I just got back from my second gym session this week.
On the positive side, that is already a fifty percent increase over last week!
On the negative side, it was a leg day and my goodness it hurts.
I should probably have taken it a little easier.
But the most amazing feat is that Steemfat3 is getting some traction.
I can feel it.
What also helped was the meal Bianca and I had today.
Ever since I met her I have been introduced to some amazing new food.
Okra is one of them and probably one of the more bizarre ones. (remember: I grew up with potatoes and mostly spinach, my sister wouldn't eat anything else)
It's delicious but it has this slight slimy property that I find really interesting :)
Let's cook!
Ingredients: Okra, rice, ground beef, garlic and a red onion. (beans not in the pic).
Cut the garlic and onions and put them in a skillet with a little oil and salt. This blue skillet I bought second hand online about 2 years ago. It's one of my favorite pans. It's cast-iron. Will last a lifetime. No reason to buy one new.
After a couple of minutes add the ground beef and brown it.
While the beef is cooking cut the Okra. Take off the top and cut in small rings.
When you are done, it looks like this.
Add the okra to the pot and cook and stir it for at least 15 minutes.
End Result: Ever since I tasted Okra for the first time not long ago I love it. Especially prepared in this way. It's flavorful and it has this cool texture with some sliminess (I don't how to word this so it sounds better). We added rice and beans to the dish. It's simple, yet healthy and yummy.
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Dude, leg day is awesome!!! Especially the day after, when u wake up to go to the toilet and your legs give you a error 404- legs not found, and u can't move
LOL!!
Sounds awesome. Have you ever tried Bison? Great way to get the most out of red meat, fight cancer, and keep lean. Keep it up man.
Most green vegetables are not tasting good in the mouth.
Okra is one of them.
The health benefits is huge and anything with meat should be good to eat.
I have to say. The simple way you cook will make me cook now.
I did start last week and I intend to keep it going.
Keep on steemin’
The okra seriously caught my attention. I really miss having okra. I grew up in SE Texas right on the border of Louisiana. We often had okra in the grocery store. We would cut okra up and coat it in lower and cornmeal mix then fry it. I now live in Arizona an no okra here. I haven't tried it with ground beef and onions. If I can get my hands on some okra, I'll have to try it that way.
Erm.... I've not really tried this okra combination before (using okra to cook this way).
I only use okra for preparing okra soup which I eat with garri or fufu - ask any Nigerian about it lol 😂
But as a lover of good food, I'll definitely try this one out cus it really looks yummy and I'm salivating already.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful food and cooking story.
Happy Steeming
Hahahahaha. Yea, that's the one we know. Had it for dinner today. Well, its always good to learn new system, you never can tell.
Excuse me if I am really ignorant, but I cook for a living, and I got curious, and was looking into garri and fufu recipes, when it seemed to me that it was like bland "mashed potatoes", but then it occurred to me, this is like an edible eating utensil isn't it, Like using chips to eat a dip?
For me Okra is a totally new ingredient that I never used before Bianca introduced it to me. I only know this way. Okra soup sounds nice I'll look it up!
OK. Try it and you'll love it
Maybe when you are on vacation
You can visit Nigeria
I would prepare a nice Okra soup with eba (cassava flakes that is colloidal from the addition of hot water) maybe beef and smoked fish
And bottle of cocacola to wash it down
Oh man, that sounds yummy!
Great dish. Looks like a delicious dinner.
If you want to be hard-core and get some more protein and fiber you should try brown rice :P every little bit of protein helps
Haven't heard of okra before, but it looks very healthy.
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Steemit is a great platform whereby you get to meet people and their different interesting culture. In Nigeria we use Okra basically to make soup. Its like an abominable act to mix it up with something else. I think i like what it looks like! Maybe I'm gonna try it out and tell people i got it from steemit, courtesy @exyle. There's dynamism in culture.
I'm Canadian, I've always eat okra raw because it get slimy when cooked. Is it enjoyed raw where you are?
Hahaha... Different stroke for different folks! We enjoy it when cooked because of it slimy nature. Though I've seen people eat it raw because of their voice,singers particularly but, its a foreign culture. Nice meeting you @zastels
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Ziet er weer geweldig uit man.. top!
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There are so many health benefits to okra! I tried it for the first time not that long ago also, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was pretty convinced that I wouldn't like it. But I do! I'm going to make it your way one of these days soon.
I recently fell in love with okra. Cooked with tomatoes and served with rice. Yum yum yum. I love that. Your recipe looks good. Some meat with okra. That’s what my dish needs
You have done wrong by showing this so delicious dish :D
In Pakistan its 1:17 Am, And from now I'm so much carving :D
My mouth start mouthwatering lol xD
sorry :)
Oh well. This is the first time I have seen okra use in this way. Over here we used okra mostly in prepare soups. I had an okra and vegetable soup for dinner today. But I like trying new things and all the ingredients listed there are present here. Can roasted fish be used in place of grounded beef?
Okra soup in Brazil is known as Caruru, I believe okra was brought to Brazil by Africans. That's a really special vegetable in brazilian cousine. :)
Mehn @exyle we eat okra a lot in Nigeria and I would say these okra you used ain't fresh. The fresh ones are often pure green and soft. We use it to make okra soup and we call the soup "draw soup" coz it's extreme slimmy.
