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Recipes with okra

Explore okra in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

5 recipes

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Cooked okra salad with vinaigrette served in a dish.

Old-Fashioned Okra Salad

Tender cooked okra dressed with oil and vinegar: a simple side dish inspired by a Cuban cookbook from 1925.

25 minEasy
Okra with shredded tasajo, pieces of pork, and yam balls with sesame.

Creole Okra with Tasajo and Yam Balls

Creole okra stew with tasajo, pork, and yam balls, scented with toasted sesame. A home adaptation inspired by a 1925 cookbook.

2 hMedium
Okra with Chicken and Plantain

Okra with Chicken and Plantain

Stewed okra with chicken in a Creole tomato and dry wine sauce, with partially ripe plantain balls. A classic Cuban dish.

2 hMedium
Rice with okra

Rice with Okra

Cuban-style rice with okra, sofrito, ham, chorizo, pork and chicken, perfumed with dry wine and bijol. A complete and flavorful dish.

1 hMedium
Okra

Okra Stew with Chicken

Cuban okra stew with chicken in a tomato and dry wine sauce, with balls of fufú made from partially ripe plantains. Delicious, homemade, and easy to make.

2 h 30 minEasy