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Okra Fried Rice
This okra fried rice with a coconut broth base, delicious aromatics, and fried okra will be your new favorite side dish. Influenced by the Caribbean, this okra coconut rice transforms white rice into a dish packed full of flavor. A fried rice recipe that will have you loving okra.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories: 533 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Caribbean
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked basmati or jasmine rice
- 1 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk (see note)
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup sliced okra (1/4in thick)
- 1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 teaspoon ground all spice
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika (you can also use hot paprika if you like spicy)
- 3 cloves garlic (finely minced or pressed)
- 1 inch fresh ginger root (peeled and minced)
- Garnish: Chopped scallions
Instructions
- In a small pot over high heat, add coconut milk and broth. Using a whisk, whisk until coconut chunks have dissolved. Bring to a boil, add in the rice, cover and lower heat. Cook duration according to package instruction (typically around 20 minutes).
- In a dutch oven or heavy bottomed skillet, over medium/high heat, add in the oil. Once hot, add in the sliced okra and fry for 3-4 minutes until it begins to brown. To start, some of the okra will stick together due to the release of the mucous, but you will see as it fries, that it becomes less and less slimy.
- Lower the heat to medium and add in the: onion, all spice, paprika, and kosher salt. Continue to sauté till the onion begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add in the minced garlic and minced fresh ginger root. Sauté an additional minute until fragrant.
- Once the coconut rice is finished cooking, it should be fluffy and fully cooked through. Add the cooked coconut rice into the pot with the fried okra and turn the heat off. Using a silicone spatula to get all the corners, begin mixing the coconut rice and fried okra. As you mix all the delicious spices and aromatics will begin to turn the rice into a golden brown color.
- Once the rice is fully coated and no white colored rice remains, taste and adjust the salt if needed. Top the okra fried rice with fresh scallions to serve.
- Enjoy alongside my jerk chicken recipe!
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Notes
- The okra fried rice was made to go with my jerk chicken recipe. It is a great side dish to any spicy protein, due to the cooling of the coconut in the rice. This okra fried rice was inspired by the many meals I've enjoyed in the Caribbean and I hope it can transport you to somewhere tropical as well.
- Since full fat coconut milk is thicker than broth/water, the liquid ratio for the rice is a 1/4 cup more than what the rice directions call for. So if the rice directions call for 1 1/2 cups water, 1 cup will be the broth and then you would use 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk.
- Use a long grain rice such as basmati or jasmine rice
- 1 cup dry will equal 3 cups once cooked
Nutrition Information
Calories
533kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
693mg
(29%)
Potassium
371mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
409IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 533
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 533kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 693mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 371mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 409IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.