Couldn't tell you. I've never been tempted to try it outside of gumbo, and as you can see, it loses all semblence of itself in the vegetable mush.
You can use file powder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil%C3%A9_powder) as a thickener instead of okra. I'm pretty sure you can order it off the net somewhere.
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9/12/08 17:28 (UTC)You can use file powder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil%C3%A9_powder) as a thickener instead of okra. I'm pretty sure you can order it off the net somewhere.