Why is boiled okra slimy?

[libnnc]

I had to cook some yesterday. My spousal unit loves it. :puke:

[Demit]

1. Isn't it always slimy? I have heard it described as

having the consistency of snot.

[supernova]

2. It's just the inside that's slimy

I like okra cooked with tomatoes. :9

If you just blanche it whole, it won't go slimy on you.

[short bus president]

3. protesting

'cuz it really wanted to be battered and fried.

[Rockholm]

4. Fried is the only way to go!

I had fried okra last week. Yummy yummy yummy.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. That, or in a nice gumbo. With oysters, crab, fish.... ahhhh....

[libnnc]

7. I know that's the only way I'll eat it

but we're cutting down on the fried stuff. I have to admit, it did smell really good.

But the slimy factor just turns me off. Sorry, little okras.

[CottonBear]

5. Fry it. That solves the slime problem. Yumm! Southern fried okra!

Serve it with iced tea (sweet, of course), homemade coleslaw, boiled squash & zuchinii, sliced homegrown tomatoes, cornbread and grilled chicken. Yummy!

[Atlas Mugged]

8. Snot Rockets!!!!

Seriously, I do plant hybridizing, mainly ornamentals. But, I've wanted to hybridize Okra just so I could register it under the name 'Snot Rockets'.

[libnnc]

9. LOL...that's just wrong...LOL

[youthere]

10. I believe it's because the okra is deliberately hawking lugies.

Very ill mannered that stuff.

[libnnc]

13. Fighting Okra's gonna kick your ass...

You said it, not me!

[youthere]

15. Okra-the delinquents of the vegetable world.

[DS1]

11. Intelligent Design - you weren't supposed to be eating it in the first

place

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

12. Bhindi Bhaji!!!

Bhindi Bhaji
Ingredients
2 large onions
175 grams ghee
4 cloves garlic
pinch of black pepper
2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
450 grams fresh bhindi
100 grams canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon fresh mint, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
fresh mint to garnish (optional)
salt to taste

Method
Slice one onion and fry in the ghee in a heavy-based pan.
Blend the remaining onion and the garlic in a blender with the black pepper,salt,tumeric and coriander.
Add this mixture to the onions and cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the bindi. Chop off the top and tail of each lady finger. Cut them into about 1 cm piece.
Add the bindi to the spices. Stir carefully, so that they are not crushed or mashed.Cover the pan with the lid and cook over a very low heat for about 20 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, the mint and the garam masala. the bhindi will be quite soft by now so it is even more important to be careful when stirring in these ingredients. Simmer for 5-9 minutes.
Serve garnish with fresh mint if you like.
Recipe secret; Wash the okra nicely and wipe it with a clean cloth. After chopping the okra you should not wash otherwise it will be very sticky.
Serves 4

[Lex]

14. Steam it, don't boil it.

Steaming it causes it to taste better and cuts down on the slime factor, imho.

[Akoto]

16. Oh no!

You boiled Oprah?!

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Oh, you said OKRA. Sorry. :p