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okra

jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
in Fruit & veg
my favorite vegetable.  We fry it boil it pickle it and roast it.

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    It looks really good! (Much better than it tastes IMHO but perhaps I just haven't had it cooked properly!)
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Absolutely love Okra...but then I'm Greek and we know how to cook them properly ;) 
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  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    I planted four varities this year.  My favorite has been clemson spineless.  I think the key is to pick it every two days and only eat the small tender pods. 
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    Loxley have you had it roasted in the oven with olive oil and sea salt?  We are also pickleing it with our yellow squash for winter.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I used to live with a Gambian dude who cooked something called superkanja (SUPERKANJA!) I had asked him to cook it over and over cos I liked the name, but in reality it was a slimy Okra stew that tasted of soil. Nothing 'super' about it.
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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    The Greek way is to put them in the sun to dry out a bit with quite a bit of salt or vinegar, it removes most of the slime and then cook them in a nice casserole with lots of olive oil, tomatoes onion garlic, lots of parsley and a few chopped potatoes. 

    A recipe: https://tastedriver.com/recipe/stewed-okra/?lang=en 
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  • REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
    Has anyone managed to overwinter them? I ordered a new 'patio' variety from Marshalls in January. They came probably in July? So only just beginning to flower now. No chance of fruit, I'd say.
    I suppose I can but try.
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    Sorry our variety gets too big
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    @amancalledgeorge   I spent some time in Greece (in those younger daze) and retained a recipe something like yours.  Without the potatoes.  I also do it with green beans. Delicious - so I decided to grow Okra this year.  I even planted some in the front garden as the plant itself is pretty.  They never got more than 6 inches high, despite constant watering.  One tough bean off each - so I probably don't have the right soil because the Mediterranean conditions here should be ideal.  

    They are even nice gently fried with sesame seed!  

    Cheers
    Tui
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

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