Japanese🥬 Vegetables

Crispy Deep-Fried Okra

Name: Crispy Deep-Fried Okra
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 10 okra; 1 tsp soy sauce; ½ tsp garlic paste; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; ½ tsp nanami powder (seven-spice blend); ¼ tsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp curry powder; a pinch salt

🍽 Serves 1

Japanese-style crispy fried okra—golden, crunchy, and perfect as an appetizer or snack to enjoy with drinks. Fresh okra is marinated with soy sauce and garlic, coated in starch, and shallow-fried until crispy. Served with three dipping options: plain, curry-flavored, or with a spicy mayonnaise-nanami topping.

Adapted from a video by MASAの料理ABC

香香酥炸秋葵/Deep fried Crispy Okuras| MASAの料理ABC

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Ingredients

okra10
soy saucefor marinating okra1 tsp
garlic paste½ tsp
cornstarch3 tbsp
mayonnaisefor nanami sauce2 tbsp
nanami powder (seven-spice blend)mixed into mayonnaise½ tsp
soy saucefor nanami sauce¼ tsp
curry powder1 tbsp
salta pinch

Steps

1
Wash the okra and trim the stem ends. Place in a bag and gently rub to remove the fine hairs on the surface.
2
Marinate the okra with soy sauce and garlic paste to season.
3
Coat the marinated okra evenly with cornstarch.
4
Heat oil to about 1 cm depth in a pan. Shallow-fry the okra until golden and crispy.
5
Drain the fried okra well. Prepare three serving options: (1) eat plain as-is, (2) sprinkle with curry powder, or (3) top with a mixture of mayonnaise, nanami powder, and soy sauce.

Crispy Deep-Fried Okra

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