Peanutty Okra on top of The Slew and Satan Takes a Holiday

In order to prepare for our upcoming Christmas trip I have been tossing together some dishes using things that have resided in our freezer and refrigerator for a long time. That means lots of corn, vegetable stock, peas, frozen fruit and okra. The only dish worth mentioning is the Peanut Okra that I made this weekend (although the broccoli, corn and veggie stock is worth mentioning, not because it tasted great, but because I left it out in the Florida heat for twenty-four hours before refrigerating as a test to see how long the food could hold up in extreme conditions).

Peanutty Okra
(printable version)
-1-16 oz package of frozen okra
-sesame oil
-1/2 cup of chunky peanut butter (I used Crazy Richards)
-1/4 cup of water
-1 Tbs of soy sauce
-1 tsp of lime juice
-1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
-1 Tbs of garlic powder
-1 Tbs. Sesame Oil

1. In a sauce pan mix peanut butter and water. Stir often until the peanut butter becomes sauce like.

2. Mix peanut sauce with soy sauce, lime juice, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and garlic powder. Stir until smooth and heated through. If sauce is too thick add more water.

3. Fry the okra in sesame oil until slightly browned (about 3 minutes). Divide onto plates. Top with peanut sauce. Eat.

Peanut Sauce tastes better when concocted over the rock-hip hop fusion that is The Slew. The band mixes one part Kid Koala and two parts ex-Wolfmother (Myles Heskett and Chris Ross). "It's All Over" is a political anthem from the recently released album titled 100% (purchase here).



I hate that I post so much Swedish music but what can I say, the Swedes know how to do it. My most recent addition to my MP3 collection was the band Satan Takes a Holiday. While their song is great "Missy" is great, Satan Takes a Holiday sends it to a whole other level with the video. I'm not the only one who recognizes STAH's greatness because the band has been nominated for a P3 Gold Award in the Best Rock/Metal category. The P3 Gold Award is a awarded annually by Swedish National Radio. STAH's debut, self-titled album is out now on I Made This Records. You can purchase it here.

Is it in roux mix: The Mae Shi, Major Lazer, the argument, Times New Viking, Bluejuice, Rah Rah, Hoodlum Shouts, Skrapz, Summer Cats, Boat Beam,

In the 19th Century Chef Antonin Careme took hundreds of sauces in the classical French culinary repertoire and grouped them into four families. Each family had a mother sauce: Bechamel, Veloute, Allemande, or Espagnole. Each mother sauce was made up of a thickening agent composed of equal parts fat and flour (by weight). This agent is commonly referred to as roux. So using my degree in genealogy that would mean that a roux is actually the grandmother of all French Sauces. To honor her I present..."Is it in roux?" Its a mix composed of equal parts fat and flour with one goal in mind, to thicken your stereo.

Track Listing:

The Mae Shi-Run to your Grave
Major Lazer-Keep it goin' louder (featuring Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze)
The Argument-Nothing Remains
Times New Viking-No time, No hope
Bluejuice-Broken Leg
Rah Rah-I've Got Faith
The Bernadettes-Let's Make Babies
Frightened Rabbit-Last Tango in Brooklyn
Hoodlum Shouts-History's End
Skrapz-Just Alright
Boat Beam-The Rain Pauly
Summer Cats-Hey you, It's Me (Oh My)
Phantom Band-The Howling

Intro and Outro: Fucked Up-Golden Seal

Download Playlist Here

The biscuits (in the playlist picture) have been topped with a vegetarian gravy that was made with a roux (for those of you keeping track that would be an example of bechamel sauce). The recipe for the gravy can be found here.