Chefs of the community: Do you ever cook okra and how?

@ZEPHYRA That Greek recipe sounds like a variation of okra gumbo (or okra gumbo is a variation on that!).

I first learned to cook okra as part of a seafood okra gumbo when I was working in New Orleans. Then I heard about other okra gumboes when I moved to Texas (In Texas, I usually heard it pronounced “okry gumbo).

I have also chopped it into ½” pieces and battered and deep fried it. Mmmm!

@Yetanotheruser Nice!

I make a passable chicken gumbo. If you didn’t already know this, “gumbo” comes from a West African word for okra, gombo. (When I finish the cooking process, the top layer of the stock pot is wall-to-wall slices of okra.)

I once had it where the whole pods were dredged in some sort of batter and deep fried til crispy. It was quite tasty and crunchy. I gag at okra usually, but I liked this. Not sure why I can happily eat raw oysters but I can’t abide okra slime.

I’m sure you could find a recipe online if you wanted to try it.

Okra is right above eggplant on the veggies I don’t care for list. I don’t cook with it at all, but I’ve had it in a few different preparations where it wasn’t too bad.

One is Bhindi (Indian okra curry).

I’ve also eaten it once at an Ethiopian restaurant, where somehow, they were able to flash-fry it, with teff flour, so that it came out crunchy and dry, without any hint of sliminess or greasiness to it. I can’t seem to find a recipe that sounds similar.

And I’ve eaten it Pickled. Here’s a tasty sounding Recipe for pickled okra.

I love okra but you can’t over cook it or it will get slimy. battered and deep fried is not the healthiest but the best way to enjoy this veggie. I also throw it in my gumbo for the last few min of cooking.

I like it best in soups or fried with onions. My son loves it pickled.

I have eaten it as a side dish (non-fried)—it can be really good but is very sensitive to how it’s cooked.

Spicy pickled okra.

Bloody Mary mix.

Extra horseradish, Worcestershire, garlic.

Vodka or gin.

Repeat.

Oh yeah! I totally forgot about pickled okra!