1/3 cup yellow miso paste
1 1/2 tsp kewpie mayonnaise
1 tablespoon soy sauce
6 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 daikon
2 carrots
2 bunches of asparagus
200 g okra
Mix miso paste, mayonnaise and soy sauce until combined. Set aside.
Toast sesame seeds in a dry pan for ~1 minute until golden brown. Peel daikon and carrot and cut into 1" chunks. Snap off hard bottoms of the asparagus and cut pieces in half. Wash okra and allow to drain.
In a steamer, cook daikon and carrot for approximately 10 minutes or until just tender (do not overcook!), and place in a large mixing bowl. Steam asparagus and okra together about 5 minutes, or until just tender and the vegetables are still a vivid green. Add okra and asparagus to carrot and daikon. Add the miso mixture to the hot vegetables, and mix thoroughly so that the sap from the okra binds with the miso. Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on top.
Serve with rice. Serves 4.
4 comments:
That looks fantastic! I might have to give this one a go.
This looks yummy.. the only way I have ever had okra was sliced and deep fried in batter. Nice and crisp, not too much flavor though aside from the batter.
I guess its pretty popular in southern "comfort food". Ive had it a few times at a chain restaurant near me called Cracker Barrell.. with mac and cheese, chicken, bisquits and gravy etc. I like it so far, but never thought of just cooking it plain! Ill have to give it a try!
~Shannon (R.I. US)
Thanks for the comment shan! I've read many of the southern "comfort food" style recipes for okra, like you mentione, but we just don't get anything like that here in Australia. I should mention that I offered this to my parents and they didn't like it AT ALL, mostly the texture, I think (they'd never tried okra before, it's not a popular vegetable here) -- maybe they'd like them better fried with cheese and gravy?
I've heard people say that okra has an unpleasant texture, as it tends to be quite gummy, but this did not offend me in the least.
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