Okra Pickles Food

PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Sterilize jars and lids directly before using for 10 minutes in simmering water or in the dishwasher. Remove one at a time when ready to fill.
• Divide the fresh okra evenly between the three pint jars. Place 1 teaspoon of dried dill and 1 teaspoon sugar into each jar.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together water, vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil. While vinegar mixture is still hot, ladle into the hot sterilized okra jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Wipe rims with a clean damp cloth and seal jars with lids and rings. Process in a boiling water bath (making sure water level is 1 inch over the top of the jars) for 10 minutes. Remove from water bath and allow to cool on the counter.
• Makes 3 pints
• Serving suggestions: The perfect garnish to a chilled glass of spicy tomato juice.

KOSHER DILL OKRA PICKLES

Steps:

• Wash and drain okra.
• Prick each okra several times with a pin, or cut small slit with knife.
• Put 1 clove garlic and 1/2 tsp mustard seed in the bottom of each jar.
• Pack okra into jars.
• Put a small bunch of dill or about 1 tsp dill seed on top of okra.
• Boil water, vinegar and salt together until salt is dissolved.
• Fill jars with boiling solution to within 1/2 inch from top.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Wash the okra and trim the stem to 1/2-inch. Place 1 chile, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, 3 sprigs of dill, 1 clove of garlic and 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns in the bottom of each of 4 sterilized pint canning jars. Divide the okra evenly among the 4 jars, standing them up vertically, alternating stems up and down.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the salt, vinegar and water to a boil. Once boiling, pour this mixture over the okra in the jars, leaving space between the top of the liquid and the lid. Seal the lids. Set in a cool dry place for 2 weeks.
• *Tips on Sterilizing Jars
• Properly-handled sterilized equipment will keep canned foods in good condition for years. Sterilizing jars is the first step of preserving foods.
• Sterilizing Tips:
• Jars should be made from glass and free of any chips or cracks. Preserving or canning jars are topped with a glass, plastic, or metal lid, which has a rubber seal. Two piece lids are best for canning, as they vacuum seal when processed.
• To sterilize jars, before filling with jams, pickles, or preserves, wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water. Rinse well and arrange jars and lids open sides up, without touching, on a tray. Boil the jars and lids in a large saucepan, covered with water, for 15 minutes.
• Use tongs when handling the hot sterilized jars, to move them from boiling water. Be sure the tongs are sterilized too, by dipping the ends in boiling water for a few minutes.
• As a rule, hot preserves go into hot jars and cold preserves go into cold jars. All items used in the process of making jams, jellies, and preserves must be clean. This includes any towels used, and especially your hands.
• After the jars are sterilized, you can preserve the food. It is important to follow any canning and processing instructions included in the recipe and refer to USDA guidelines about the sterilization of canned products.

TOP RATED PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Wash okra; bring vinegar, water, and salt to a boil.
• Put okra in pint jars.
• To each pint, add 1 teaspoon dill seed, 2 cloves garlic, and 1 pod pepper.
• Pour boiling brine to cover okra.
• Process in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Wait 1 month before serving.

OLD FASHIONED PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Boil 10 pint canning jars for 15 minutes. Leave in hot water until ready for use.
• Wash okra with a vegetable brush. Leave short stem. If you prick each pod several times with a needle or fine-pointed knife, pickling solution will enter pod more quickly. This may help prevent floating.
• Put pods in hot jars with stems alternating up and down for a better pack. Place one pepper and one clove of garlic in each jar. Add 1 teaspoon dill seed, if desired. Heat vinegar, salt and water to boiling. Pour into each jar, covering okra.
• Remove air bubbles, wipe sealing edge and close with new jar lids following manufacturer's directions.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes at a simmering temperature (180 degrees). Immediately remove from water, cool. Store for a month before using to develop flavor.

GRANDMA OMA'S PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Divide the fresh okra evenly between 3 sterile (1 pint) jars. Place one dried chile, and one teaspoon of dill into each jar.
• In a small saucepan, combine the water, vinegar and salt. Bring to a rolling boil. Pour over the ingredients in the jars, and seal in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. Refrigerate jars after opening.

PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Wash okra well. Drain and set aside. Place 1 clove
• garlic and 1 hot pepper into each of 7 hot
• sterilized pint jars. Pack jars firmly with okra,
• leaving 1/2 inch head space; add 1 teaspoon dill
• seed to each. Combine vinegar, water, and salt in a
• large saucepan; bring to a boil and pour over okra.
• Screw metal bands on tightly. Process 10 minutes in
• a boiling water bath. Let pickles stand at least 5
• weeks before opening. This is really hot. You may
• want to cut the amount of spices used.

PICKLED OKRA

Steps:

• Pack okra in 9 hot jars filling to 1/2 inch from top.
• Place 1 hot pepper, 1 garlic clove, and 1 teaspoon dill into each jar.
• Bring the vinegar and remaining 3 ingredients to a boil; pour over the okra filling to 1/2 inch from the top. Remove any air bubbles.
• Wipe the jar rims and cover at once with the metal lids and screw-on bands.
• Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.