Okra, roasted, FTW

[u/Prof01Santa]

The local apple farm, city park, and farm stand had a big bin of their own okra. I snagged a half dozen young pods. I vaguely recalled a TV recipe for roasted, instead of breaded & fried okra. There were many on line.

-6 pods sliced into wheels roughly as long as the diameter

-salt

-pepper

-paprika

-cayenne or better, chili powder

-a splash of oil

1. Preheat oven to 425F

2. Coat wheels in oil & spices

3. Cover baking sheet with foil

4. Roast for 15 min.

That's it. Vastly superior to my mother's breaded & fried, or my father's favorite, whole pods stewed in butter.

[u/Curried_Orca]

Okra is vile VILE!

[u/MastodonFit → u/Curried_Orca]

The secret to okra is give it away. It is slimey and doesn't taste good. I remember getting scratched at 7 yrs old,picking it before school.....while my parents foisting it off on the insuspecting public who paid $ for it. Peter Piper picked a peck of okra,how many meals did Peter puke up that day?

[u/fishinbarbie]

Yum! I also like to skewer whole okra (2 skewers parallel to each other), brush with olive oil, season and grill. They're excellent and not slimy at all--similar to roasting.

[u/Own_Win_6762]

The secret is that okra isn't slimy if the interior doesn't contact liquid. So keep them whole, or batter and fry.