Okra
How to store:
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Okra tastes best the day you pick it. Use pods immediately or they will begin to lose quality and flavor.
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Okra does not store well, but if you must keep okra more than a day or two, store pods in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper section of the refrigerator.
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Pods refrigerated for more than a day or two often suffer chilling injury and turn black.
A favorite farm recipe:
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Ingredients
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5 slices bacon
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1 pound okra, washed, trimmed, and sliced about 1/2 inch thick
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1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/3-inch wedges
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Coarse salt
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Freshly ground black pepper
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4 medium heirloom tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
Directions
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Step 1 - In a large skillet, cook bacon over low heat until it is crisp and fat is rendered. Remove bacon and set aside.
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Step 2 - Add okra to skillet and cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion wedges, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
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Step 3 - Add tomatoes and reduce heat to low. Continue cooking, partially covered, until tomatoes are just heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Crumble bacon slices over tomatoes; serve warm.
Okra taste is similar to a green pepper. Eat raw, cooked, or pickled.