Fried okra can get pretty mushy if you don't prepare and cook it correctly. Use these tips to give fried okra a more crunchy ...

Trace shares the best way to cook okra with two delicious recipes. Get ready for the ultimate okra showdown! Trace shares the best way to cook okra with two recipes: classic Southern fried okra and a ...

This okra gumbo puts a vegetable-forward spin on the classic Southern dish. With the addition of matzoh balls (see Matzoh Balls recipe), it makes a perfect plate for Passover Seders. Food historian ...

For the born-and-bred Southerner, few culinary experiences rival the intense satisfaction of biting into perfectly fried okra. “Whether it was at Sunday dinner, in a cafeteria or in a restaurant, a ...

Okra thrives in the heat - both in the garden and in the kitchen. As the merciless summer sun beats down, okra plants produce pod after pod, giving home cooks pounds of produce to prepare or preserve.

Vishwesh Bhatt remembers his first taste of okra in a Southern restaurant. “It was stewed with tomatoes, and I thought, ‘Ooh, this is interesting.’ It made so much sense to me.” Though the seasonings ...

I love okra. Like, in an “I’m in a deeply committed relationship with okra” kind of way. I’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating every end of August, when the weather is steadily, ...

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