Okra Japanese Style Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to the boil.
• Drop in the okra and boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Rinse under cold water, then drain again.
• Serve with the dipping sauce.
• Dipping Sauce: Grate the ginger into the soy sauce just as you are serving the okra.

Steps:

• Wash then boil the okra in a saucepan of boiling water until almost tender but still firm. Drain and put in refrigerator to cool. When ready to eat, slice okra into 1/4-inch rings, put in small mixing bowl and then add bonita flakes. Stir and add shoyu to moisten and to taste and add a touch of toogarashi, depending on how spicy you like it. Best eaten with Japanese rice.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rapid boil.
• Wash the okra thoroughly.
• Put whole okra into rapidly boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
• Drain.
• When okra is cool enough to handle, cut in thin slices and place in serving dishes, discarding the stems.
• Serve topped with bonito flakes and a little soy sauce.