How do you minimize the slimyness when cooking okra?

Question

How do you minimize the slimyness when cooking okra?

Answer 1

if you fry it just cook it longer than usual and they wont be slimy

Answer 2

if you are boiling it, it is just slimy.tomato and bacon along with some onion cook it down until the okra is tender,tastes great.

this is how i make it. chop up about 1/4 of a onion 2or 3 slices of bacon and put that in a pan.let the bacon greasy cook out a bit and soften the onion.then add about 2to3 cups of chopped okra, one 14oz can of diced tomato's and a fill the tomato can with water and add that. then let all that simmer until the liquid  reduces add salt and pepper and eat up. no slime at all.

Answer 3

Fry it a bit longer.

Answer 4

all the above answers are good.  also if you are using a roux you can add it when you add  the onions to the roux then it won't be slimy.

Answer 5

If your using it for gumbo, or to add to a similar-like dish, just use less. We made some gumbo the other day and I couldn't stomach the slimieness of it. By itself, i've heard you can either fry it up or bake it in the oven. Hope this helps.  

Answer 6

what works best for me is if i fry it a bit before adding it to a stew or something like that. Just a little oil in a non stick pan and fry it off at the end add a few drops of lemon juice-i dont know why but i think the acid in the lemon juice cuts the sliminess.

When cooking okra on its own in an indian style i add tomatoes and it doesnt get slimy at all.

My mom makes okra battered and deep fried on occassion-unhealthy i know but absolutely divine!

you can also make a slit in i lengthways and add a stuffing with some lemon juice inside to season the stuffing and bake it. never slimy that way.

Good luck!!