If you’ve seen any of my recent posts about the garden, then you may have noticed our overabundance of okra that we have growing out there lately. I found a photo of a shrimp and okra bowl and decided we could try to make it ourselves, and so we did. 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 still 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 and lining 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. This was one of the first times we used okra from the garden, and quickly learned that you want the okra to be about 3-4 inches. 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 and broil for about 10 minutes. The original recipe had a red bell pepper in it, but we had trouble finding one at that time so used a yellow pepper and it still turned out delicious.
After 10 minutes, wrap the bell pepper in foil and let it sit for another 10 minutes to let it continue to cook by steaming in the foil. Then chop the pepper into bite-sized pieces.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the honey and creole seasoning then coat the shrimp and add it to the pan. I prefer to go ahead and take the tail off the shrimp before cooking because it is easier to eat in the end. Put the shrimp and okra 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, and salt. This is when I wish the herb garden lasted longer and we could have used some fresh parsley from the garden.
Cook the rice as directed and serve the shrimp and okra over the rice.
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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 rice according to directions
- In a small bowl combine 1 tbsp oil, cornmeal, and okra
- Place okra and bell pepper on baking sheet and broil 10 minutes
- Take the pepper and wrap it in foil to rest for 10 minutes then chop
- In a medium bowl combine the honey and creole seasoning and coat the shrimp
- Add the shrimp to the pan with the okra and boil again for 8-10 minutes, flipping the shrimp halfway through
- Combine okra, bell pepper, shrimp, and remaining ingredients
- Serve over rice
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 😝