Chris Smith, who works at seed savers exchange wrote a book called The Whole Okra. One thing i remember is that if you know you’re going to be out of town you can pick the blossoms and eat them. But if you come back and still have okra that are too big, you can slice them and remove the seeds and use them like couscous. Also, you know how the lower leaves drop off as the plants grow taller? Well you can use the stems of those leaves as compostable straws as they are naturally bacteria inhibiting.
I watch your channel every day I don't always comment but you get thumbs up and like..i love watching the two of you ,your so devoted to each other. My husband and myself are like that and we were married 50 years this past Feburary. Our health has gone down hill but we stick like glue to each other thru thick and thin.I I love watching you two I love how you explain everything and the homestead is so calming and I love the garden everything is just so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it warms my heart and the ducks put a smile on my face every morning. Thank you Brenda from Chicago
Brenda Franco Awww, congratulations on your 50 years together. Sorry about the declining health. I agree, we love watching Kevin &Sarah. We miss seeing Samantha &Grace. Have a good day together. Your comment was great, and uplifting. 🙏
Here in the Caribbean(I live in Barbados) we like that the okras are slimy because we make a dish called cou cou. It consists of okra cornmeal and a little water with salt to taste.
You guys are right on with that okra. Okra grew very well in our desert garden and produced to the point we got tired of picking them almost every day, we cut the okra and froze it just as you but without the breading. The best however was dehydrating them as they take up less space when dried. there is no need to refrigerate and they last for years when vacuum packed. We are currently eating dried okra today from vacuum sealed jars put up in 2008.
Who’s got two thumbs and is knee deep into okra??? This girl. Fantastic tips. Never thought to freeze okra pre-breaded. Genius! Gonna try the dehydrator too. So excited!!!
I must love you guys a ridiculous amount because I just watched this entire video and you couldn’t pay me enough to put Okra in my mouth 😂. Great video and God bless 💕
I DISLIKE OKRA THE SAME REASON SARA DOESN'T QUITE LIKE IT. HOWEVER, BOTH METHODS YOU DEMONSTRATED WARRANTS ME TO GIVE IT A TRY! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR METHODS OF STORAGE. I TOO, HAVE TWO PRESTO DEHYDRATORS WITH EXTRA SHELVES. WE NOT ONLY DEHYDRATE FOR OUR USE BUT ALSO A GARDENER WHO SHARES SOME OF THE PRODUCE TO US. WE EXCHANGE WITH ONE ANOTHER, HE PROVIDES THE PRODUCE, AND I DEHYDRATE PEPPERS AND TOMATOES AND THEN GRIND THEM INTO POWDERS. WE BOTH FEEL BLESSED TO TRADE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING.
MORNING SARAH AND KEVIN. SARAH I DYHRODRATED OKRA LAST YEAR FOR A TEST. I WORKED GREAT. I PUT THEM IN A JAR. VACUUM SEAL THEM WITH MY FOOD SAVER. I PUT SOME OKRA IN A POT OF SOUP. TO ME IT TASTED FRESH. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TRY IT. THANKS FOR TELLING EVERYONE ELSE.
I put white vinegar in water, put the amount of okra I plan to fry in it , let it set a few minutes, slice it right out of the water,without draining it. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much less slimy it is. Salt & pepper it put it in a zip lock or paper bag with a mixture of half corn meal-half flour, shake it until all the okra is coated well, put it in hot oil and fry until browned & crispy. You have to take it out of the bag before you put it in the hot oil, tho. 😆 We like it with a few jalapeño slices, & yellow squash slices added to it , before frying. I hope this works well for any of you who try it. Many blessings from a “ well seasoned “ okra eater. Kevin and Sarah, you are such a great couple. You have so much to offer. We are “old timers “, but we learn so much from you. Samantha and Grace are so blessed having you for parents, as you are blessed with such sweet daughters. May GOD continue to bless you all four. 😊 🙏
A tip for the initial layer of flour: Put the flour in a paper sack (like a lunch sack) or in a large ziploc bag (especially for large/really wet items like chicken pieces), toss in the food, and shake it up. You'll get a really nice coating of flour without making a mess of your hands. Works for anything.
