Craig Claiborne

Pickled Okra

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    4 or 5 Pints

    .
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

  • About

Ingredients

  • 3½ pounds small, unblemished okra pods
  • 4 or 5 whole garlic cloves, peeled
  • 4 or 5 dried whole small

Method

  • Leave a small portion of the stem end on each okra pod. Rinse the okra and drain well.
  • Pack enough okra into 4 or 5 pint jars to pack them firmly, but leave ¼ inch headspace. Insert 1 garlic clove, 1 hot red pepper, and 1