Sauteed Okra and Shrimp-Caribbean Style
May 17, 2018
: 4
: 5 min
: 12 min
: 17 min
: Easy
Ingredients
- 1 lb.s peeled shrimp
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/4 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1lb. okra trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
- 1 small hot red pepper, seeded and finely chopped, optional
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- salt to taste 91/4 teaspoon salt)
Directions
- Step 1 Sprinkle shrimp with lime juice.
- Step 2 Heat oil in frying pan or wok over medium high heat
- Step 3 Add garlic , green onion and onions an saute 1 minute.
- Step 4 add okra, hot pepper, cumin, an salt to taste.
- Step 5 Saute 4 more minutes.
- Step 6 Add shrimp and saute until okra is soft, about 10-12 minutes.
- Step 7 Serve hot with rice and dhal.
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