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Posted on 8/27/14 at 5:43 pm to ragacamps
I'll get crucified for this, but I like frying okra and putting a few pieces on top, almost as a garnish. I love how it tastes and no slime.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 8:30 pm to notslim99
Posted on 8/27/14 at 8:32 pm to OTIS2
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Posted by OTIS2 Add it to the trinity when you saute the veggies in the roux.
This is the correct answer.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 8:42 pm to BugAC
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dont use okra in a gumbo
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:08 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Posted on 8/28/14 at 6:25 am to MamouTiger65
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Anyone else grow up with Okra gumbo as a totally separate type of gumbo? We use to chop it up and cook it down with an onion. Add some water then let it cook down a couple times. Finally Add a little tomato sauce to kill the slime. This was then used as a base for a gumbo. I still like to make this during the summer since it is a much lighter gumbo. I never had okra in a regular gumbo until I came to Baton Rouge.
Correct. Okra Gumbo is entirely different from regular chicken and sausage. You either make one or the other. If you like Okra gumbo that's great, but if you think Gumbo just always has Okra in it then I can assure you you're doing it wrong. It's just the opposite.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:09 am to TigerGman
Grpwing up..... it was either shrimp and okra gumbo with sausage occasionally added or chicken sausage and andouille with smoked turkey necks if it was a special occasion. ....... We NEVER had okra with a chicken and sausage gumbo.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:41 am to TigerGman
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Correct. Okra Gumbo is entirely different from regular chicken and sausage. You either make one or the other. If you like Okra gumbo that's great, but if you think Gumbo just always has Okra in it then I can assure you you're doing it wrong. It's just the opposite.
Thanks for your authoritative take.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:52 am to Mo Jeaux
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Thanks for your authoritative take.
Don't hate him because he's right.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:06 am to TigerstuckinMS
He's not right about shite.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:09 am to LSUballs
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:13 am to Mo Jeaux
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Thanks for your authoritative take.
I'll stack my coonass bona fides against anyone on this board.
Notice how several posters agree with me?
I grew up in the 60's in the and both sides of my family were in Lawtel, Mamou Cankton & Ville Platte Lafayette areas. All four of my grandparents spoke not a single word of english.
You had Gumbo & you had Okra gumbo. You never put a smidgen of Okra in regular gumbo. Okra imparts an entirely different flavor profile-that's what Okra gumbo was for. They'd pick fresh okra and make it. They were considered entirely separate versions.
I love Okra gumbo, but if you routinely putting Okra in your gumbo you're not making "Gumbo". You're making "Okra gumbo" and it couldn't be any simpler than that.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:17 am to arseinclarse
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Add vinegar when cooking it down.
Works every time.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:23 am to TigerstuckinMS
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Don't hate him because he's right.
Hmmm. Sounds like someone could stand to do some historical research on the word "gumbo," but I'll be nice and let you educate yourself.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:26 am to TigerGman
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I'll stack my coonass bona fides against anyone on this board.
That's great, but it's a non sequitur.
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Notice how several posters agree with me?
notice how several don't? What does it all mean? quote:
I love Okra gumbo, but if you routinely putting Okra in your gumbo you're not making "Gumbo". You're making "Okra gumbo" and it couldn't be any simpler than that.
So you mean to tell me that a dish, whose name means "okra" must be designated as "okra gumbo" (i.e., okra okra) when it has okra in it? You sound weird. Go make some chicken and sausage stew and call it gumbo if you want.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:27 am to TigerGman
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Okra gumbo
Redundant.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:31 am to Mo Jeaux
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Hmmm. Sounds like someone could stand to do some historical research on the word "gumbo," but I'll be nice and let you educate yourself.
Look I don't want to go to Deacon 4 over Okra Gumbo. It's beyond dispute that different regions in the state have different styles of gumbo. Example New Orleans has the "kitchen sink" approach that I don;t really care for. But each to his own.
I'm just saying classic "prairie" cajun style gumbo less is more. And they're considered entirely distinct dishes.
If you haven't tried chicken and sausage gumbo without Okra you really should.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:32 am to Mo Jeaux
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notice how several don't? What does it all mean?
Pretty obviously It means several posters agree and I'm not entirely full of it with some whacky crap no one ever heard of. .
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:34 am to TigerGman
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I'm not entirely full of it
congrats,, sometimes I take solace in that, as well.
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