Okra Creole Recipes

CORN OKRA CREOLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute green pepper and onion in oil until tender. Add corn and okra; cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, salt, pepper and, if desired, pepper sauce. Cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CREOLE OKRA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic until limp. Add the green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Drain the tomatoes, reserving juice, and pour them into the skillet. Season with thyme, parsley, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the frozen okra, and pour in enough of the reserved juice from the tomatoes to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until okra is tender.

EASY CREOLE OKRA AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the okra, sausage, Cajun seasoning, and salt. Cover and cook for 30 minutes. Stir in the shrimp and cook until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, 8 to 12 minutes.

OKRA CREOLE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings.
• Crumble bacon, and set aside.
• Cook okra and next 6 ingredients in hot drippings in Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Top with crumbled bacon.
• Serve over rice, if desired.

OKRA CREOLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon in a dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside.
• 2. Cook okra and next 6 ingredients in hot drippings in dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes, just until vegetables start to tenderize. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Top with crumbled bacon. Serve over rice if desired.

CREOLE OKRA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic until limp. Add the green pepper; cook and stir until tender. Drain the tomatoes, reserving juice, and pour them into the skillet. Season with thyme, parsley, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the frozen okra, and pour in enough of the reserved juice from the tomatoes to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until okra is tender.

CREOLE CHICKEN AND OKRA RECIPE

Steps:

• Remove and discard chicken skin. In nonstick Dutch oven, place oil and heat over medium temperature.
• Add chicken and cook, turning, about 10 minutes or until brown on all sides. Remove chicken to warm bowl.
• To Dutch oven, add onion, green pepper, celery and garlic; stir and cook about 5 minutes. Add okra and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes more.
• Stir in tomatoes, parsley, paprika, bay leaf and salt. Return chicken to Dutch oven and spoon vegetable mixture over top.
• In small bowl, mix together chicken broth, wine and hot pepper sauce; pour over all.
• Cover, reduce heat to low and cook about 30 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease. Serve with rice, if desired.