The Whole Okra includes classic recipes such as fried okra pods as well as unexpected delights including okra seed pancakes and okra flower vodka. Some of the South’s best-known chefs shared okra recipes with Smith: Okra Soup by culinary historian Michael Twitty, Limpin’ Susan by chef BJ Dennis, Bhindi Masala by chef Meherwan Irani, and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard.
The Whole Okra includes classic recipes such as fried okra pods as well as unexpected delights including okra seed pancakes and okra flower vodka. Some of the South’s best-known chefs shared okra recipes with Smith: Okra Soup by culinary historian Michael Twitty, Limpin’ Susan by chef BJ Dennis, Bhindi Masala by chef Meherwan Irani, and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard.
The Whole Okra includes classic recipes such as fried okra pods as well as unexpected delights including okra seed pancakes and okra flower vodka. Some of the South’s best-known chefs shared okra recipes with Smith: Okra Soup by culinary historian Michael Twitty, Limpin’ Susan by chef BJ Dennis, Bhindi Masala by chef Meherwan Irani, and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction: In Defense of Okra
. Getting to Know Okra
. Okra, The People’s Vegetable
(Okra 38a Superfood + Okra Varieties and Okra Breeding» Okra,
Diversity and Climate Change * Raw Okra Salad from 1916
. Embracing the S-Word
‘Making Your Own Okra Cosmetics » Extracting Okra Slime + Okra
Marshmallow Delights
. Pods of the Gods
(Okra Plus Acid » Okra Plus Water » Okra Plus Heat » Limpin’ Susan +
Bhindi Masala « Spicy Okra » Okra Fries » Round Steak and Okra
Gumbo + Okra Soup » Old-Time Okra Soup
How to Eat Okra All Winter
Freezing « Dehydrating + Canning « Pickling and Fermenting *
Fermented Okra » Pickled Okra » Okra Kimchi
Take the Okra Flower Pledge
Eating the Flower » Drinking the Flower
. Eat Your Greens
(Okra Greens: Ideas from Chefs » Growing Okra Microgreens *
Coconut Cream Okra Leaf with Tilapia
. Okra Super Seeds
“Making the Most of Overgrown Pods » What to Do with Woody Pods
+ Okra Seed Tofu and Tempeh « Making Okra Seed Tofu = Okra Seed.
Oil - Okra Seed Flour - Okra Seed Coffee - Making Your Own Okra
Seed Flour » Charred Okra with Okra Seed Aioli and Crispy Onions ~
(Okra Seed “Couscous” Warm Salad » Savory Okra Corn Muafns *
‘Multigrain Okra Sourdough Bread - Okra Seed Pancakes
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1339. Let’s Keep Stalking About Okra
(Okra Paper + Making Your Own Okra Fiber Paper + Okra Fiber »
‘Making Okra Fiber Cordage
10. Grow, Okra, Grow
Germination « Direct-Seed or Transplant « Field Prep and Spacing «
Harvest » Maintenance Practices» Pests and Diseases - Seed Saving
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Okra Diversity Trial
Notes
Index
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