Okra

[jd]

While the board was down, I tried a recipe for WW Gumbo (which was excellent). It called for 'trimmed, sliced okra'. I've never worked with okra before. I'm sure I did the slicing correctly, but wasn't sure what 'trimmed' meant. Can any okra users shed some light? Thanks!

[Zinnia]

Trimmed okra basically means cutting off the tip and the stem of the "okra pods" &/or trimming any blemishes. When I make fried okra, I trim the pod and slice it into circles, bread it and fry. http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Zinnia