they are awesome breaded & fried, wonderful not breaded & fried, and surprisingly good roasted. ok, so i don't like them cooked to maximize the slime, but there are other things to do that are great.
any other okra fans out there?
they are awesome breaded & fried, wonderful not breaded & fried, and surprisingly good roasted. ok, so i don't like them cooked to maximize the slime, but there are other things to do that are great.
any other okra fans out there?
mama to j karst, former 25 weeker, 12/06
Only in okra fritters. I just can't get past the slime and the small hairs when it's not fried.
DS1 11/03
DS2 5/09
Grill!!!! Or raw. But if they make it into the house without me eating them while I pick the rest of the garden, I grill them.
I pickled some with the Perfect Pickler. Delicious!
mommy to DS who is 9
DD who is 6
and my girl in heaven
We slice and bake them here a lot. Loved by all!!! There's a restaurant in Asheville, NC that has the BEST fried ones...they don't bread them. Just sliced and quick fried. Sprinkled with salt and a squeeze of lime. YUM!!!
Mommy to a total chatterbox
DD now tells me she prefers to be known as a
DD 10/08
DH can't get past any texture.
Me, I eat 'em fried, breaded & fried, in stews and pickled.
Love okra.
For some recipes, you might want to check out the "Okraphobia" episode of 'Good Eats':
http://www.foodnetwork.com/good-eats...bia/index.html
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
YEAH! Sign me up for the club! Big Okra fan here. We buy it at our farmers' market or Asian grocery stores all through the summer. We make it Indian style, crunchy and finely chopped with potatoes, mustard seeds, cumin and coriander. My kids LOVE it! I also like Filipino Pinakbet or Chinese style fried okra (whole).
Indian okra recipe: http://www.sailusfood.com/2009/10/09...okra-stir-fry/
Pinakbet: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...ipe/index.html (I make it vegan, minus pork and shrimp, and I also fry mine up rather than make it like a stew because I don't like okra when it's in a stew. So mine isn't authentic pinakbet, but it's yummy nonetheless!)
As my DH says, if you don't like okra, you've never eaten it prepared right.
Last edited by citymama; 09-17-2012 at 03:27 PM.
for Sandy Hook
Oh yum! Thanks!!! We'ree having Indian tonight and this will be perfect!
I love it in Gumbo!! I just buy the Zataran's gumbo mix and throw in some meats and okra. Since the stew itself is kind of thick..the slime isn't as noticible. But I don't mind the slime at all anyways.
DS1 - 03/10
DS2 - 02/12