Molondrones Guisados [Video+Recipe] Stewed Okra

Molondrones guisados (Dominican stewed okra).

Molondrones Guisados [Video+Recipe] Stewed Okra

Learn how to make this delicious molondrones guisados dish, a flavorful, filling meatless Dominican okra recipe that vegans and vegetarians will love.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Dominican, Latino, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword molondron dominicano, molondron guisado, molondrones in english, okra en español

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings porciones

Calories 143kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 red onion large, sliced
1 red bell pepper cut into small cubes
½ tablespoon garlic crushed
4 plum tomato cut into small cubes
4 cups okra diced into 1" [2.5cm] pieces (aprox 1½ lb [0.7 kg])
1 teaspoon fruit vinegar like apple cider vinegar, or 1 tablespoon of lime juice
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
¼ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (or to taste)
1 cup tomato sauce

Instructions

1. Sauté seasonings

Heat a tablespoon of oil over medium-low heat.
Cook and stir the onions, peppers and garlic until the onions become translucent.

2. Sautee okra

Add tomato and okra and stir. Add vinegar (or lime juice), salt and pepper. Stir to mix.
Cover and simmer until it is heated (about 3 minutes).

3. Stew okra

Stir in the tomato sauce. Cover and simmer until the okra is cooked through (7-10 minutes).
⚠️ If it looks like it might burn, add a couple of tablespoons of water.

4. Serve

Remove from the heat and serve, see above the recipe for suggestions.

Video

Notes

Remember to cut off and discard both ends of each okra before slicing.

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