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    We found 11 shocking okra recipes that are easy to make. From okra pancakes to okra ice cream, we have it all. Which would you try?

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    Okra may be a meal best served as soup to you, but it鈥檚 really a vegetable you can do so much more with. I鈥檝e taken the time to help you find 11 okra recipes to get into. 

    Send us pictures when you attempt any of them!

    Okra Ice Cream

    Credit: Brooke Allen, Edible Tulsa

    Y鈥檃ll are out here eating , so don鈥檛 act shocked. A 2014 showed that the okra can help retain the texture of ice cream as it freezes and unfreezes. And although not everyone is trying it out, there are people making it work like this .

    Recipe

    • Steal a bowl of ice cream because things are tough on Buhari鈥檚 streets. I鈥檇 say go with vanilla. 
    • Get to chopping up that okra and mix mix mix.

    Fried okra and pepper

    Photo credit: tsunad, gourmandize

    It鈥檚 like eating fried potato and pepper sauce. Once the , there鈥檚 no sliminess to deal with. And to make it even tastier, put in an egg, mix with corn meal, throw in a dash of pepper and salt, and fry until golden brown.

    Here鈥檚 a you can follow from Allrecipes.

    Stir-fry okra with noodles

    Yes, there鈥檚 nothing that doesn鈥檛 exist under the sun. But I don鈥檛 need to say too much about this dish. Buy noodles and follow this I found on Youtube.

    RELATED: 9 Ingredients You Need to Make Yoruba Stew

    Okra stew

    Photo credit: Yumna Jawad

    Like chicken or beef stew, okra stew is an everyday business in Lebanon, and I鈥檓 not mad at it. 

    Here鈥檚 the

    Okra kimchi

    I can鈥檛 forget our K-drama fans on this okra journey. We already showed you how to make cucumber kimchi, so switch things out with , and you have a whole new dish.

    Okra and fried eggs

    Photo credit: , cookpad

    For the fitfam crew. Okra is a vegetable, so paired with onions, scotch bonnets and sausages on the side, you have a breakfast for champions. You鈥檙e welcome.

    Okra pie

    Look, hear me out. We鈥檙e already finding strange things like macaroni in meat pies, so why not okra? And for the bougie people, what鈥檚 the difference between this and shepherd鈥檚 pie?

    Here鈥檚 how to make it as a or .

    RELATED: I Found the Best Meat Pie in Nigeria, It鈥檚 in Jos

    Okra chips

    Photo credit: Lana Stuart, Lana鈥檚 cooking

    Plaintain chips, potato chips, okra chips, they鈥檙e all chips. 

    Okra oatmeal

    Photo credit: humbleherbivore, feed feed

    Since has a slightly slimy feel already, the okra fits right in. If you鈥檙e not much of a sweet tooth, or maybe you鈥檙e a hardened criminal on the loose, you may find this appealing.

    Okra and plantain pottage

    I鈥檓 amazed at the things people think of because, why? But if you鈥檙e a plantain lover that needs this in life, here鈥檚 a to jump on.

    Okra pancakes

    Photo credit: Louisiana cookin

    Out of everything I found, this pancake hurt me the most.聽

    For getting to the end of this article, I鈥檒l grant you one wish: 

    Which of the okra recipes would you like 91大神 writers to try? Tell me here, and I鈥檒l make it happen.

    Also, read this article to remember your Nigerian roots: 12 Things You Can Add to Okro Soup for a Different Taste

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