Okra Kebabs Recipes

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine cilantro, scallion tops, lime zest and juice, red-pepper flakes, spice blend, green mango pickles, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Add okra and white and light-green parts of scallions to marinade and toss to combine. Thread 8 skewers, alternating okra and scallions and ending with a lime quarter.
• Preheat grill for direct-heat cooking (medium-high on a gas grill) or a grill pan over medium-high. If using grill, brush grates with oil.
• Grill okra and scallion kebabs, turning a few times, until charred in places and softened, 6 to 8 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium and brush the grates with vegetable oil. Whisk 2 cups water, the sugar and 2 tablespoons Old Bay in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Add the shrimp and set aside 10 minutes to marinate.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Toss the shrimp with the olive oil in a large bowl and season with 1 teaspoon Old Bay. Thread the shrimp, okra, wax beans and scallions onto eight 10-inch skewers; set aside.
• Combine the melted butter, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and the remaining 1 teaspoon Old Bay in a small bowl. Grill the kebabs until marked and the shrimp are just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and brush with some of the sherry butter. Serve with lemon wedges and the remaining sherry butter.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Combine the yogurt, cilantro, serrano, ginger, lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a blender and puree until smooth. Toss half the sauce with the chicken thighs and curry powder in a medium bowl until coated. Set aside the remaining sauce for serving.
• Thread the chicken onto 4 metal skewers, leaving a little space between each piece. Thread the okra onto 4 more skewers. Brush the kebabs all over with the melted butter and season with salt and pepper.
• Grill the okra and chicken, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes for the okra and 12 to 15 minutes for the chicken. Grill the naan until lightly charred, about 1 minute per side.
• Divide the naan, chicken and okra among plates. Add the tomatoes to the plates and season with salt. Serve with the reserved yogurt sauce.

Steps:

• Set up your grill for direct grilling and heat your grill to high (450 to 600 degrees). Brush or scrape the grill grate clean and oil it with a tightly folded paper towel dipped in vegetable oil and drawn across the bars of the grate with tongs.
• Meanwhile, trim the very ends off the stems of the okra, but do not cut into the pods. Lay 4 to 6 okra pods side by side, alternating the positions of the heads and tails. Pin crosswise near the heads and tails with toothpicks or short metal or bamboo skewers to form rafts. If the bamboo skewers extend far beyond the okra, snip off the long ends of the skewers. Brush the okra rafts on both sides with melted butter and sprinkle with Cajun seasoning.
• Make the rémoulade sauce: Place the mayonnaise in a mixing bowl and whisk in the mustard, horseradish, pickle juice (if using), hot sauce, pimentón, Cajun seasoning and chives. Transfer to 4 small serving bowls.
• Arrange the okra rafts on the grate and grill (covered if you are using a gas grill), basting with any remaining butter and turning with tongs, until well browned on both sides, 2 to 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer the okra to a platter or plates. Have each eater remove and discard the skewers and pick up the grilled okra with their fingers to dip in the rémoulade sauce.

Steps:

• Marinate steak:
• Whisk together shallot, vinegar, mustard, sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 3/4 tsp pepper. Add 1/2 cup oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Toss steak with 1/2 tsp salt, then marinate in a sealed bag with 6 Tbsp vinaigrette, chilled, turning bag occasionally, at least 2 hours. Chill remaining vinaigrette.
• Make kebabs:
• Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas).
• Meanwhile, toss tomatoes and okra with remaining 3 Tbsp oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Thread tomatoes onto 3 or 4 skewers. Thread okra crosswise onto pairs of parallel skewers, leaving small spaces between pieces. Put on a tray.
• Thread steak onto remaining skewers, leaving small spaces between pieces (discard marinade). Put on another tray.
• Oil grill rack, then grill steak skewers, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, about 5 minutes total for medium-rare (about 8 minutes if using steak tips). Transfer to a platter. Drizzle with some of remaining vinaigrette while hot and let stand 5 minutes.
• Grill tomato and okra skewers, covered only if using a gas grill, turning occasionally, until tomatoes just begin to wilt and okra is tender, 8 to 10 minutes total. Transfer to platter with steak and serve with any remaining reserved vinaigrette.