Lady's Finger (okra) 羊角豆

A) Stuffed Lady's Fingers

Ingredients:

250g lady's fingers (pick small ones)

To be mixed together:

150g minced pork

pepper

light soy sauce

Gravy:

1 thin slice of ginger
1 tsp each of chopped garlic and shallots, fried till golden
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsps water

Preparation:

1. Wash the lady’s finger well and dry on a towel until completely dry. Chop the crown off and make slits in each.
2. Stuff the prepared mixture into the lady's fingers and steam for 5 mins.

3. Prepare the gravy, pour on top of the steamed lady's fingers. Serve hot.

B) Simple boiled okra

Ingredients:

Lady's Finger (10 stem)

As much shallots and garlic as you like

kicap pekat

Preparation:

1. Wash and rinse the lady fingers.

2. Add water to a wok and bring it to a boil. Blanch lady fingers until cook. Dish up and cut both ends of each piece and cut into half. Arrange on a serving plate.

3. Sauté shallots and garlic with medium heat until fragrant, add some kicap pekat. Pour the sauce over the lady fingers and serve immediately.

Health benefits as below of lady's fingers:

1) stabilizes blood sugar level

2) binds cholesterol and bile acid carrying toxins dumped into it by the filtering liver.

3) prevents constipation

4) feeds good bacteria (probiotics) residing in our body.

5) good for those feeling weak, exhausted, and suffering from depression.

6) good for healing ulcers and to keep joints limber

7) treats lung inflammation, sore throat, and irritable bowel.