If you like stewed okra and tomatoes, this recipe is for you. I consider this side dish as Cajun comfort food that accompanies any spicy Cajun or Creole meat wonderfully. You can serve it over some cauliflower rice to make it even more delicious. If you are not a fan of okra, this recipe might change your mind.
Ingredients
1 bag frozen sliced okra
Vinegar for soaking the okra
1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
Milk for soaking the shrimp
1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
3 tsp. garlic, minced
1-pint grape tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 can tomato sauce
4 cups cauliflower rice
2 Tbsp. Italian parsley, chopped
Instructions
Place the okra in a colander and generously sprinkle the vinegar over the okra for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly. Set aside.
At the same time in a separate bowl, soak the shrimp in milk for 30 minutes to remove any fishy odors or smells. Drain and rinse the shrimp. Set aside.
Sprinkle the shrimp with Old Bay seasoning and toss. Set aside. Saute the okra, garlic, grape tomatoes and onion in olive oil until soft.
Stir in tomato paste, garlic salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and tomato sauce. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in okra and tomatoes.
Add the rice and stir. Heat through.
Add the shrimp to the pan and cook until no longer pink. Simmer until everything seems hot.
Sprinkle chopped parsley over the top as a garnish before serving. Cajun YUM!
Stewed Okra with Shrimp
Equipment
- 1 knife
- Measuring spoons
- 1 measuring cup
- 1 colander
- 1 medium=sized bowl
- 1 skillet
- 1 Large spoon
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen sliced okra
- Vinegar for soaking the okra
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Milk for soaking the shrimp
- 1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
- 3 tsp. garlic, minced
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 8-oz. can tomato sauce
- 4 cups cauliflower rice
- 2 Tbsp. Italian parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Place the okra in a colander and generously sprinkle the vinegar over the okra for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly. Set aside.
- At the same time in a separate bowl, soak the shrimp in milk for 30 minutes to remove any fishy odors or smells. Drain and rinse the shrimp.
- Sprinkle the shrimp with Old Bay seasoning and toss. Set aside.
- Saute the okra, garlic, grape tomatoes and onion in olive oil until soft.
- Stir in tomato paste, garlic salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and tomato sauce.
- Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir in okra and tomatoes.
- Add the rice and stir. Heat through.
- Add the shrimp to the pan and cook until no longer pink. Simmer until everything seems hot.
- Sprinkle chopped parsley over the top as a garnish before serving.
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