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Close up of cooked ochro and rice in a white bowl.

Ochro and rice

A delicious one-pot cook-up dish of white rice with ochres (okra) and coconut milk. Can also be cooked with saltfish and/or pigtail.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 12 - 15 ochroes okra cut into 2" slices
  • 2 tablespoons green seasoning
  • 2 cups of uncooked parboiled rice
  • 1/2 a small onion thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 cup coconut milk Make your own
  • 1/2 cup cubed pumpkin
  • 1 cup water + additional water
  • Black pepper and salt to taste
  • Flavor pepper optional
  • 1 tablespoon oil

Method
 

  1. On medium heat, heat a medium pan and add.
  2. Add crushed garlic, sliced ochro and onions to the pan.
  3. Stir fry for 6 - 8 minutes until gummy residue from ochroes disappears.
  4. Add the green seasoning to the pot and continue to stir.
  5. Add rice to the pot stirring to ensure it is evenly coated and okra is evenly distributed.
  6. Add the coconut milk, pumpkin, and water to the pot and bring the mixture to a high boil.
  7. Once boiling turn the pot down to simmer, and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid has reduced. Add additional water if the rice is not fully cooked.
  8. Fluff rice when completed.
  9. Serve hot.

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