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Canned Hot Pickles Cucumber or Mirliton (Mirleton)

Recipe Type: Canning, Diabetic, Health Conscious, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Average Rating: (5 / 5)

Used with gumbos or any rice and gravy dish in Cajun Country, chayote is a gourd-like squash that is about the size and shape of a very large pear. The skin is pale green and smooth with slight ridges that run lengthwise. Many compare the color to a light green ...

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Okra Gumbo

Stewed (Smothered) Okra – Oven or Stove Top

Recipe Type: Chicken, Classics, Crab, Shrimp, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Average Rating: (5 / 5)

This is a classic way of cooking okra that allows you to use okra (la gombo fevi) as a side dish or make the ever popular shrimp and okra gumbo. Ingredients3 pounds fresh or frozen okra 3 tbsp canola oil 1 cup chopped onion or 1 large onion 1 cup ...

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