Skillet Roasted Okra and Garlic
To anyone that doesn't like okra because it is slimy, this is the recipe for you! My okra plants are just about finished producing, but they gave us many harvests this summer. As an easy to grow and versatile vegetable, I know that I will always have okra in my garden. My husband loves okra. Particularly fried okra. He even requested a fried okra 'cake' for his 13th birthday. Since it is his favorite, I occasionally make it fried. But since frying is time consuming and messy I also looked for other ways to prepare it. My recent favorite, that Chris also enjoys, has been to cook it in a skillet with garlic. It is quick, tender, and incredibly flavorful! I started with a great harvest of okra. I cut off the tops, sliced into 1/2-1 inch pieces and put it in a pre-heated skillet with some water. I added water a little at a time as it cooked and waited until the okra was soft and the water completely evaporated. Then I turned up the heat and added oil to ...