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[remindmeofthe]

I have an important question!

I just cooked okra for the first time and have never had it before, so I have no reference point. My question is: is it supposed to be slimy? If not, what do I need to rectify next time I cook it? I like the taste well enough, but the slime is less fun.

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Aura's too lazy to log outta her rp journal, so have a Mia!

[gorgonfondness]

........being from the south, I've only had it fried. But it is my understanding that yes, if it's not breaded and fried, it is indeed supposed to be slimy.

Feel free to correct me if someone out there knows better~!

Re: Aura's too lazy to log outta her rp journal, so have a Mia!

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

Clearly, steaming it (or, well, boiling it, I really kinda suck at cooking vegetables) was not the way to go then. I will approach it differently next time. Thanks!

[supervillainess.livejournal.com]

Okra is an intrinsically slimy vegetable. I don't think there's a way around it - this is why I don't eat okra.

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

Boo. I was hoping I'd just overcooked it or something, but my hopes weren't that high - it doesn't really seem like an overcooked kinda slime. Ah, well.

Oh! Hey, you asked my opinion on the new Lipstick Lost formula like a thousand years ago and I never got back to you, did I? I didn't get anything other than the soap (I did get the Miss Edith perfume oil, which I love like burning), but I like the tweaks to it. I'm not sure how much of the difference is because it's a fresh bar and my previous stash had sat around for a little while as I parcelled it out, but it seems like you found a way to mitigate the sweetness a little without in any way taking away from the concept of the soap - it is, I think, spicier root beer dry, and creamier-smelling wet. And since it's pretty much the only super-sweet scent I've ever liked, I approve very much of this. :D

Sorry it took me so long. I never seemed to remember when I was anywhere near a computer.

[badninja.livejournal.com]

.....am I the only one who likes steamed Okra? Including the slimey?

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

Yep! The only one in the whole world!

. . . probably not. XD On the Internet, you're never the only one!

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

Not at *all*. I like it in gumbo. :)

[littlestclouds.livejournal.com]

I enjoy slimy okra in gumbo but that's about it.

[vivien]

Have I got a link for you!

http://marcsala.blogspot.com/2006/08/okra-without-slime.html

It can be done, and it's rather delicious sauteed. I prefer it fried in crunchy batter, m'self. Om nom nom.

[remindmeofthe.livejournal.com]

*draws hearts on* Thank you!

[owllover711.livejournal.com]

Seconding vivien529, stir frying or deep frying okra are the best ways to cook it so you will avoid the slime. Also, if you stew it whole, it shouldn't be so sticky. But yeah, the slime is a natural part of okra; that's why they put it in gumbo, so it will thicken the dish. If you cut the pods, that's part of what causes the stickiness to develop.

[rowanberries.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeah, sliminess will happen.

But it's awesome in curry!

[twoseamfastball.livejournal.com]

I actually canned okra for a class once. (in college!) It was, yeah, slimy as hell.