5-8 minutes.

The skin of okra is relatively thin and it is easy to steam. Generally, after the water in the pot is boiled, put the okra in and steam for about 5-8 minutes, then the okra can be steamed. Steaming for too long can easily cause the okra to age, thus affecting the taste of the okra. Secondly, steaming for too long can easily lead to the loss of nutrients in the okra.

Okra tastes good. First, we need to wash the whole okra, and then soak it in water for more than 10 minutes. It will undoubtedly be better if we soak the okra in light salt water. .

For soaked okra, we can cut off the stems of the okra, but the seeds inside cannot be exposed at this time, so as to avoid the loss of nutrients in the okra. You can't cut off the stems of okra, or eat them whole. You have to cut off the stems before cooking.

How to make scrambled eggs with okra and purple onions

Ingredients: 10 okra; 2 eggs; 1/4 purple onion; appropriate amount of oil; 3 grams of salt; 3 garlic petals; appropriate amount of black pepper (optional); appropriate amount of chili powder (optional).

Method:

Rub okra with a little salt and then wash it to clean the fur. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of oil, and add the washed okra. Note that the whole okra is blanched! Time is key here, just blanch for one minute.

Put it in cold water immediately after taking it out, drain the water, remove the head and cut into hob strips for later use. Beat the eggs, add a little salt and cooking wine, heat the pan and add oil. There should be more oil here. Fry the eggs and set aside.

Put a little more oil in the pot, add onions and minced garlic and stir-fry, then add okra and stir-fry, and finally add eggs. Stir-fry again, and finally add salt, black pepper and a little chili powder. Stir well and remove from the pan.