I have a special place in my heart for home cooked fried okra. It kind of makes me swoon. It definitely makes me happy. But ...

If possible, choose smaller okra pods, because the older ones are tougher and need longer to cook. This is a fast and easy dish to prepare. It takes less than 10 minutes to cut up the ingredients ...

Choose stems that snap cleanly and don’t bend. Okra exudes a glutinous juice in cooking which thickens stews and braised dishes. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked with curries or vegetable ...

Cook over low heat for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add okra to Dutch oven and simmer until tender, 15 minutes. Stir in chicken meat and season gumbo with salt, pepper, and Tabasco.