Here in South Louisiana okra is a must have for gumbo. We cut and cook down huge amounts of okra in large roasters along with onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Once cooked and cooled, it's bagged and frozen for gumbo season aka fall and winter. (Adding a small amount of vinegar cuts the slime and you don't taste it.)
@@caterchatter4671 I cook down the okra with seasonings, once cool freeze the okra in ziplocks. The gumbo is whole other issue. LOL you can Google a recipe but I'll tell you that other than a few bites of tomatoes cooked in the okra, no other tomatoes should be added to a gumbo. As for meat, I use okra in a shrimp or chicken gumbo.
I do that too! I make my gumbo base ahead of time to freeze or can, then I can add whatever I want or have on hand for a quick, warm, comforting meal over the winter. Sending you folks some love from north Texas while I catch up on my favorite homesteaders and watch the Gulf storms on TV. Stay safe and be blessed.
I grow okra every year. The Louisiana Green Velvet is our favorite variety. I stumbled upon a packet of these at Walmart 3 years ago but have not been able to find them anymore. I'm grateful I saved the seeds that year and each year after. I'll continue to do so. That's the way we do it every year anyways. This variety grows so tall, the past 2 years they've reached heights above 21 feet. Im hoping to break that record this year. Lol I'm only 4'11" so I have to use a ladder to cut the okra. This variety is very prolific so it doesn't take many plants for a family of 4. Now that you showed us how top dehydrate okra I will most definitely buy a dehydrator and start 'preserving' them that way. Im excited to start.
I never thought to dehydrate it!!! What a great idea!! We eat waaaaay too many snacks and dehydrated okra would significantly cut down on our chip consumption.. i am always dehydrating something, from celery butts, potatoes that need to be used up, herbs, mushrooms, whatever.. i have a square Nesco, by American Harvest.. i bought it from Amazon for about 60 bucks. It was to be my "intro" dehydrator to be sure i liked using one before springing for an Excaliber. 10 or 12 years later i am still using my Nesco.. i bought 4 extra trays and a lamp timer, so i could set the amount of time i wanted.. i still check it periodically, in case things dry faster than i anticipated... i've even made beef and turkey jerky.. Love it!!
I love to watch video from all your great family is doing. Now I know how to freeze my cauliflower. Without drying out. Thank you so much. God bless you all. Love from Lanie in Canada. 66years young. Lol
I dehydrated okra for the first time this year, and we really love it! We also love it frozen, and pickled. The best variety of okra that we love is Baby Bubba from Burpee. it is a huge producer and it is also a dwarf plant. The only drawback is that for the first part of the season, you have to bend over to harvest the pods. Baby Bubba has out produced all other varieties that we have tried over the years. Love the videos and the great content. Keep up the great work.
I was just thinking , how am I going to preserve all this okra from the garden. You guys have answered my prayers !!! Cant wait to dehydrate them, and put some up for frying !!!!
When I test okra, I bend them at the tips and not in the middle. I learnt this from an 88 years old lady when I was showing off my 14" okra. I was surprised. I never had to guess again. It even works with the stubby ones.
LOVED THE IDEA OF DEHYDRATING THE OKRA! ??? WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VACUUM SEALER FOR THE JARS? CAN YOU STILL SUCCESSFULLY DEHYDRATE AND PRESERVE VEGETABLES??
Love your channel! Sarah, both you and Kevin are so knowledgeable about growing and sustaining a traditional homestead! Hope your daughter is doing well after her accident. God bless yuns!
Hi! It's me again. When I was in the military, starvation was my middle name. One thing I noticed that you didn't mention, if an animal won't eat it, you can be sure that it is poisonous to you. The other thing that I wanted to mention is eating dandelion. I'm Italian, and we take the green part of the dandelion and make a dandelion salad with oil and vinegar. You can also fry it with a little olive oil. Great eating! As always, Chris Bitonti
Love Okra. My mom taught me how to slice and pan stirred sliced Okra (covering bottom of skillet only,) until all slime has carmelized add onions peppers saute til soft then add chopped tomatoes. season and simmer cooking any liquid out. Not slimey and easy to serve as a side.
