This time I made a simple dish from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), actually I have been curious about this vegetable for a long time. However, I just found this vegetable in the supermarket yesterday, it turns out the okra vegetable has a unique shape. The fine hairs on the skin of okra and the shape are very different from other vegetables, at first glance it is similar to the gambas vegetable, but this is very different.
The strangest thing about this vegetable is the sap on the inside of okra, which will definitely surprise people the first time they cook this vegetable. Okra vegetables have a lot of sap, therefore before processing okra, I first soak the okra in salt water. However, for maximum results, you can also boil it first. So, because this is my first time trying this vegetable, at first I was very doubtful that I would like this vegetable because of its gummy texture. However, there is one thing that makes me sure, after tasting a little of the raw part, the contents of the okra are not bitter at all. So, I don't think it's a big deal, I'll definitely like it and the sap is very safe and doesn't itch at all."
Sauted Okra Vegetable
This time I made an okra dish stir-fried with a combination of tempeh. I think this will be very delicious, tempeh has a really delicious taste. So to produce delicious stir-fried okra, isn't it a combination of ingredients that also taste delicious? Well, one of them is like this tempeh, I cut the tempeh into small pieces and fried it first before sautéing it, fried tempeh is my favorite, tempeh becomes more delicious after frying it.
So, you must be very curious about this dish, right? Well, let me prepare you step by step in the process of making this dish!
Materials Used
1 tempeh board
4 cherry tomatoes
½ onion
1 red chili
1 green chili
2 Spring onions
3 cayenne peppers
Cooking Procedure
Cut the okra vegetables, cut them diagonally then wash them until clean.
After washing, soak the okra in salt for 5 minutes, then wash the okra vegetables again.
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While waiting for the okra to soak, I started cutting the tempeh into triangles.
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Fry tempeh with a little cooking oil until brownish yellow.
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Prepare the shallots and garlic, finely chop both onions.
Coarsely chop the onion, then cut the green chilies and red chilies diagonally.
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Also cut the cherry tomatoes into 4 parts. Now that all the ingredients are ready to cook, let's prepare the sauté pan.
Saute the shallots and garlic until golden brown with a spoonful of cooking oil, sauté over medium heat.
Then add the chopped onions and chilies, stir and fry both.
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Add the okra vegetables, cook until the okra is wilted and soft, because I don't want it to be too dry I add a little water.
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Season with a teaspoon of salt, then cook again.
Lastly, add the fried tempeh then add the chopped tomatoes, stir briefly and don't forget to adjust the taste. Turn off the heat and serve on your best serving plate.
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Results
Stir-fried okra vegetables with a combination of tempeh are ready to be served, enjoy the sensation of okra vegetables by stirring them together with warm white rice. Look at how appetizing this dish is, ahh I'm really curious about the taste.
Take a spoonful and start tasting the okra vegetable, unexpectedly it turns out this vegetable is delicious. Even though it is slimy, it doesn't bother you at all when eaten because it tastes slightly sweet. I like the texture, but I don't recommend overcooking it because it will damage the texture.
Interestingly, this vegetable, which produces mucus, actually makes it creamier, just like we add cornstarch to a stir-fry like we make capcai. It's not at all as bad as I imagined, but still it all depends on your taste. If you are not a lover of slimy vegetables, I do not recommend you this okra vegetable.
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