Recently we started helping at a farm share, we enjoy bringing home fresh, organic veggies! The first basket we received had many things in it, including okra, peppers, onions, celery leaves, and tomatoes.
We had never cooked with okra before, and so we were not sure what to do with it. We found several recipes on how to cook it, but we didn’t know what to pair it with. Adrian stayed home one morning when the rest of us went out and he surprised us with this mash-up of recipes he had found online. It is not spicy, but you can add more Cajun seasoning if you like the heat.
Ingredients
- 20 okra pods
- 1 Tbl olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 sweet peppers chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 tsp beef Better than Bullion*
- 2 Tbl boiling water
- 4 1/2 c cooked rice*
- 1/4 c celery leaves chopped
- 1 Tbl parsley minced
- 3-4 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp Black Pepper ground
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder or granules
- 2 large tomatoes not HUGE
Servings: People
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Chop the okra into one inch thick rings and scatter onto a cookie sheet.
- Coat the okra with the olive oil and salt.
- Roast for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the ground beef until almost cooked through.
- Add the sweet peppers and the onion and let the ground beef cook through, stirring occasionally.
- Drain off the beef grease.
- Mix the Better than Bullion with the boiling water.
- Add to the cooked rice.*
- Mix together the okra, ground beef mixture, and the rice with the spices, herbs, and tomatoes.
- Taste and add more spices if you'd like.
- Warm the mixture if cold, and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
*Use rice cooked in beef broth instead.
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