Heck yea! Needed something else to do with my okra so trying both of these tonight!!!! Thanks Kevin and Sarah!!!-Kristy, your neighbor in West Plains 😃
You are. Correct about the okra! Everyday I’m picking and planted the red okra about a mouth ago ! It’s growing very rapidly! Only 4 plants but the harvest from he reds will be as prolific as the many greens I planted! THE WOODY ONES ARE GOOD SEED SAVERS!
@@ItsMeNanaD71 I'm probably missing out on a ton of things others enjoy so much. For example, shrimp- YIKES! NOOO, and I live in one of the mushroom capitals of the world, (some say its 'THE' mushroom capital), and do my best to avoid them, although I also know they're in sauces and soups, etc. that I can't control; its just a quirky thing I have about some foods. But I want others to thoroughly enjoy their favorites, dear Sister. : )
@@jjo5375 I completely understand that! I don't do mushrooms or any seafood, no avocados, stuff like that. I'm a texture person & those textures do not work for me. I've tried okra a few ways & those were the only 2 I can handle. A lot of people like them fresh off the plant but I'm not brave enough for that yet. Lol! Have a great day!!
Love your videos, I live in the Pacific north west and we have never grown okra , so interesting what you have to say about this plant . enjoy your videos and in my whole life i've never tasted okra , 73 years. Thank you for this video. I have grown Jet Star Tomato this year and it grew wonderfully. Will grow it next year., because you gave it a thumbs up.
Thanks for the tip on the dehydrator (ordering 2) and dehydrating okra. I have a die-hard okra hater in the house and I think if I dry it diced small, he'll never see it in the soup.... yeah, I "hide" veggies from the Hubster. LOL
Good Morning from Cajun Country!! just ordered one of your Dehydrators Sara!! Can't wait for it :) YAYAYAYA!! For all the months i have watched ya'lls videos, i never noticed that Kevin is left handed like me, :)) Have a wonderful and blessed day!!! Hugs and Loves going ya'll way!!
Also letting it dry on the stalk completely and then cut with about three inch stem. Lay out on newspapers and spray with gold matte paint.....best Christmas decorations ever especially on evergreen covered mantles. I do the same with lotus pods from the pond....quite elegant. People are always surprised and intrigued.
I’m with Sarah, I don’t like the sliminess of okra but love it in soups. I’m checking out dehydrators and okra will be one of the many things I’m going to try to dehydrate. I’ll do a batch of fresh fruits for my grandson to take to school as morning/afternoon snack. Dehydrating fruits seems to bring out the natural sugars so he’ll think they are candy. Also going to bread onion rings and freeze them for myself. Maybe add a little spice to them. Thanks for the video, guys. Love your channel.
My 12 year old son loves pickled okra! He has eaten that stuff since he was about 4 years old. I put it on the table for every meal even for sandwiches!
I have the same dehydrator. Love it and have had mine for 3-4 years. I'm with ya on the okra and walk right by it. I will have to give this a try next year.
Please look at Ola Alabama Gardener's youTube video on preserving okra for frying....a lot less trouble than breading first. It's the easiest method of all. Cooking gumbo and peas with okra, the slime factor is eliminated with a splash of vinegar!! Just a splash won't change the flavor of your gumbo or peas. Happy eating!
Pickled okra is the best. I love both methods that you two have done. I will definitely be watching my veggie stands next summer so I can try this. Thank you. 😊
Great video. You guys have a very special gift as in being able to teach and share information very well. You are very good at getting people to understand that things are not as hard or scary as they think. God bless.
Have done it both ways, I am a southerner and like the seasoned meal the best. That's just a country boy's taste though. If fried orka got any better you could have it for breakfast!!
I bread and put slices on cookie sheets and freeze then bag when done. I love frying it that way. I only plant 2 plants and it is plenty for me. I am the only one in my family that eats it. God's blessing to you and yours
Hey Sarah and Kevin, great video on Okra. You either love it or hate it and I love it. Got to try some that’s been dehydrated, sounds and looks good. Thanks for sharing with us.
I just bought a dehydrator from your Amazon store I had no idea they are so cheap and I have wanted one for several months now. This is a blessing for me. God Bless!!!!!
