Okra Soup
We had some fresh okra, cooked wild rice, store-bought chicken stock, and leftover chicken shreds lying around, so I made up a soup out of it. It turned out to be a traditional way to prepare okra, though not one I’d tried before. I really liked the effect of transferring the slime from the okra to the stock.
Ingredients
- 3 ½ c. chicken stock
- ½ c. water
- ½ lb. okra, sliced
- 1–2 carrots, sliced
- ½ c. cooked wild rice
- ¾ c. cooked chicken chunks
- salt to taste
Directions
- Boil stock.
- Cook the raw veggies in the stock to taste, about 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients.
- Warm through (about 5 minutes).
Variants
Presumably regular rice would work as well as wild rice, and some celery wouldn’t hurt.
Traditional okra soups also include onion, garlic, red pepper, black pepper, and tomato.
