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slimy okra in gumbo
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:36 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:36 am
Tips to get less slimy okra in gumbo
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:37 am to ragacamps
Either cook it down from the beginning to where it's unrecognizable or throw it in late.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:37 am to ragacamps
I brown mine for a few minutes in oil.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:40 am to Gugich22
I have also found the bagged frozen okra to be less slimy for some reason.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 9:59 am to mouton
+1..frozen okra works way better
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:01 am to ragacamps
Add it to the trinity when you saute the veggies in the roux.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:03 am to ragacamps
Don't put okra in your gumbo?
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:16 am to Epic Cajun
Brown the okra. Rinse with water in a strainer. Throw on stove again. Takes all the slime off.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:20 am to cwain8845
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.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:23 am to MamouTiger65
brown it off for a few minutes then set aside until you need to add it
Posted on 8/27/14 at 10:49 am to ragacamps
Add vinegar when cooking it down.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:06 am to ragacamps
quote:
Tips to get less slimy okra in gumbo
Cook it seperately first until the slime is gone then add to the gunbo.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:14 am to mouton
1) Wash thoroughly
2) Cut with a very sharp knife.
3) Brown the okra in a seperate pan.
4) Add okra at end of gumbo.
or
5) dont use okra in a gumbo
2) Cut with a very sharp knife.
3) Brown the okra in a seperate pan.
4) Add okra at end of gumbo.
or
5) dont use okra in a gumbo
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:31 am to hawkeye007
quote:
+1..frozen okra works way better
+2
I buy frozen cut okra, then dice it up further, then add right after the trinity. Simmer your gumbo for a long time. The okra will 'cook out' and you won't have slime.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:44 am to ragacamps
I must be in the minority because I actually like the slimy okra in my gumbo.
I don't like frozen. I always wind up with fibrous, stringy pieces. I am spitting out that crap way too often
I don't like frozen. I always wind up with fibrous, stringy pieces. I am spitting out that crap way too often
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:45 am to ragacamps
I add mine into my hot roux to stop it from cooking further.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:05 pm to ragacamps
Smother it first.
I cook mine in the crockpot with a little oil and vinegar. When I add itto gumbo its barely recognisable.
I cook mine in the crockpot with a little oil and vinegar. When I add itto gumbo its barely recognisable.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 1:42 pm to BayouBlitz
I buy the whole frozen okra and chop it up myself. The whole okra is smaller. I like that better.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 2:04 pm to Epic Cajun
quote:Bingo
Don't put okra in your gumbo?
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