I'm sitting here in Yorkshire, England, with my mouth watering. Yes, I'm guilty, I would presalt them. You have inspired me to consider buying a dehydrater. The idea appeals to me over cooked or pickled options. Keep up the hard work.
I am so glad I came across this video. I was wondering how I would freeze my okra this year, and now I know. Im growing Okra for the first time. I love breaded and fried Okra and I cant wait to preserve some for over the winter months. Thanks you guys. Your videos are just the best.
David Dobson Yes, I like to use about half flour & half corn meal to roll it in before frying it. It makes it a bit crunchy. Fried okra is our favorite veggie I slice a few jalapeños in with it before frying it. That’s yummy 😋.
Thanks Sarah and Kevin for these ideas to keep okra, can I say how good it is to see a man in the kitchen cooking.
Susan Bell 👍👍👍😊😊👏👏
Chris Smith, who works at seed savers exchange wrote a book called The Whole Okra. One thing i remember is that if you know you’re going to be out of town you can pick the blossoms and eat them. But if you come back and still have okra that are too big, you can slice them and remove the seeds and use them like couscous. Also, you know how the lower leaves drop off as the plants grow taller? Well you can use the stems of those leaves as compostable straws as they are naturally bacteria inhibiting.
I dehydrate okra, then make a powder. It makes a very good thickener, like cornstarch.
I've never heard of that before,super cool idea!💜
Yeah Heidi. Love how you dehydrate everything. 👍
good idea also
Heidi, that is a wonderful idea.
Does this work with the ones that have gotten too big and tough?
I watch your channel every day I don't always comment but you get thumbs up and like..i love watching the two of you ,your so devoted to each other. My husband and myself are like that and we were married 50 years this past Feburary. Our health has gone down hill but we stick like glue to each other thru thick and thin.I I love watching you two I love how you explain everything and the homestead is so calming and I love the garden everything is just so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it warms my heart and the ducks put a smile on my face every morning. Thank you Brenda from Chicago
Brenda Franco Awww, congratulations on your 50 years together. Sorry about the declining health. I agree, we love watching Kevin &Sarah. We miss seeing Samantha &Grace. Have a good day together. Your comment was great, and uplifting. 🙏
Here in the Caribbean(I live in Barbados) we like that the okras are slimy because we make a dish called cou cou. It consists of okra cornmeal and a little water with salt to taste.
My grandmother was Trini and she taught my mom how to make it. I never ate it but I appreciated the fact she kept the tradition.
Sarah!!! Life changing! Who KNEW you could dehydrate okra??? Brilliant!
You guys are right on with that okra. Okra grew very well in our desert garden and produced to the point we got tired of picking them almost every day, we cut the okra and froze it just as you but without the breading. The best however was dehydrating them as they take up less space when dried. there is no need to refrigerate and they last for years when vacuum packed. We are currently eating dried okra today from vacuum sealed jars put up in 2008.
Who’s got two thumbs and is knee deep into okra??? This girl. Fantastic tips. Never thought to freeze okra pre-breaded. Genius! Gonna try the dehydrator too. So excited!!!
I must love you guys a ridiculous amount because I just watched this entire video and you couldn’t pay me enough to put Okra in my mouth 😂. Great video and God bless 💕
i cant watch Sarah too early in the morning - too cheerful! :)
I never seen okra grow that tall 😊its one of my favorites love okra tomatoes onions stewed together 👩🍳
One of my favorites too!
I DISLIKE OKRA THE SAME REASON SARA DOESN'T QUITE LIKE IT. HOWEVER, BOTH METHODS YOU DEMONSTRATED WARRANTS ME TO GIVE IT A TRY! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR METHODS OF STORAGE. I TOO, HAVE TWO PRESTO DEHYDRATORS WITH EXTRA SHELVES. WE NOT ONLY DEHYDRATE FOR OUR USE BUT ALSO A GARDENER WHO SHARES SOME OF THE PRODUCE TO US. WE EXCHANGE WITH ONE ANOTHER, HE PROVIDES THE PRODUCE, AND I DEHYDRATE PEPPERS AND TOMATOES AND THEN GRIND THEM INTO POWDERS. WE BOTH FEEL BLESSED TO TRADE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING.
