How to Keep Okra from Getting Slimy - CHOW.com

[WordBelmont]

Can we use Dorito Consomme instead of oil for that brown edge?

[akteddy79]

hmm...there´s just one problem...I love it slimy!...good video though!

[spraraflesh]

Okra in Greek is use not in slice but cook entire in fresh tomato!. Is so good ^^

[Artemisia494]

@spraraflesh Yep, Egyptians and Middle easterns eat it the same way too. Some Egyptians even dry them on strings in the sun before cooking them later.

[vi3tman101]

i for one like the slime

[mmh3999]

No slime, all favor, good okra! how can one forget this? I will tell her this, when she complains...

[Qyute]

You can also add a teaspoon or two of vinegar or lemon juice when u put the okra in the pan to fry it....

[Qyute]

@Qyute that gets rid of the slime

[harmonyzc]

deep fried okra

[annie46664]

THANKS for the AWESOME TIP ~ but darling, if you refer to THIS MUCH oil as a mere "fine coating" ~ OMG! I'd hate to see how MUCH you consider a GENEROUS COATING!! :)

Also, I so hope that, that was either COCONUT or OLIVE oil & not the cheaper unhealthy sunflower & God Forbid Canola type!! BTW ~ For HIGHEST HEAT FRYING, COCONUT oil is the healthiest, because it's the only oil that doesn't 'spoil' at highest temperatures. I guess that OLIVE oil is one's next most suitable option though. :)

SA

[Hazzie54321]

What the fuck i okra? Never seen that shit before

[9aspengold5]

would you suggest frying them first before adding to Gumbo??

[AniVaroni]

nu uh none for me!

[MonicaReally]

Fine coating of oil? After she pours in half a cup.

[revenger1997]

Haha from where i learnt it, Okras WERE called ladysfinger.

[changfu3]

@revenger1997 hey singaporean :D same same! i actually like the slimeyness :3

[AcrobatHero]

..nothing's slimy when you fry the hell out of it...

[RockNiga]

In Nigeria, we want and love our Okra slimy. y in the world would u want it all....not slimy???

[houseguest11]

What makes all of your okra get tough? when growing, what makes your okra get tough?

[RealBigR]

@houseguest11 Letting it get too big is one thing that makes it tough.

[houseguest11]

What makes all of your okra get tough?

[etrinh00azn]

isn't okra supposed to be slimy? that's just my opinion.

[abstractadobo]

as she says "conTRACT" she's actually being choked by the producer

[PaniPoniMesousa]

But like my okra slimy D:

[sadeyesace]

That was NOT a fine coating of oil!!! hahaha

[Shanongao]

press 6 and listen for 2 sec and do it again

[TahtahCutie52]

Isnt it SUPPOSED to be slimy? Its good that way! It just LOOKS nasty!

[genocidal123]

What the fuck? A thin coating of oil? And. Okra without that slime isnt good. Its called texture bitch.

[leahva29]

@genocidal123 RUDE

[genocidal123]

@leahva29 Fuck off.

[kirkivanbaesa]

man... it's about 1:30am here and i was startled by her voice. i can't sleep now~ :O

[HaslarHouse]

It always gets slimy for me after I cut it up and before I get it in the pan... I don't see how she kept that from happening. I was hoping to be informed. This is the first time CHOW has let me down...

[Moonlightrealgirl]

aww but okra is like natto; without the slime its a like people without souls O.O

[yayakiko]

Slimy is tasty!

[nu5oul]

I love okra slimy or not, but most of my friends don't. Thank you for showing me how to get the slime out, so my friends will eat my gumbo.

[celeby66666]

i like okra when it's slimy...

[Blooberry95]

"Just put a *fine* layer of oil..."

*stares" Yeah, so apparently a "fine" layer of oil there is about an inch of oil...?

"The okra cells, when they hit that hot oil, they *qqccchh* conTRAHKT! and they hold in their sliminess! 00:25 Sorry I just had to point that out >.>

[Blooberry95]

But....I like my okra slimy OAO I like the texture that way~

[Akuwaman]

This lady had a New Orleans seafood Throwdown challenge with Bobby Flay on food network.

[whitetornadodk]

that looks abit like jalapeno

[XAlphaZEROX]

Or you can wash the okra first, cut it and then flour and salt it. Fry it, then you get non-slimy okra. Then make sure you always drain off the oil.

[yndarjabelo]

Okra=always good slimy or not. wow she's frying okra how bad is that look at all of the oil it's absorbing.

[shaycoiee1]

great hint----I think that is y my kids wouldnt eat it

do u kno anything bout frozen okra? Fresh is hardly ever seen here in PA

[aurayon]

I actually like the "slime". It acts as a natural thickener in stews. But fried okra is good, too

[derekbegins]

okra are lady fingers =)

[Limebunny255]

Haha I actually like it kinda slimy, idk why :P... strange lady.

[anoonymuse]

I've never heard of this stuff.

What does the taste compare to? According to wiki it's in the same family as cacao, but I suppose that doesn't say much about the taste..

[TWILIGHT34H5YU8T138T]

yum! i love okra

[jimsnoskate12]

conTRACT! ROFL

[n4v32x]

Whats Okra?

[kyekye15]

so thats basically saying deep fry that shit!

[florcita72]

haha nice way to put it

[CoreyRVA]

not "hot", but rather "hot hot"

[puretabby]

it's lovely with chilli

[Markisan]

crazy lady dont forget to breathe!

[GotEmSkills]

00:25

[michu070]

sorry chow, but this lady is annoying

[Bravyanz0r]

I agree.

[Syntox]

I like her - she's kinda crazy - I kinda want her to beat me with a wooden spoon...did I just say that?

[teaatnight]

wOw

[willsmith66367]

so u deep fry

[skatekoh]

wtf is okra...

[0ldSandwich]

does this dumb white bitch not understand what a "fine" layer of oil is?

[plumevine]

Having to choose between slimy or oily okra still makes no okra the better option :/

[wulfman15]

If you don't want it to be oily, try vegetable shortening, that's at least on the light side.

[lynnesremorse]

Okra is good if rolled in corn meal fried and then drained on paper towel. It doesn't have to be greasy or slimy.

[gabrielk310]

man i almost shit myself XD

[surfontheturf]

conTRACT!

[Itznormaxd]

lol i keep playing that over and over again..

[plumevine]

~0:26 qucshh contrA*squeal*CT!

[some5672]

EW WTF

Lol@her :]

[dumbdums]

Lol. She sure loves her Okra.

[JChan9219]

I love her enthusiasm.

[absolutblue]

thanks