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==News About Okra== | ==News About Okra== | ||
'''Okra Makes a Great Vegetable''' | |||
*Source:http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Okra-Makes-a-Great-Vegetable-2900416.php | |||
:(Washington Post) | |||
Overcooked, it's the vegetable equivalent of the blind date from Hell: slippery, slimy, gummy, with prickly fuzz. When it gets too old, it's tough and tart. | |||
Treated with respect, however, and used as one ingredient of many in spicy stews and gumbos, or cooked until tender and not a minute more, okra is at its best. It's low calorie and full of fiber and vitamin C. Okra should always be picked and purchased young. Look for crisp, bright green pods without spots, blemishes or mold. And stick with the small ones: from two to three inches long. Any larger than that, the pods will be very tough. | |||
Don't store okra for very long. And don't let them get wet -- Okra is very perishable. If you can't use them right away, try keeping them a day or two in a paper bag in the warmer part of the refrigerator. | |||
Prepare okra quicklyif you're steaming or stir-frying them. If you're cooking them whole, rinse them and cut off the tops and bottoms first but be careful not to expose their seeds. | |||
Try steaming them for 4 to 6 minutes with butter and lemon or, after they cool, with a vinaigrette. Saute them anywhere from five to 20 minutes, according to taste, in an uncovered pot to try to retain some crunch. You can deep-fry them whole or sliced into rounds and coated with cornmeal or cracker crumbs. In spicy gumbos, okra is often used both sliced and as a thickener. In vegetable stews such as ratatouille, add the okra late in the cooking process. | |||
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''' What Okra Juice Does To Your Body''' | ''' What Okra Juice Does To Your Body''' | ||
*Source:http://www.boldsky.com/health/nutrition/2016/what-okra-juice-does-to-your-body-102066.html | *Source:http://www.boldsky.com/health/nutrition/2016/what-okra-juice-does-to-your-body-102066.html | ||