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re: To Okra or not to Okra
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:54 am to Duke
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:54 am to Duke
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its not gumbo if there isnt a roux. Period
Agreed 1000% but some people call what I described "okra gumbo", it's okra soup or smothered okra & tasso to me.
Also, you don't have to wait till spring, buy 6lbs of frozen cut okra (this fits perfectly in my medium magnolite roaster) & smother that down with onions (add a little vinegar to cut the slime). It's not as good as fresh okra but it ain't bad either. It also freezes well.
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 10:59 am
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:30 am to TIGERFANZZ
I prefer to rock it out with fresh okra.
I'll probably do a trial run with the frozen stuff to try and get it just right and then be ready to roll when all the fresh okra starts rolling out.
I'll probably do a trial run with the frozen stuff to try and get it just right and then be ready to roll when all the fresh okra starts rolling out.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:33 am to Duke
Eff all you guys. Stuck at work and y'all have made me hungry for gumbo or my grandmother's "Half Dozen" soup*.
*most def on Team Okra
*most def on Team Okra
Posted on 9/16/14 at 1:21 pm to LanierSpots
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Here is Lanier's Okra recipe of the day
Buy frozen cut okra. Not the breaded kind
Heat oven to 350
Put tin foil on flat pan and spread out Okra
Drizzle a little with olive oil
put a little salt free season on if you like
cook at 350 for about 30 mins till crisp
Take out and eat all you want
Very good and very good for you. It comes out like fried Okra without the fried and breading
Even better recipe, and really easy too.
Take fresh okra, cut off the stem ends and slice them down the middle.
Heat skillet/pan to medium-high and put about 1/4 cup of olive oil in and allow to get hot.
Throw in the okra and season with kosher salt and pepper and cook for about 3 minutes. Toss in sesame seeds, or toasted sesame seeds.
So good.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 4:06 pm to BillyBobPorkin
If it doesn't have okra, it's not gumbo.
In fact 'gumbo' is a derivative of the African word for okra.
In fact 'gumbo' is a derivative of the African word for okra.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:28 pm to WonderWartHawg
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In fact 'gumbo' is a derivative of the African word for okra
Definitions change all of the time.
It must have a roux. Okra or file are welcomed thickeners. As I mentioned earlier, a chicken and Sausage gumbo with file added at the table is fantastic.
I do struggle to imagine a seafood gumbo without okra though. That's the beauty of the soup though, different things thrown in a pot done with the spirit of French and West African cooking.
I'm making some gumbo as soon as we get our first cool snap.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:30 pm to Duke
I call it lolkra cause it is so bad
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:31 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
I don't know how you can even claim to be southern.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:31 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
It was funnier in your head wasnt it?
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:41 pm to 870Hog
I think it was even better once I laid it down.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:43 pm to BillyBobPorkin
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To Okra or not to Okra
Frick yes...
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:16 pm to BillyBobPorkin
WITH 
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:17 pm to BillyBobPorkin
With. Beats file or bogus starches.
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