If you’ve seen any of my 2017 garden posts, then you may have noticed our overabundance of okra. I found a photo of a shrimp and okra bowl and decided we could try to make it ourselves. We started cooking to see what we could come up with since I didn’t have a recipe. This is great because it’s basically a one-pan meal as well, besides cooking the rice to put the gumbo over.
We have so much okra out in the garden, so I sent Justin out to get the okra for the recipe. I don’t like going out there in the summer (and whatever the calendar says, it’s summer in South Texas) because there are always a lot of wasps out there and I am terrified of wasps. So during the warm months when the wasps are most active, I don’t do much in the garden. I don’t even go in the backyard much because of the wasps and the heat.
Step by Step
Start by preheating the broiler in the oven. Linw a baking sheet with foil to make cleanup quicker and easier. In a small mixing bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of oil, the cornmeal, and sliced okra stirring to coat the okra. I learned okra should be about 3-4 inches for optimal taste. When they get longer, they get stringy and lose a lot of their flavor.
Put the bell pepper halves and okra on the lined baking sheet with the skin side up. Broil for about 10 minutes. The original recipe had a red bell pepper in it, but we had trouble finding one at that time. We decided to use a yellow pepper and it still turned out delicious.
After 10 minutes, cover the bell pepper. Let it sit for another 10 minutes to let it continue to cook by steaming in the bowl. Then chop the pepper into bite-sized pieces.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the honey and creole seasoning then coat the shrimp. I prefer to go ahead and take the tail off the shrimp before cooking. It’s easier to eat later if the tails are off.
Put the shrimp on the baking sheet with the okra. Put it back under the broiler for another 8-10 minutes flipping the shrimp halfway through.
Combine the cooked pepper, okra, and shrimp with the tomato, sliced onion, parsley, celery, red wine vinegar, salt, and rice.
Divide the food into four serving dishes and serve warm.
Recipe
Shrimp and Okra Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp cornmeal
- 10 oz fresh okra (halved lengthwise)
- 1 yellow bell pepper (sliced in half)
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp creole seasoning
- 8 oz shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 1/2 cups tomato (chopped)
- 1/2 cup red onion (sliced)
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup celery (sliced)
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler to high and line a baking sheet with foil
- Cook the rice according to directions
- In a small bowl, combine 1 tbsp oil, cornmeal, and okra, stirring to coat the okra
- Place the okra and bell pepper on the baking sheet and broil for 10 minutes
- Take the pepper out and cover it to rest for 10 minutes, then dice
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the honey and creole seasoning and coat the shrimp
- Add the shrimp to the pan with the okra and broil again for 8-10 minutes, flipping the shrimp halfway through
- Combine okra, bell pepper, shrimp, tomato, red onion, parsley, celery, red wine vinegar, and rice
- Serve warm
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Oh wow! You almost have gumbo here! This looks yummy.
It’s close to a gumbo! It was so good!!
I was introduced to Okra when I was in basic training. I don’t have my thing against it but have never cooked with it. I have seen it in the freezer aisle and so now I have a recipe to grab a bag.
I hadn’t eaten it until we started growing it in the garden. It still isn’t my favorite, but I’m learning to like it!
Funny, okra is the one vegetable in the world that I don’t eat LOL! I don’t know, maybe the texture? This dish looks amazing though. Maybe I will give it one more shot!
It’s starting to grow on me. I wasn’t a big fan when I first tried it either.
Love shrimps and a godo bowl full of goodness. Okra is not one of my favorites I guess it requires an acquired taste but your dish looks really nice.
Thanks! Okra was a little strange to me at first, but I’m learning to like it now.
This looks like a perfect weeknight meal! Looks so easy and healthy too.
Yes, we made it on a weeknight. I loved all the veggies in it, and it had a lot of flavor.
These shrimp okra bowl looks delicious and really tempting. I really love to try this kind of recipe. We really love okra and I like how you prepared it. This is worth to try.
Thanks! I don’t make stuff like this too often, but we always enjoy it when I do! I’ve only cooked okra a few times so still learning how to work with it.
Never tried okra before but this seems like a great recipe. Looks healthy too!
I’ve only had it a handful of times, and it was good in this. Not sure I could eat it on its own yet, though.
yum! this made me crave okra.
I don’t usually eat it, but it was delicious in this recipe!
I’ve never seen these two in a bowl. I love them both. I need to try this.
We hadn’t either, but it actually went together really well!
As I love shrimp I am sure that I would try it once. I have never had okra though. I am curious as to know what it tastes like. Looks delicious though.
Okra isn’t my favorite, but it was good in this meal. I love shrimp too 😊
Anything with shrimp it and I’m your good. As a fellow native Floridian, seafood is a staple in my diet. I cannot wait to try this out.
It’s funny, I’ve eaten more seafood since moving out of Florida than I did when I lived there. But I’m in Houston so still along the coast.
This shrimp and okra bowl look so tasty. I would like to try it out this holiday season.
Thanks! I hope you get a chance to make it and enjoy it as much as we do!
You know that I really like okras!? I will definitely try to make this shrimp and okra bowl.
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it!!
that looks super fresh and healthy… kind of makes the lunch I had look sad ; )
I’l have to try this dish out sometime soon.
Don’t worry, half my meals don’t look near this healthy 😝
This sounds absolutely delicious! I really like your idea of covering the pepper and letting it continue to cook with steam. I will have to try that next time we grill.
Covering the pepper lets it still cook and get soft without drying out too quickly in the oven with everything else.
I’ve always wondered what to do with Okra so this was really helpful. Next time I see it in the supermarket I might pick some up.
I wasn’t sure either. I had never had okra until we planted some in the garden so had to figure out some creative ways to use it since we ended up with a lot.
YUMMMM!!! I love both okra and shrimps. The recipe is simple to pull off, i will definitely try it. Thank you.
Oh then this is the perfect recipe for you! I hope you enjoy!
I love love love okra! I never think about grabbing some to add to dishes! This has inspired me!
Now you have a new way to enjoy something you love so much! Okra was new to me in this dish, but now I want to try it in other ways, too.
Indian cuisine uses okra very differently. We cook it as a vegetable in itself. But I’m tempted to try this recipe. Sounds deliciously good!
I’ve seen it cooked like that before, too. But I am not a big veggie eater, so I like when mine are cooked into something like this.
I think it’s awesome that you have a garden of your own. Being able to use home grown food from your backyard is so convenient. That shrimp and okra bowl looks delicious!
It was always a dream of mine to have a backyard garden. In our previous home, we didn’t have space. Now, after having this one, I want a full greenhouse at our next home.
What a neat recipe idea for okra! Great way to use up the abundance from your garden! 🙂
Our plants tend to grow in all at the same time, so we have a lot of something once it’s ready. We had to find ways to use it all rather than letting it go to waste.
Okra is one of my favorite veggies but I prepare it in a popular soup. Your dish looks both healthy and delicious.
I’ve never tried okra in a soup before. I’ll have to look up some recipes because that sounds like a great way to eat it, too.
This is a great recipe that I would love to prepare for my family.
It’s so yummy and very filling. I hope your family enjoys the meal!
Omg did you say shrimp?!?! I’m always looking for new shrimp recipes. Definitely giving this a try. Delicious
Yes, ma’am, I did! 🙂 I love shrimp too, so enjoy finding new and different ways to incorporate it into meals.