Comments on: Smothered Okra

By: Ed Bruske

Ed Bruske — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:23:22 +0000

Never tried it, Bob. Nor have I ever seen it sold that way. Give it a shot.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:01:56 +0000

Can Okra be pickled sliced rather than whole?

By: Ed Bruske

Ed Bruske — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:05:24 +0000

Sylvie, sweet potatoes are loaded with nutrition, but unfortunately they are also loaded with carbohydrates: 40 grams for 1/2 cup of mashed sweet potato. That’s almost a day’s ration for me. Potatoes are comparable for carb content: about 50 grams for a baked potato with the skin on. Either way, I’m trying to avoid the carbs. Now the sweet potato leaves, that’s another story. According to my calorie counter, there are only 2 grams of carbs in 1/2 cup of cooked sweet potato leaves. That’s why I stick with green vegetables.

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:31:56 +0000

Ed – Sweet potato is not really related to potatoes. It’s in the morning glory family (I know you know that). I did not think it was considered a starch… more like – I would have thought – carrots, parsnip etc… Many people who shun starch eat sweet potatoes, so I am curious why you don’t eat it (really, I want to know…)

By: Ed Bruske

Ed Bruske — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:19:49 +0000

Janet, I leave the caps on when I’m pickling the okra, but I remove them when I’m cooking the okra, as in smothered okra. Is this necessary, or just a curious habit? I’ve never tried eating the stems. Perhaps it’s worth a try.

By: foodperson

foodperson — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:19:26 +0000

Do you leave the stem “caps” on your okra or trim them off? Just curious…

By: Ed Bruske

Ed Bruske — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:32:58 +0000

Sylvie, a favorite okra treatment I developed last year involved a stew with sweet potato leaves and coconut milk. But my sweet potato seedlings never arrived this year and I never did anything about it because sweet potatoes are now off our list because of the carbs. Now I need to come up with a substitute and I’m not really seeing anything comparable in the garden. I’m thinking next year I’ll sprout a sweet potato just so I can have the leaves.

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:44:43 +0000

Fried, smothered, Indian-style with lemon & cumin, Cajun, grilled, pickled… yes, I do like okra. But it’s LANGUISHING this year!!! Of course, I also planted it late… sigh. I should have planted them in the greenhouse…
oh well.. next year will be better….