MORNING SARAH AND KEVIN. SARAH I DYHRODRATED OKRA LAST YEAR FOR A TEST. I WORKED GREAT. I PUT THEM IN A JAR. VACUUM SEAL THEM WITH MY FOOD SAVER. I PUT SOME OKRA IN A POT OF SOUP. TO ME IT TASTED FRESH. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TRY IT. THANKS FOR TELLING EVERYONE ELSE.
I put white vinegar in water, put the amount of okra I plan to fry in it , let it set a few minutes, slice it right out of the water,without draining it. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much less slimy it is. Salt & pepper it put it in a zip lock or paper bag with a mixture of half corn meal-half flour, shake it until all the okra is coated well, put it in hot oil and fry until browned & crispy. You have to take it out of the bag before you put it in the hot oil, tho. 😆 We like it with a few jalapeño slices, & yellow squash slices added to it , before frying. I hope this works well for any of you who try it. Many blessings from a “ well seasoned “ okra eater.
Kevin and Sarah, you are such a great couple. You have so much to offer. We are “old timers “, but we learn so much from you. Samantha and Grace are so blessed having you for parents, as you are blessed with such sweet daughters. May GOD continue to bless you all four. 😊 🙏
Looking at you cooking will make people laugh ,and hungry
A tip for the initial layer of flour: Put the flour in a paper sack (like a lunch sack) or in a large ziploc bag (especially for large/really wet items like chicken pieces), toss in the food, and shake it up. You'll get a really nice coating of flour without making a mess of your hands. Works for anything.
Here in South Louisiana okra is a must have for gumbo. We cut and cook down huge amounts of okra in large roasters along with onions, peppers, and tomatoes. Once cooked and cooled, it's bagged and frozen for gumbo season aka fall and winter. (Adding a small amount of vinegar cuts the slime and you don't taste it.)
Kitty 122 what r the 3 vegs that’s the trinity:)
@@caterchatter4671 They are onions, bell peppers and celery.
Thanks so much for responding.
With what u freeze after that all u gotta add r the meats of ur choice?
@@caterchatter4671 I cook down the okra with seasonings, once cool freeze the okra in ziplocks. The gumbo is whole other issue. LOL you can Google a recipe but I'll tell you that other than a few bites of tomatoes cooked in the okra, no other tomatoes should be added to a gumbo. As for meat, I use okra in a shrimp or chicken gumbo.
I do that too! I make my gumbo base ahead of time to freeze or can, then I can add whatever I want or have on hand for a quick, warm, comforting meal over the winter. Sending you folks some love from north Texas while I catch up on my favorite homesteaders and watch the Gulf storms on TV. Stay safe and be blessed.
I dehydrate okra and yes it's good! I also grill it. Believe it or not grilled okra is really good!
Do you do anything special to prepare it for grilling? That sounds intriguing.
Grilled okra is delicious! It's also great roasted in the oven. Slice in half lengthwise, drizzle with olive oil and season to taste. Yum!!
Sarah and Kevin that was excellent. You made me want to go out and plant a bunch of okra.
The look on Sarah's face was priceless when Kevin mentioned he may have planted too much okra.
I grow okra every year. The Louisiana Green Velvet is our favorite variety. I stumbled upon a packet of these at Walmart 3 years ago but have not been able to find them anymore. I'm grateful I saved the seeds that year and each year after. I'll continue to do so. That's the way we do it every year anyways. This variety grows so tall, the past 2 years they've reached heights above 21 feet. Im hoping to break that record this year. Lol I'm only 4'11" so I have to use a ladder to cut the okra. This variety is very prolific so it doesn't take many plants for a family of 4. Now that you showed us how top dehydrate okra I will most definitely buy a dehydrator and start 'preserving' them that way. Im excited to start.
