How To Cook Frozen Okra Without The Slime

Okra. It'due south a beloved hate relationship because when it'due south cooked in a skillet, saute pan, or in a stew situation, it gets viscous and slimy. Sure, this viscous consistency is helpful for thickening gumbos but personally, I do not bask that awareness and take played around with many cooking and prep methods over the concluding few years to find something that truly worked. And then….I wanted to share that with your glorious self today. Let's dive into how to cook okra without it existence slimy, but outset, allow's talk about why you'd want to consume okra in the starting time place.

Okra is a great source of fiber, folate, magnesium, and plant-based calcium. These nutrients assistance boost the nutritional profile of okra while it'due south low in calories and highly unique (which makes it fun to try or throw into your regular rotation). The nutrients and compounds in okra make it an ideal nutrient to support your wellness past providing antioxidants and compounds that assist protect confronting cancer, cardiovascular illness, and some GI conditions.

Okra is in flavor in the summer and early on fall, in the warmer months and is primarily grown in the south. When you buy okra, await for dry pods that do non accept a significant amount of browning. Proceed the okra in the fridge and use within a few days (less than v days for certain).

So now…how exercise you cook okra without it existence slimy?

Hither are 5 tips to cook slime free okra:

Soak pods in vinegar xx-30 minutes earlier cooking. This works keen, but honestly, I rarely seem to accept the time or forethought before repast prep to do this i consistently.
Grill Okra – When okra is cooked at a high heat, the slime gene is significantly diminished. Cheque out my favorite means to grill okra below. Once you lot try it, you'll be hooked and shocked at how easy and succulent okra tin be.
Roast Okra – Similarly to grilling, when cooked at a high temperature with a dry heat cooking method, the juices evaporate. Try slicing the okra to release the juices and then when roasting the vegetable, the juices will have a way to say "come across you lot after" and disappear. If you don't have a grill or don't want to grill, bank check out how I roast okra below.
Fry Okra – Batter and Fry your okra and again, you'll accept a high heat cooking method that will destroy the slime. This method would be great if you have blackness eyed peas, collard greens, and rice or cornbread to help roundout the meal but the actual concoction process tin be pretty labor intensive and may not exist the best for midweek dinners. You can also notice frozen breaded okra and bake/fry that will yield similar results.
Cut your okra into strips (vs coins) to allow for more of the seeds and juices to stay on your cutting board and then stir-fry in a wok at loftier estrus with a nuance of vegetable or safflower oil. This is a great addition to stir-frys and provides such a fun shape/texture/sense of taste just remember to accept your pan hot when yous add the okra and cook it higher up medium rut for best results.

Were those tips helpful? I sure hope so considering I know they've made a huge deviation in how I prepare okra and ultimately, how frequently I eat it.

Simple Non-Slimy Roasted Okra Recipe

Slice okra pods into coins and toss with olive oil and seasoning of option (salt and pepper, herbamare, or a loftier quality curry powder are all amazing and my regular go-tos!)
Bake on parchment paper lined blistering canvass at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for almost xx minutes until golden and crispy.
Enjoy immediately for all-time results.

If you are inspired by grilling season and do not want to turn your oven on and heat up the business firm, I feel you and I've got you covered.

Easiest Grilled Okra Recipe – 2 options

Option 1:

Wash and pat dry out okra. Place in a big bowl and glaze with safflower oil or other high temperature cooking oil.
Add seasonings of choice – salt + pepper, tablespoon back-scratch powder + dash of salt if using unsalted curry pulverisation, or i/four teaspoon herbamare or other all purpose seasoning.
Skewer okra on metal or woods skewers whole. Thread skewer through narrow side of okra to stack many pods on the one skewer. This will also increase surface area and decrease cooking time.
Grill on preheated grill (on low medium heat) 3-5 minutes on each side or until darkened and crisp!
Serve and enjoy!

Selection ii:

Instead of skewers, place whole or sliced okra in a grill handbasket with high heat oil and seasonings of option.
Place grill basket on grill and grill for almost 10 minutes, turning vegetables midway through.

Grilled or roasted okra goes well with roasted/grilled/mashed potatoes and your protein of pick. It likewise works corking as a vegetable for a Mediterranean bowl with cool creamy hummus, crunchy falafel, and warm pita. If you've added the Indian spices, try it with rice and a lentil dal for a solid, nourishing and delish meal!

If you want to see this super unproblematic recipe in activity, I volition be roasting okra tomorrow on my Facebook live at 12:30pm EST. The replay will be posted below afterwards if you lot miss it.

If you don't similar the slime, only want to give okra a try, this recipe and preparation method is for you! Comment below if you've tried it and let me know how it worked for you!