Okra S-L-I-M-E?!.......?!


Question: Okra S-L-I-M-E!?!!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!?
I boiled okra tonight and it came out slimy!.!.!.i couldn't even eat it!.

I had it once b4 and it was outta the can and it wasn't slimy!. Why the difference!?

How do you get rid of the slime!? Why does it do that!? Does anyone out there eat it when its slimy!?

I don't understand how anyone could eat a veggie so slimy!.!.!.gives me the e-g-b-g's

eewww!.

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Answers:
sized chunks, rinse it, dry it, and then bread it and deep fry it!. You can probably also find bags of breaded okra rings in your freezer that are ready to be dropped into your Fry Daddy!. If you like deep-fried okra, but don't have any desire to fry food, you can replicate the texture by trimming off the ends, slicing them length-wise, rinsing an drying them, dipping them into an egg that has been beaten, and then rolling it in cornmeal that has been seasoned salt, pepper, and a sprinkle of cayenne!. Place them on a baking sheet so they don't touch each other and bake at 375 degrees until they're golden brown and crunchy!. Spritz with a light coating of cooking oil and stir once or twice during the half hour it should take for these to cook!. These also make a great garnish to add to the top of any of the dishes listed below!.

One of the more common mistakes people make when cooking okra is thinking that if you cut okra up into smaller pieces it will be less slimy!. But quite the opposite is true!. The more you cut the okra, the slimier it gets!. So by trimming off the caps and the very tips and not actually cutting into the capsule before cooking the whole pods, you eliminate the slime!. Diligently checking to make sure it doesn't overcook will also prevent or at least reduce slime production!.

Here is a method to cook okra which greatly reduces the slime factor!.
Ingredients:
Okra, whole
Vegetable oil
Lime juice (preferably fresh squeezed)
Salt
Pepper

Step One:
If the okra is frozen defrost it (the best method is run it under luke-warm water until all the ice is off the outsides!. It's okay if the insides are still frozen!.)
If the okra is fresh, wash it thoroughly!.

Step Two:
Slice the okra lenth-wise 1-2 times depending on the plumness of the piece!.
*It is a common misconception that dicing okra will make it less slimy!. In fact, just the oposite is true!. The cutting methods that reduce slime are either cutting off just the ends, or slicing whole okra length-wise!. If you prefer, for this method of preparing okra, you can leave the pieces whole!.

Step Three:
Either pan-fry the sliced (or whole) okra in a little bit of oil, or place them on a cookie sheet and bake them in the oven until they are crispy!. If they get a little blackened in the process, don't worry - they will still taste fine!
*Baking and frying work well as reduced slime cooking methods because of the dryness factor!. Okra cooked in a watery environment (steamed or boiled) releases more slime!. This works well for stews and gumbos, because the slime helps to thicken the broth, however as a side-dish slimy okra can be off putting!.

Step Four:
Take cooked okra and place it into a bowl or serving dish!. Squeeze the lime juice onto the okra, then season it to taste!.
The lime juice adds just a bit of flavor, but mostly the acidity cuts the remaining slime!.
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Okra does not come in cans!.!.!. it is either fresh or frozen!. YOU may be thinking Asparagus!.

The only way okra is not slimy is if it is fried, or eaten raw!.

it is best to put it with tomatoes and make okra and tomatoes or fry it!.

I like it both ways, even raw!.

I don't know why it does get slimy other than the seed pockets pop and make it that way!. and YES, i would eat a big bowl of it right now if I had it!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

My mother always soaked in lime juice and a little water for a few minutes and then drain the water before cooking the okra and it seems to help!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'm sure there's a way to keep the slime out when you cook fresh oka!.!.!. but I've only used it when I make Gumbo!. I used sliced frozen okra, and put it in frozen!. It's never slimy then!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Any time I have had cooked okra it was slimy!. It is not slimy if you fry it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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