I never thought to dehydrate it!!! What a great idea!! We eat waaaaay too many snacks and dehydrated okra would significantly cut down on our chip consumption.. i am always dehydrating something, from celery butts, potatoes that need to be used up, herbs, mushrooms, whatever.. i have a square Nesco, by American Harvest.. i bought it from Amazon for about 60 bucks. It was to be my "intro" dehydrator to be sure i liked using one before springing for an Excaliber. 10 or 12 years later i am still using my Nesco.. i bought 4 extra trays and a lamp timer, so i could set the amount of time i wanted.. i still check it periodically, in case things dry faster than i anticipated... i've even made beef and turkey jerky.. Love it!!
I love to watch video from all your great family is doing.
Now I know how to freeze my cauliflower. Without drying out.
Thank you so much. God bless you all.
Love from Lanie in Canada.
66years young. Lol
what a beautiful garden!
I dehydrated okra for the first time this year, and we really love it! We also love it frozen, and pickled. The best variety of okra that we love is Baby Bubba from Burpee. it is a huge producer and it is also a dwarf plant. The only drawback is that for the first part of the season, you have to bend over to harvest the pods. Baby Bubba has out produced all other varieties that we have tried over the years. Love the videos and the great content. Keep up the great work.
I was just thinking , how am I going to preserve all this okra from the garden. You guys have answered my prayers !!! Cant wait to dehydrate them, and put some up for frying !!!!
When I test okra, I bend them at the tips and not in the middle. I learnt this from an 88 years old lady when I was showing off my 14" okra. I was surprised. I never had to guess again. It even works with the stubby ones.
I’m in a wheelchair, living vicariously through your adventures. Thank you.
Wow that's a lot of okra lol. Thank you so much for sharing another great video! So much love to you both! You have an amazing garden out there! 💖💖
I never thought about dehydrating the okra!! So smart. Thank you for your videos they help so much with starting this homesteading journey.
Thank you so much.I love all your videos.
I love okra and dehydrated is like croutons on a salad. Yum
Lynn Smith 😱 such a good idea!
That’s an interesting idea! You could season them before you dehydrate them.
I love when you guys do the kitchen segments. It is nice to see what you do with all that produce. I now want to plant okra just to dehydrate it.
LOVED THE IDEA OF DEHYDRATING THE OKRA!
??? WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VACUUM SEALER FOR THE JARS? CAN YOU STILL SUCCESSFULLY DEHYDRATE AND PRESERVE VEGETABLES??
I'm glad you asked that. We were wondering the same thing. she seems to be suggesting it is an option.
It’s not a requirement, just a nice option.
Love your channel! Sarah, both you and Kevin are so knowledgeable about growing and sustaining a traditional homestead! Hope your daughter is doing well after her accident. God bless yuns!
Good morning!
Hi! It's me again. When I was in the military, starvation was my middle name. One thing I noticed that you didn't mention, if an animal won't eat it, you can be sure that it is poisonous to you. The other thing that I wanted to mention is eating dandelion. I'm Italian, and we take the green part of the dandelion and make a dandelion salad with oil and vinegar. You can also fry it with a little olive oil. Great eating! As always, Chris Bitonti
Love Okra. My mom taught me how to slice and pan stirred sliced Okra (covering bottom of skillet only,) until all slime has carmelized add onions peppers saute til soft then add chopped tomatoes. season and simmer cooking any liquid out. Not slimey and easy to serve as a side.
Heck yea! Needed something else to do with my okra so trying both of these tonight!!!! Thanks Kevin and Sarah!!!-Kristy, your neighbor in West Plains 😃
You are. Correct about the okra! Everyday I’m picking and planted the red okra about a mouth ago ! It’s growing very rapidly! Only 4 plants but the harvest from he reds will be as prolific as the many greens I planted! THE WOODY ONES ARE GOOD SEED SAVERS!
Looks intriguing. I've never had okra, and probably never will, but its fun to watch you folks deal with yours. : )
You're missing out! Fried & pickled okra are delish and no slime!
@@ItsMeNanaD71 I'm probably missing out on a ton of things others enjoy so much. For example, shrimp- YIKES! NOOO, and I live in one of the mushroom capitals of the world, (some say its 'THE' mushroom capital), and do my best to avoid them, although I also know they're in sauces and soups, etc. that I can't control; its just a quirky thing I have about some foods. But I want others to thoroughly enjoy their favorites, dear Sister. : )
@@jjo5375 I completely understand that! I don't do mushrooms or any seafood, no avocados, stuff like that. I'm a texture person & those textures do not work for me. I've tried okra a few ways & those were the only 2 I can handle. A lot of people like them fresh off the plant but I'm not brave enough for that yet. Lol! Have a great day!!