I am suprised hearing you having okra for the first time but I guess it's coz you don't find much of it over there like you would here so ur excused (lolzz) . The dish looks quite appetizing. Mind if I have a taste?
Yeah, it's not a vegetable you would find in a regular supermarket here. I'll try to look out for 'fresher' okra next time. I had no clue :)
Have to know are you taking your own photos or getting help? I've done a few food posts recently and taking photos while cooking is a little challenging.
The first time I had Okra was in the South where they fry everything. Was at a pot luck lunch thing with a group that my Wife's Grandma belonged to and there was a table of food. Each person brought a dish or two to share and a couple of the men grilled the meat.
The table of food was basically a sea of brown as most all the side dished were fried. Was an interesting experience.
But I did try Okra for the first time there as I really had no idea what I was grabbing...it really all looked the same. Since then I've had it a few other ways and all are better then fried, but it was a good way to try something new.
I take them myself most of the time. It can be a hassle while cooking. I never had fried okra, only in the way we prepared it today.
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If you like friend stuff it's worth trying once. The ones had were deep fried and really not something I would consider cooking myself. But have considered trying to make them pan fried with less breading. Think the flavor of the okra would come through better.
I would pay you steem to cook for me man. It’s hard to cook after work and getting the kids and everything. You always seem to cook good food tho. Keep it up man
You have no idea how much I love rice and beans!!!!
I feel you man! I never eat it much until Bianca got me hooked. I love it now. We eat it all the time.
I am a nigerian and ive never seen okra prepared in this manner
I will try this out someday...it looks delicious
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Good, good! The only thing left now is to keep doing it every week and don't even think of not going to gym! Just do it. I'm rooting for you man.
I think it is a "Le Creuset". With those pans you can cook great. I am very curious how Okra tastes. What can you compare it to?
It is that brand. Can't compare okra to anything else to be honest. It's just different.
FRIED Okra!
NOT boiled. I purely hate to bite into something and it slithers awaaaaay....and slimes down my throat.
The recipe sound good except for that. Remember FRIED (with corn meal) NOT Boiled (Okra and squash)
lol! I like it this way too but fried okra is on the list now. Looking forward to prepare it.
The food looks delicious. We grow okra in our garden. It is easy to grow and I use it in lots of different dishes. I haven't tried this one. I think it must be one from Brazil. We love trying all kinds of different foods. It makes live interesting.
It's a Bianca recipe so I think so. And I love trying different food too.
I love that a fifty percent increase over last week makes it sound so much better but not only that its also true, interesting because it doesn't look slimy I dont normally like that kind of food texture but it looks yummy from the pics @exyle
Simple and wholesome! I love this @exyle!
Thank you!
we make that dish a bit different around here, we make is as a stew and eat it with lots more rice
Never had this okra before, and after your explanation I still dont know what to expect. The mouthfeeling, the taste (salt or bitter), or how it does smell. That leaves me only to try it myself as well. But the good thing is; I never heared about it, so I did learn at least a thing 👍🏻
Give it a go!
Yes, I will definitely try it; Wondering if the “jumbo” does sell it 😉
oww it's looking good. hope taste as well
wow excellent recipe indeed, i really like vegetables and especially okra and beans because they increase the flavor and taste of the dish and vegetables are also full of nutrients and vitamins, i notedown the recipe and i surely give it a try and man the end result of the dish is no doubt awesome and it looks so tasty too, thanks for sharing this recipe with us, Stay blessed.
nice healty food after leg day my friend,, u need good rest now
thanks for sharing this experience with us
If your muscle hurts, it means you had a good workout. Its very funny to imagine how you walk, some time ago when I started going to gym I had muscle pain as well and my walk was kind of funny.
I love okra! Nice post and great healthy meal @exyle :)
Oh, yes, your dish looks very appetizing and its ingredients show that the meat and vegetable complement each other giving the dish an original taste. I'm sure, my friend, that your dinner after the workout was unforgettable! Thank you Mark and keep us informed of what's happening!
This meal is our name bamia
The meal looks yummy
Bamya*
oh looking delicious
look so delicious :) @exyle
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Hello, fellow beef lover!
Did you ever try Kobe? That's the best beef I've ever tasted. I recommend you try it!
nice vegatable
thanks for sharing
Wow, yum yum,
Happy to see you happy :) Thanks for sharing
Always smile like this <3
God bless you brother.
Looks great, you need to taste Nigerian okra, it's kinda nice, sorry about your leg
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The meal is integrated, there are carbohydrates and potassium ,,, well cooked my friend, give me just a little rice LOL
wow i think its really yammi ......
Okra is an excellent remedy for let day! Squats?
ohI love the beans, delicious food. what beautiful pictures, very good work. success! by the way I follow you :)
Omfg! Are you kidding me? Where I'm from this is so incongruous, but look how beautiful it looks on that plate. I guess that's the beauty of life. Enjoy it, brother!
Its look delicious. İsn't it? Cangrululation. .
This food is healthy. . I like it. I wiil cook the food..one day. I hope..
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delicious.