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I now like okra. We do fried, pickled, and in gumbo. The chili purists won't like it, but we cut some up into chili once in a while.
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I don't care for the stuff, but have often thought that if things get tough I'm gonna have to learn to eat it - cause it's the only thing my wife can grow  peas, beans, tomatoes, watermelons, something always happens to them, either bugs, some sort of blight, something. But that stupid okra, it's indestructible, still putting on into the Fall when she's given up on the garden for the year. Try this: Cut it in 1/2 inch slices, pour buttermilk over it just enough to coat the okra then meal it. Fry it in about 2 inches of vegetable oil at medium high temperature until it turns golden brown. Sprinkle a little salt on it and you cannot believe how good it is. I don't care for boiled okra and have never tried pickled okra. I am not an adventuresome eater so I don't try many new dishes. Fried okra is delicious!
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just had a mess of fried okra.pickled pkra is good. boiled okra will be sitting in your chair when you get up to leave.
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Try cutting the okra into strips the long way & fry as usual. Tried it a couple of weeks ago & it was very, very good. A really good texture compared to slicing into rounds.
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Try cutting the okra into strips the long way & fry as usual. Tried it a couple of weeks ago & it was very, very good. A really good texture compared to slicing into rounds. Bruce, I've never heard of it being fried that way. I may give it a try but, knowing how sot in my ways I is, I prolly won't. 
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I had fried okra today with purple hull peas cooked with butterbeans, creamed corn and fried okra. I could be a vegan pretty easily. All out the garden, naturally. Washed down with sweet iced tea. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/MColeman/lunch.jpg)
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fry it pancake batter
if you want to experiment a little
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Fresh fried okra--- hard to beat
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boiled okra will be sitting in your chair when you get up to leave. Try steaming it. The taste of boiled without the slick. miles
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Mickey that's a nice looking plate but I still haven't acquired a taste for it cept in pickled format only.Maybe if I added a piece of Serrano or Jalapeno it might diminish that fried snot flavor 
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We always use those giant okra pods, just throw them in the gumbo. I slice 'em up and fry 'em. YUM! Now your talking!!!
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I cut 5 gallons Sunday, the wife cut 4 gallons last evening. I try not to let it get away from me. 2 days max this is about the optimal size Clemson for tenderness. If you're getting plenty of rain, slightly larger pods will still be tender. I knife-check each one while I'm cutting. Tough pods get tossed to the varmints. ![[Linked Image]](http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff234/stovepipe_photo/8793ec54.jpg) You need to pickle that stuff with some hot peppers! Love okra!
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cook the okra with peas and sliced Jalopenos.
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boiled okra will be sitting in your chair when you get up to leave. Try steaming it. The taste of boiled without the slick. miles "and slick, slimey boiled okra" - Jerry Clower commenting on southern food.
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