Common Names: Okra, gumbo, lady fingers Scientific Name ... which bloom for only one day and shortly are followed by green, ...

This chicken and okra gumbo comes from chef Rembs Layman, who served a version of it at his restaurant Tupelo in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For home cooks, he suggests using store-bought ...

Planting Central American pepper seeds on ... slaves brought okra from their native lands to the southern United States. The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name.

Pickled okra is a crunchy, delicious snack, but what about that slime? There are a number of easy methods to keep your pickled okra slime-free.

Then reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook. Once the okra is cooked, add it to the gumbo pot. Continue cooking the gumbo for 60 minutes. Add the reserved crabs and shrimp and cook for 15 ...

Add the chopped tomatoes, the cooked vegetables and the okra. Stir to combine and then ... then place on top of the gumbo, put a lid on and place over a low heat for 10 minutes.