Okra in Ginger Broth

Name: Okra in Ginger Broth
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tsp sesame oil; ¼ tsp sea salt; 180 g (6⅓ oz) okra (ladies’ fingers); 10 g (⅓ oz) grated ginger; 1 Tbsp sake; 1 Tbsp mirin; 250 ml (8 fl oz) mushroom dashi; 2 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Living Shojin Ryori

By Danny Chu

Published 2018

About

Okra is a superfood popular with the health conscious as it is high in dietary fibre and low in calories. This is a quick, easy side dish with ginger added to perk up tastebuds in the summer.

Ingredients

180 g (6⅓ oz) okra (ladies’ fingers)
10 g (⅓

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Summer
Spicy
Vegan

Method

Wash and trim stem ends of okra.

Place mushroom dashi, soy sauce, sake, mirin, sesame oil and salt in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Lower heat and add okra and grated ginger. Simmer for about 10 minutes.

Remove and arrange on 4 individual serving plates. Serve with some broth spooned over.