8 delicious dishes made from okra

(Baonghean.vn) - Okra (also known as squash) is rich in nutrients and good for the digestive system. If you know how to prepare it, okra will be a delicious and nutritious dish in your family's daily menu.

Stir-fried okra with chicken

Making:Soak okra in diluted salt water, wash, and slice into bite-sized pieces. Blanch okra in boiling water, then remove and drain. This will help the okra lose its slime, cook quickly, and have a beautiful green color. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, season with seasoning powder and pepper to absorb the spices. Place the pan on the stove, sauté the minced onion, add the chicken and stir-fry, then pour it onto a separate plate. Still using the same pan, sauté the garlic, add the okra and stir-fry briefly, add a little seasoning, then add the chicken and stir-fry together, cut a few slices of chili if you want it spicy and it's done.

Okra in tomato sauce

Making:Soak okra in diluted salt water, wash, cut off the stem. Boil okra once, then remove and drain. Place pan on stove, saute chopped onion, add tomato and stir-fry until smooth, add seasoning. When tomato is soft, add okra and stir-fry together, add seasoning 9 (if needed). The dish is completed very quickly.

Pickled okra

Making:Boil okra for 20 seconds, remove and place in the prepared water. Then remove okra and place in a colander to drain. Boil the mixture of vinegar, water, sugar, salt and MSG. Remove from heat and let cool completely; taste the mixture to see if it is to your liking.

Arrange the okra in a glass jar. When the mixture has cooled, pour it into the jar with the okra to soak. Place in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days before serving. The pickled okra has a sour, salty, and crunchy taste.

Stir-fried okra with dried shrimp

Making:Soak okra in diluted salt water, wash, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Soak dried shrimp in warm water for a few hours to soften before stir-frying. After cutting okra, blanch it in a pot of boiling water to remove the slime, then drain. Place the pan on the stove, sauté garlic, add shallots, add spices, then add okra and stir-fry together, season to taste and turn off the stove.

Fried okra with butter and milk

Making:Wash okra, remove stem, cut into small circles. Put butter in microwave to melt. Dissolve butter, fresh milk, minced ginger and garlic together. Put okra in butter and milk mixture and soak for 5 minutes. Mix cornstarch, flour, a little salt, pepper, and chili powder together. Remove okra soaked in milk, dip in flour mixture, shake gently to remove excess flour.

Next, add cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add okra and fry until golden brown. This dish will be more delicious when dipped in chili sauce.

Stir-fried okra with lemongrass and chili

Making:Wash okra, cut in half, blanch in boiling water, remove, and immediately soak in ice water to keep the bright green color. Place the pan on the stove, add oil, saute garlic, lemongrass, chili powder, and seasoning powder. Then add okra, stir well to let the okra absorb the spice mixture. When eating, you can dip it in soy sauce or soy sauce.

Sweet and sour okra rolled tofu skin

Making:Soak okra in salt water, wash clean. Soak the bean curd until soft, spread out the bean curd, add okra, roll it up like spring rolls, secure with toothpicks. Place the pan on the stove, fry the bean curd until golden brown then remove. Mix sweet and sour sauce including: Fish sauce + sugar + vinegar + garlic + chili, mix well. Place the pan on the stove, pour in the sweet and sour sauce mixture until the mixture thickens, then add okra and stir over low heat. When the okra is well coated with spices, turn off the stove and put it on a plate.

Stir-fried okra with eggs

Making:Soak okra in diluted salt water, wash, and slice into bite-sized pieces. Dip okra in boiling water, then remove and drain - this will help the okra lose its slime, cook quickly, and have a beautiful green color. Beat eggs with a little seasoning powder. Place pan on stove, sauté shallots, add okra, add seasoning powder for flavor, then add eggs, stir-fry quickly until cooked.

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