# Okara.  How to use?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 7, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575 "2010-03-07T02:00:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575/1 "2010-03-07T02:00:05Z")

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[I made soy milk](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554889) this morning. This left me with _okara_, or soybean pulp. I didn’t know what to do with it, so I chopped up some onion and threw it in with some Vegemite, minced garlic, black pepper, red pepper flakes, bread crumbs, and shredded Tillamook cheddar cheese, and mixed it all up. I made patties and fried them in oil. Not bad, actually. Not something I’d order at a restaurant, but not bad. Good with catsup, too. It’s probably even fairly healthy. But I’d like to try a real recipe.

I haven’t made any bread yet, so I’d rather not get into using it in bread-making. Besides, I understand I’ll have to dry it. Seems like a pain. So when I make more soy milk, I’ll have about 3/4 cup of mush the consistency of thick Cream of Wheat.

Ideas, please?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575/2 "2010-03-08T00:43:32Z")

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I nuked the two remaining patties this morning, and topped them each with an egg, sunny-side up. Pretty good. If only I’d added some sage…

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575/3 "2010-03-09T07:48:26Z")

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I keep seeing this thread title and thinking you mean okra. For which I also have no suggestions.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575/4 "2010-03-09T16:20:48Z")

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I suppose instead of patties, I could make balls and use it like falafel.

Or else try a soup recipe.

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**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okara-how-to-use/531575/5 "2010-03-09T16:52:12Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> I keep seeing this thread title and thinking you mean okra. For which I also have no suggestions.

Guambo, of course.