brown sugar. Add a dash of salt to taste and garlic powder, chicken essence powder or MSG powder to add extra flavour.
- 6
Okras cook quickly. Stir fry until golden brown. Approximately 3-4 minutes.
- 7
Okra has mucilage, a thick, gel-like substance that makes okra an excellent thickening agent, so we do not need to add a cornstarch slurry (the Chinese equivalent to a simple roux) to tighten the sauce.
- 8
A common mistake when cooking okra is adding too much liquid. The pan-fried okra becomes mushy-like stewed okra.
- 9
Garnish with fresh cilantro or finely chopped green onions.
- 10
This sautéed pan-fried okra recipe is best served with white jasmine rice.