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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
To help you diversify the delicious dishes for your family, today the Into the Kitchen section of TasteVN will share with you the recipe for a very simple but irresistibly delicious stir-fry dish made from okra and dried shrimp!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Okra with Dried Shrimp Serves 4
Okra 500 gr Dried shrimp 200 gr Green onions 2 stalks Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fried garlic a little Common seasoning a little (sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh okra
- To choose good okra, observe and select okra that is still fresh, young, of moderate size, and has intact stems.
- You should not choose okra that is too large, soft, pale in color, has a foul smell, and is bruised.
How to choose delicious dried shrimp
- When choosing dried shrimp, observe and select those with a slightly yellow or dark red color.
- Choose those that have the characteristic aroma of dried shrimp, with minimal leftover shells.
- Avoid those with bright red color, a damp feeling when touched, a foul smell, and many broken shells.
- If you have time, you can also make dried shrimp at home using the recipe below.
How to prepare Stir-fried okra with dried shrimp
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Soak dried shrimp and prepare the sauce
Put 200g of dried shrimp in a bowl, then add 1 cup of boiling water and soak for about 10 minutes to clean and soften the shrimp. Then take them out to drain.
To prepare the sauce, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and 2 tablespoons of water into a bowl, then stir well to dissolve the seasoning.
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Prepare and marinate okra
After purchasing okra, leave it whole without cutting off the stem, then wash the okra to remove dirt.
Put a pot on the stove, add 500ml of water and bring to a boil over high heat. When the water boils, add 1 teaspoon of salt, then quickly blanch all the okra until it turns green again, turn off the heat, and transfer the okra to a colander.
Once the okra cools, cut off the stem and slice the okra into bite-sized pieces.
Place the okra in a bowl for marinating, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, then mix well and marinate for about 5 minutes.
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Stir-fried okra
Place a pan on the stove, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add the prepared sauce.
Cook over medium heat until the water boils, then add the dried shrimp and stir well, then add the okra.
Stir well over medium heat for about 5 minutes, you can season to taste and then turn off the heat. Finally, add a little fried garlic on top to finish!
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Final product
Stir-fried okra with dried shrimp is delicious and extremely simple, the okra is crunchy and absorbs the flavor, the dried shrimp is tasty, a dish that is simple but can clean out your rice pot!
With the recipe for stir-fried okra with dried shrimp that is simple, delicious, and quick as provided by TasteVN, I wish you success in making your family’s meals more diverse!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Can Tho I Love Dinh Thi Le Hoa
