Okra. Fried, gumbo or pickled? Be nice ya'll.

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   Patsybellposted 8 years ago

   Okra. Fried, gumbo or pickled? Be nice ya'll.
   
   I know you hate okra - negative comments are not necessary. Please.

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   Faith Reaperposted 8 years ago

   Hahaha, well, Patsy, I actually love fried okra, but not until I was well into my adult years.  I won't pass up any a gumbo either, yummy!  I have never tried pickled okra though.  I am not sure I am a pickled kind of person, but maybe I need to try it before I say such.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      The pickled okra is made with little tender okra, just 2 or 3 inches long. I put a few baby okra in a jardiniere recipe.

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      Faith Reaperposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Yum, that does sound yummy, Pasty!

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   capncrunchposted 8 years ago

   Why would anyone hate okra?  Is that a joke?  My absolute favorite way to eat shrimp is smothered in okra.  Okra gumbo is also great.  I eat okra straight from the garden.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      No, it is not a joke. In some less enlightened parts of the country, there are actually folks who refuse to try it. Will you share what kind of okra you grow, please?

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   vickiholderposted 8 years ago

   I am from the South. I grew up eating things like fried okra. To me it doesn't get much better than okra fried with some potato and onion, fresh home-grown tomatoes and cucumbers, and a big pan of cornbread.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      You make my mouth water.

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      Faith Reaperposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Woo, that sounds so good!

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   peeplesposted 8 years ago

   Fried okra is my favorite. My husband hates it so I always joke that we are going to stop eating all other veggies and only have okra. I like to be the one to cook it though, because I have noticed when buying it from restaurants it is often over fried to the point of no longer tasting the okra.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, home cooks know how to cook it best. It is easy to ver cook.

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   JoanieMRuppel54posted 8 years ago

   We love okra grilled whole.  Just put a little olive oil, salt and pepper on the okra and grill it until the color turns bright green and while it still has a crunch.  Delish! 
   
   To answer your question, I vote fried, I'm in Texas y'all.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Never tried grilled, but I will this summer. Texans know how to cook!

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   Jackie Lynnleyposted 8 years ago

   I love okra fried but for health reasons I no longer eat it that way but I dearly love it with onion and tomatoes; the way my mother fixed them and it changes it into a completely different food. I use this on pasta and rice too! Healthy never tasted so good. If course that dab of real butter sets it off too and healthier than margarine.

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      Patsybellposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      That sounds so good served over rice. I'd have to add a bit of garlic to the tomatoes and okra. Sounds good and also healthy.

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