143 okra recipes

Caruru de Camarao is a traditional Brazilian shrimp stew from Bahia with okra, coconut, ground peanuts, and fresh coriander. Rich Afro-Brazilian flavors simmered into a hearty one-pot meal.

Overton's seafood gumbo is the real Louisiana deal: homemade seafood stock, slow-cooked okra, the holy trinity, a dark roux, then pounds of shrimp, crab, and oysters. Served over rice with file at the table.

Classic chicken gumbo built on a dark roux with okra, fresh tomatoes, and rice simmered right in the pot. One Dutch oven, pure Cajun comfort from start to bowl.

Prawns New Orleans in a colorful Creole sauce of tomatoes, okra, bell peppers, allspice, and cayenne, served over rice. A bright, spicy one-pan seafood dinner in about an hour.

A Louisiana-style turkey gumbo loaded with sauteed okra, the holy trinity of celery, onion, and green pepper, fresh and canned tomatoes, and file powder, served over rice. Leftover turkey gets a bayou soul in 40 minutes.

Hearty Kentucky stew with beef, chicken, okra, succotash, and curry powder that's been feeding Derby Day crowds and church suppers across the Bluegrass State for generations.

Get hungry for this scrumptious dish made with smoked sausage, chicken, okra and a variety of spices.

Crab gumbo simmered with okra, tomatoes, and Cajun seasonings served over rice. A rich, tomato-based Louisiana-style seafood stew loaded with sweet crab meat.

Louisiana gumbo built on a classic roux with okra, bell pepper, celery, onion, tomatoes, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or crawfish. A Creole one-pot served over rice.

An absolutely tasty dumpling stew is perfect in a cold winter day to warm up your entire family.

Vegetable gumbo is a lighter, meatless take on the Cajun classic: the holy trinity simmered with okra, corn, tomatoes and paprika, thickened naturally by the okra. No roux, no meat, just hearty vegetable comfort.

Rabbit, squirrel and venison are featured in this game lovers stew.

Lamb Creole gumbo with browned riblets, stewed tomatoes, okra, black-eyed peas, white wine, and lemon. A Cajun-Louisiana stew with a lamb twist that freezes well.

Kentucky-style burgoo soup made with mixed cooked meats, okra, lima beans, corn, and garden vegetables in a rich beef-and-chicken broth. A lighter take on the legendary Bluegrass State stew.

New Orleans seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, hard-shell crab, and shucked oysters in a roux-thickened broth with okra and the holy trinity. Served over rice, Cajun style.

Louisiana seafood gumbo with shrimp, oysters, crab, okra, and a dark roux served over rice with file powder. An authentic Cajun stew loaded with Gulf seafood and smothered okra.