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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:05 PM
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I never thought about
asking for a recipe here, till I saw the Nacho post. does anyone have a recipe for "Oysters Herman"? It was a popular party dish in the Houston, Texas area about 30 years ago.

thanks for your help.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:24 PM
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1. at least you aren't looking for "good okra recipes"
William Pitt did that and he got roasted, LOL. :D
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:03 PM
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2. fried & in gumbo
are the only edible okra recipes.
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:14 PM
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3. 'Good okra recipes"- now that's an oxymoron!
As one of the characters in the movie The Court Jester said, "Balderdash, there ain't no such thing"!
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:22 PM
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4. Please tell me we aren't...
gonna start this flamewar again.

Okra is the food of the GODS dammit. :-)
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:30 PM
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9. EEEEeeeeeuuuuuuwwwwwwwww
Tried it, but it kept slipping out of my mouth, couldn't catch it, and was really sorry when I did. I would rather eat a dish of brussel sprouts (and I can't even stand to be in the same room with those nasty little things. It's God's revenge, I tell you, nothing like that ever came from the original Garden of Eden (probably grown by the snake himself):evilgrin:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:56 PM
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12. You're eating it wrong
Okra isn't supposed to be slippery (unless it's in gumbo). What you do is cut it up, roll the slices in corn meal, and deep fry it. Yummmmmmmmmm..........*drool* and not the least bit slimy.
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:56 PM
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13. which Gods would those be?
I'm sorry, okra does not ring my bell in any way, although fried is edible. If you surround it with gummbo, it can be swallowed. sorta like surrounding broccoli with cheese. I much prefer a straight file gumbo, though, to one with okra in it.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:59 PM
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15. Dark voodoo gods...
:evilgrin:

I'm telling ya - rolled in a little corn meal and deep fried (the way my momma cooks it) Okra will bring you to your knees.

Lemme put it like this. I spent a while as a salad chef in a restaurant as a teenager. I hate cutting up vegetables. Not only will I cut up okra without bitching, I'll do it without being asked if it means my momma will fry some up for me. :-)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 02:00 PM
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16. Rolled in corn meal and deep fried...
...in a cast iron skillet! I swear you could roll just about anything in corn meal and dee fry it in a cast iron skillet and it will taste good. Toss on a little Louisiana Hot Sauce, too! :9
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:24 PM
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5. I'm gonna try.
This is a challenge.
I'm gonna see if I can come up with a marinated, grilled okra recipe that tastes good. If it works for eggplant and zuchini it oughta work for okra.
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omshanti Donating Member (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:25 PM
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7. Okra raita
The way my mom makes.
Yum
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:25 PM
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6. Now now, kids...
Let's leave okra in the ground. Or in the tree. Or on the vine. Or wherever it comes from. ;)

Never, ever heard of "oysters herman". Do you remember what sorts of things it had in it? It may have been given a new name by now....?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:28 PM
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8. I've never heard of oysters herman either.
Although, I don't like oysters, so I don't go looking for recipes.

I searched at foodtv.com - no recipe found for oysters herman.

:shrug:
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:57 PM
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14. I've googled the
subject. NO luck. I'm afraid it went out of fashion after I left HOuston. It was good, though
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:54 PM
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11. It was a casserole
of some sort, and was similar in taste to Oysters Bienville, if I remember correctly. It was named after a prominent HOuston family.
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dreissig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:50 PM
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10. Named After Herman's Seafood Restaurant
Great oysters there! Herman died a few years ago. His wife never did get him to quit smoking. Quite a local character. I don't think she kept the business.
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