Prep time: 20 to 25 minutes
Serves: 4 to 6
A few weeks ago, at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market I heard someone ask, "How do you make okra?" This recipe is a wonderful response to that question. While all the vegetables marry well in the stewing, the sauce is the best part and should be picked up with some good Italian bread.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 pound fresh okra, tops cut off and discarded
2 Japanese eggplants, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pasilla pepper, stem and seeds discarded and flesh cut into thin strips
1 red bell pepper, stem and seeds discarded and flesh cut into thin strips
1 medium brown onion, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup vegetable broth
1 pound cherry tomatoes
Salt and pepper, to taste
Heat the oil in a 4-quart stockpot. Add the okra, eggplant, pasilla and bell pepper strips and stir fry on high heat, about 2 minutes.
Add the onion and cook on medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 2 to 4 minutes.
Stir in the vegetable broth and cook on medium-high heat, 1 to 3 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
Serve with fresh Italian bread or steamed rice.
Note: This is a vegan recipe.
Text and Photographs © Nancy Real 2010
