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Okra -- that slimy, finger-like vegetable that no one really likes -- has captured the attention of health gurus as a natural way to detoxify. Since it's Lent and Filipinos are upping their vegetable (and fish) intake, here's a recipe from the original culinary diva of the Philippines, the late Nora Daza.
Adobong Okra (Source: yummyvisits.wordpress.com)
Ingredients
- 20 pieces fresh, very young okra
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup pork, diced
- 3 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Procedure
- Wash and parboil the okra in water. Set aside.
- Fry the pork. Push to one side of the pan.
- Saute garlic, onion and okra.
- Season with vinegar, patis and pepper.
- Cook until okra is tender crisp.
Note:
- Vinegar cuts the sliminess of the okra.
Substitutes for okra may be: kangkong (water spinach), sitao (long beans) and puso ng saging (banana hearts).