Vitamin k ?

[olefin]

I've eaten fried okra for as long as I've been eating. I could eat a heaping plate full every day but since it's fried, it's loaded with belly builders.
The best is fresh home grown or from a local vegetable stand.

 

[ARGreenMN]

Cris, you have to give it one more chance - but this time do it the right way. My mom used to make fried okra when I was growing up (in TX) and it's pretty darn good. Totally agree about it being awful in it's slimy state, but fry it up with some breading (think she used cornmeal?) and it's pretty yummy. She'd cut it up into slices - so it would end up being "discs" about 1/2 inch in diameter (however big around the okra is) and about 1/8 inch think or so - maybe up to 1/4 inch thick. Then bread the slices and fry 'em. C'mon, expand your horizons, but this time do it the right way, lol. Edited to add - make sure to fry it until it's crispy & golden brown, otherwise it might still be slimy inside. Edited again to add - I'm sure all this breading and frying completely reverses any positive effects of the veggie itself, but that's southern cookin' for ya - good, but not always good for ya.

 

[Cris N]

Okay, I'll give it one more try - I think I'll get some fresh - only a couple of 'em. Hate to be stuck with a big bag of frozen, slimy, okra discs :biggrin2:

 

[Luana]

Also, when okra is cooked with some type of acid, vinegar or lemon juice, the slime factor is greatly reduced, if not totally eliminated. I know my mom put lemon juice in the chicken with okra, and the tomato sauce has some acidic quality, too. It's a common Greek meal and if you wanted to try that I'm sure you can find a recipe on the Web. I almost never see fresh okra at the market anymore; I'd much prefer it to frozen.

 

[Ross]

And you people think I'm nuts for eating frog legs. :confused2:

 

[Lynlw]

And you people think I'm nuts for eating frog legs. :confused2:

do you eat pigs feet too?

 

[Ross]

do you eat pigs feet too?

Nope. Tripe, pigs feet, okra, sheeps balls, tongues---These are not on my diet menu.

 

[Cris N]

When I was about 10 years old my family went on vacation from Chicago area to N. Minnesota. We stayed in a motel on our way there and my sister & I had some sort of dinner from the local cafe. Then my parents went to a 'real' restaurant while we watched TV (back when you had to actually pay for the use of the TV - or bring your own converter plug). When they came back they brought some leftovers - Minnesota Chicken Legs. They were quite small for a chicken. I was probably 15 before I found out that they were really frog legs :biggrin2:

 

[Ross]

Hey they are darn good when made properly. I've never been able to recreate the same flavor that an old neighbor used. His were excellent.

 

[ARGreenMN]

Damn Chris, I live in Minnesota and have chicken legs all the time... I hope they're not really.... Oh, well if they are they are... Reminds me of a trip back down to TX few years ago (where I grew up but left before I'd heard this term). My uncle asked if I wanted some calf frys. I said sure, I'll try anything once. Had a few - not great, but not horrible. He started laughing his big ugly butt off and asked if I knew what they were. I can't even type it, but let's just say it's related to one of the things in Ross' list above - only cow instead of sheep. Ross, you need to try okra - slice it up thin, put some kind of batter on it (think my mom used cornmeal) and fry it up. Pretty good (at least till you get one that wasn't cut thin enough). It's a staple in the south, along with grits, cantelopebisuits&gravy (which is all one word) and a few other weird things.