WebThis recipe does not include okra, a vegetable that is found in many traditional New Orleans gumbo recipes. Since okra is a low carb vegetable, feel free to …
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Of course it's gumbo without okra. In Louisiana, there are three common forms of gumbo (seafood, sausage,z'herbes). Of these, okra is generally used in the searfood version but not the others. Tom Fitzmorris who issues daily on New Orleans chow, often writes on the various forms of gumbo.
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Frozen okra sometimes releases the mucilage more readily, presumably because the structure of the plant has been disrupted by the ice crystals formed during freezing. This might make it unappealing when eaten on its own, but if you're making stewed okra or gumbo, where it would all have come out anyway, it doesn't make any difference.
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