Love the okra. I eat it anyway I can. When I pickle it I also add sliced jalapeños to it to spice it up.
MaryBeth Ham 👍👍👍👍🌶😊
Such lucky piggies!! I bet they are happy to have landed on your farm!
Oh my goodness,I totally agree!!!! We grew 51 plants, 3 varieties. I'll be cutting way back next year! 😂
Never tried but will for sure
I won a $50 amazon giftcard from you guys awhile ago and bought that exact dehydrator with it. Its awesome I love it. Thank you again.
You guys help a lot with my okra those are great ideas thanks I watch all the time
I love okra every way and slimy too....the flowers are so gorgeous...
Great okra video! Love the ideas and tips! I love okra so thank you!!
I first seen dehydrated okra at a Amish store in my town. I bought a bad and was hooked.
Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding vid/program.Endeavors are unmatched.Bliss
Love your videos, I live in the Pacific north west and we have never grown okra , so interesting what you have to say about this plant . enjoy your videos and in my whole life i've never tasted okra , 73 years. Thank you for this video. I have grown Jet Star Tomato this year and it grew wonderfully. Will grow it next year., because you gave it a thumbs up.
If you find yourself with a hoop/green house, etc. try grown one...fast germination and no fussing.
Orka grows good in Hot regions. It likes temps 75 and above. I'm in Miss. and it just started producing and its July
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the ideas with okra. Loved them.
Thanks for the tip on the dehydrator (ordering 2) and dehydrating okra. I have a die-hard okra hater in the house and I think if I dry it diced small, he'll never see it in the soup.... yeah, I "hide" veggies from the Hubster. LOL
I am dehydrating right now great idea.
I LOVE dehydrated okra! I bought it at a farmers market, but this year I'm going to do my own thanks to this tutorial!
I’m so envious! Love steamed okra … dipped in spicy vinegar/anchovy sauce…. Partnered with fried fish and rice!!! Sinfully delicious!!!
Good Morning from Cajun Country!! just ordered one of your Dehydrators Sara!! Can't wait for it :) YAYAYAYA!! For all the months i have watched ya'lls videos, i never noticed that Kevin is left handed like me, :)) Have a wonderful and blessed day!!! Hugs and Loves going ya'll way!!
Once it goes Woody I leave it on the vine to save the seeds for next year's planting.
Also letting it dry on the stalk completely and then cut with about three inch stem. Lay out on newspapers and spray with gold matte paint.....best Christmas decorations ever especially on evergreen covered mantles. I do the same with lotus pods from the pond....quite elegant. People are always surprised and intrigued.
Exactly what I thought!
@@marieburton6127 sweetgum tree seed pods & pine cones also!
I loved those veges 😘
I’m with Sarah, I don’t like the sliminess of okra but love it in soups. I’m checking out dehydrators and okra will be one of the many things I’m going to try to dehydrate. I’ll do a batch of fresh fruits for my grandson to take to school as morning/afternoon snack. Dehydrating fruits seems to bring out the natural sugars so he’ll think they are candy. Also going to bread onion rings and freeze them for myself. Maybe add a little spice to them. Thanks for the video, guys. Love your channel.
You're family is blessed
My 12 year old son loves pickled okra! He has eaten that stuff since he was about 4 years old. I put it on the table for every meal even for sandwiches!
I love 💕 the taste of okra! Not the slime!! Thank you for a great suggestion to preserve.
I LOVE fried okra! Sooo good.Pickled okra is great too and you can put some of those peppers into the jars too with them! yum
What a couple of beautiful souls. Thank you for the information keep up the good work
I have the same dehydrator. Love it and have had mine for 3-4 years. I'm with ya on the okra and walk right by it. I will have to give this a try next year.
Tracey R. What brand model is your dehydrator and where did you get it?
I also bought extra trays and Bass Pro Shop. It can be stacked as high as 12 trays, however I have never gone that high.
