Gumbo

[duriyah]

I make gumbo, me.

As I had been working out and was sweaty, I took a quick shower while the stew simmers. Okra slime doesn't rinse off easily. It sort of spreads first. For a few minutes there my arms and torso were pretty slick. Weird feeling.

Slime or no slime, okra is one of my very favorite vegetables. Can't wait for the gumbo!

Comments

[rfunk]

entry tags: cooking, okra, slime

[duriyah]

Duly noted and changed. :-)

[aislinggheal]

Gumbo, yum! Thanks for reminding me that I have okra from my CSA to use up. I bet I will be making gumbo this week. :-)

[duriyah]

Yum! I love being able to get fresh okra this time of year.

Happy belated birthday, by the way. So far my 40's have been a "learning time" physically, but wonderful in many other ways.

[artemii]

i thought the 'slime' was why people used it in soups; it's supposed to be as good a thickener as flour or better. i've never rinsed the 'slime' off when making vegetarian gumbo.

yum, gumbo.

[duriyah]

Ah, I think I left a sentence out of my entry. I didn't rinse the okra after I cut it. The slime stayed on my hands after I sliced the okra, even after several washings at the sink, and again in the shower. Soap just seemed to spread it around! I wondered if maybe I should have tried rinsing my hands in vinegar instead!

The gumbo recipe also called for file powder (another thickener), which I didn't have, so it still ended up too runny. Next time I use that recipe I should definitely cut the liquid if I don't use file powder or roux.