In the spirit of seasonal summer vegetables, it's only fair that
we give okra it's proper moment in the sun.
My boyfriend's parents
gave us okra from their garden last weekend.
That delightful ooey - gooey mucilage that
gives okra is characteristic texture acts as a natural binder for the flour.
Not exact matches
He also explores key African ingredients that are popular in Caribbean and Southern dishes — like
okra — tracing their history and
giving them cultural context.
Okra and seaweed are new to my soups so I will
give tem a try
Given the fact that the
okra cooks only a couple of minutes and the fact that any nutrients leaching from the
okra are picked up by the chicken bone broth, this is a nutritionally power - packed soup.
This gumbo was a great use for the larger
okra that they
gave us.
Adding
okra to traditional ratatouille
gives this French vegetable stew recipe Southern flair.
So I decide to
give baking
okra a try — and turns out it's pretty darn good!!
Seeing the
okra gave me the idea for gumbo but I...
Here in the US, pickled cucumbers or
okra would be an interesting choice, I think — but I would avoid those that are sweetened, which would
give an «off» taste.
I do love my Grandmother's and Mama's fried
okra, but raw, pickled or boiled
okra just
gives me the hibby - jibbies.
This looks light and delicious for the hot summer months, and if I can track down
okra I will definitely
give it a try.
I was
given a huge bag of
okra and once I saw this recipe over at Confections of a Foodie Bride, I knew that my
okra now had a destiny.
Okra is one of my most favourite vegetables and such a healthy one too, I'm definitely
giving this recipe a try.
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