Green Chile Okra

Fresh okra is sauteed with onion, roasted green chile pepper, and fire-roasted tomatoes to make this quick and easy vegetarian side dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 23 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 137 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 green chile pepper, halved and seeded
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1 pound fresh okra, cut into small pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; place chile pepper on top, cut sides down.

Step 2

Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the pepper has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened pepper into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Allow pepper to steam as it cool, about 10 minutes. Remove skin and chop flesh.

Step 3

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion in the hot oil until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir in chile pepper and tomatoes. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until tomatoes soften and liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Stir okra, salt, cumin, black pepper, and white pepper into the skillet. Cook, stirring gently, until okra is tender, about 5 minutes.