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TODAY SPECIAL: Braised Lady’s Finger (6-8 Servings)
RECIPE PLACE: TUVALU PRISON
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Ingredient
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Condiment
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150g Okra
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Salt
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200g
Pork
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Black pepper
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1 onion
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Sugar
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5 cloves of
garlic
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Tomato sauce
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2
tomatoes
(or 1 carrot)
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Soy oil or butter
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2-3
limes
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Tracy |
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| photo by Tracy |
DIRECTION:
1.
Mince the pork, and marinate with some garlic, 1 teaspoon of black
pepper, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of salt for 20-30 minutes.
2.
Wash and cut the stalks of okras.
3.
Peel the onion and garlic, and chop them finely.
4.
Cut the tomatoes into medium size. (If you don’t have
tomatoes, use the carrot instead of tomatoes.)
5.
Squeeze the lime or lemon juice.
6.
Make the sauce: 1 teaspoon of salt, 3 teaspoons of sugar, 3
tablespoons of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of lime juice. (The quantity of
seasoning could depend on you.)
7.
Use the soy oil or butter to stir-fry the garlic and onion
for a while.
8.
Put the minced pork into the wok stir-fry for a while.
9.
Add the tomato or the carrot into the wok, and keep stir-fry
till they become soft.
10. Put the okras into
the wok and pour the sauce in, sprinkle some black pepper, and stew over high
heat till the sauce becomes dryer.
Benefits
Of Okra
The versatile vegetable called okra is characterized by green color,
elongated and tapering ridged pods (infused with double row of seeds) and slimy
texture when cut open. It was discovered 3500 years ago in Ethiopia, though
later it transcended to North America through slave trade and then to Europe,
Asia and South and Central America. Early Egyptians are known to have loved its
taste. Okra has several heath benefits, as it is rich in vitamin A, thiamin,
vitamin B6, vitamin C, folic acid, riboflavin, calcium, zinc and dietary fiber.
It is also enriched with amino acids, with the likes of tryptophan, cystine and
other sulfur amino acids. Read through the following lines to know more about
the nutrition and health benefits of okra, while exploring its nutritional
value.
Nutrition
& Health Benefits Of Eating Okra
1.
Okra is recommended for pregnant women, as it is
rich in folic acid, which is essential in the neural tube formation of the
fetus between the 4th and 12th week of
pregnancy.
2.
The mucilage and fiber found in okra helps adjust
blood sugar by regulating its absorption in the small intestine.
3.
The fiber present in the vegetable helps in
maintaining the health of the
gastro-intestinal tract.
4.
It helps absorb water and traps excess cholesterol,
metabolic toxins and surplus bile in its mucilage, slipping it out through the
stool.
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5.
Okra is the ideal vegetable for weight loss and is
a storehouse of health benefits, provided it is cooked over low flame to retain
its properties.
6.
The vegetable is completely non-toxic, non-habit
forming, has no adverse side effects, is full of nutrients, and is economically
within reach of most individuals.
7.
The sodium content of okra is quite high. This is
the reason why it is made into tablets, for replenishing sodium deficiency in
the body. These tablets are also good for stomach ulcers.
8.
It contains a vegetable mucin that is soothing to
the irritated membranes of the intestinal tract.
9.
Okra proves beneficial in normalizing blood sugar
and cholesterol level in the human body.
10.
The vegetable is good for asthma. The vitamin C
present in it is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, helping curtail the
development of asthma symptoms.
11. Okra
is good for atherosclerosis, and it is also believed to protect some
forms of
cancer expansion, especially colorectal cancer.
12.Some
researches have shown that eating okra lowers the risk of cataracts.
13.Okra
is good for preventing diabetes and protects from skin ailments like pimples and acne.
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