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Turkey Related Subjects => Recipes & Turkish Cooking Section => Topic started by: migert123 on June 09, 2013, 21:18:50 PM
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CHICKEN AND OKRA IN TOMATO SAUCE
All ingredients can be obtained in Turkey.
This is one of the most addictive dishes that I know of. It is, however, absolutely vital that you use good olive oil when you're cooking it; cheap oil or any oil other than olive oil will totally ruin the taste and/or upset your stomach. Serves two to three, as usual.
1/2 cup (150 ml) good olive oil
350 g boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes
300 g okra
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
400 g tomatoes, skinned and chopped (or a can of polpa)
lemon juice
salt, pepper
Ideally, let the okra soak in lemon juice for about two to three hours before cooking.
Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan, but don't let it get too hot or it'll lose its taste. Add the chopped onion and chicken pieces and fry until meat and onions have a brownish tint. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper, stir well, then reduce heat, cover with a lid and let everything simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove the chicken from the sauce and put it aside. Put the okra into the sauce. If the okra have been soaking in lemon juice, do not add the lemon juice; if they have not been soaking in lemon juice, add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Cover and let simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Then add in the chicken pieces, let boil very briefly just to make sure the chicken is warm; then serve immediately, preferably with rice.
The idea behind cooking chicken and ocra separately is that the okra and tomatoes get a fruity, slightly lemony taste, whereas the chicken does not. This contrast is essential, and you should not spoil it by cooking okra and chicken together.
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Sounds delicious and worth a try, though I don't understand how not using good olive oil could upset our tummies?
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Going to give this a try in the next week or so, Okra being a favourite of Mrs Tickets
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Hi Lotty,
the original recipe says:
"cheap oil or any oil other than olive oil will totally ruin the taste and/or upset your stomach."
I think that cheap oil may well upset a stomach, definitely our "delicate" stomachs, which are spoilt rotten with good olive oils. ;-)
Whenever we have a meal in a restaurant, out tummies tell us afterwards if the oil they used there was good or not.
We think using good olive oil is always worth it as it greatly adds to the taste.
Tell us how you liked the recipe when you have tried it!
Guten Appetit!
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Hello usedbustickets,
this is one of our favourites with ocra. Even more so as you can get such good ocra here in Turkey.
We hardly ever prepare ocra dishes in Germany, but prefer to wait until we are back in Turkey.
Good luck with the recipe and "Guten Appetit"!