I am moroccan we love to eat okra in a beef stew its delicious. Keep up the good work.
Please look at Ola Alabama Gardener's youTube video on preserving okra for frying....a lot less trouble than breading first.
It's the easiest method of all.
Cooking gumbo and peas with okra, the slime factor is eliminated with a splash of vinegar!! Just a splash won't change the flavor of your gumbo or peas. Happy eating!
I only planted two plants and I can’t even keep on top of it. Plenty for the two of us, and plenty for the chickens as well!
Pickled okra is the best. I love both methods that you two have done. I will definitely be watching my veggie stands next summer so I can try this. Thank you. 😊
Great video guys ! As usual you are fantastic ,and God bless you . 🤗
Great video. You guys have a very special gift as in being able to teach and share information very well. You are very good at getting people to understand that things are not as hard or scary as they think. God bless.
Great ideas...thanks!
Your garden looks so healthy, and beautiful.
i cant wait to see u get ure cow and how much fun its going to be
Southern folks use cornmeal as opposed to bread crumbs on fried okra, Kevin. I’m guessing you have your reasons though. Love you guys!
You should try the breadcrumbs sometime and see if you like it!
Have done it both ways, I am a southerner and like the seasoned meal the best. That's just a country boy's taste though. If fried orka got any better you could have it for breakfast!!
They are from AZ, so perhaps they brought that with them for us Southerners to try a different way.
Cornmeal is the only way we fried okra in Georgia.
I’m a Texas gal and when I fry it I use a lid or corn meal and flour with salt and pepper.
I have never dehydrated okra! I never thought about it. I just picked some last night. I'm so excited to try it! Thanks for the info.
I bread and put slices on cookie sheets and freeze then bag when done. I love frying it that way. I only plant 2 plants and it is plenty for me. I am the only one in my family that eats it. God's blessing to you and yours
I never ate Okra......but it seems delicious the way you presented them......
I don't like okra either but this video makes me want to go buy some okra so i can dehydrate some. The crunch sounds good.
Me too!
I love your garden! I would like some of Kevin's breaded okra, please!
Hey Sarah and Kevin, great video on Okra. You either love it or hate it and I love it. Got to try some that’s been dehydrated, sounds and looks good. Thanks for sharing with us.
I take olive oil infused with garlic, mix in powdered salt, then spray it on them after they are dehydrated.
I just bought a dehydrator from your Amazon store I had no idea they are so cheap and I have wanted one for several months now. This is a blessing for me. God Bless!!!!!
Don't forget to save some for seed. Love okra! Love gumbo!!
You guys are awesome I love these videos please keep up this great work you do ..... from Newfoundland Canada
I'm sitting here in Yorkshire, England, with my mouth watering. Yes, I'm guilty, I would presalt them. You have inspired me to consider buying a dehydrater. The idea appeals to me over cooked or pickled options. Keep up the hard work.
Hi I'm in Sheffield and wanting to try dehydration
Yes Rachel, me too, it looks like the perfect way to preserve fresh food. I was surprised that I hadn't thought of it.
Okra is one of my favorites -- love this video.
Interesting. Now I wish I had grown okra.
The dried okora really looks good.i love okora.
I really like what you guys are doing.
Never tryed the okra that way lord willing I will next year, thanks also on the tips about growing okra. May father God protect and keep you all.
The weather did get much cooler this morning. I love ORKA.
I am so glad I came across this video. I was wondering how I would freeze my okra this year, and now I know. Im growing Okra for the first time. I love breaded and fried Okra and I cant wait to preserve some for over the winter months. Thanks you guys. Your videos are just the best.
Makes me wanna grow some Okra!
Bagus sekali saya suka...
They are a beautiful shape when cut!
Try adding a little corn mill I think you will like it.
Yes it makes it crunchy and if you cook it enough it's never slimy.
David Dobson Yes, I like to use about half flour & half corn meal to roll it in before frying it. It makes it a bit crunchy. Fried okra is our favorite veggie I slice a few jalapeños in with it before frying it. That’s yummy 😋.
@@hummingbird275 I will have to try that sounds good.
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I grow for the pretty flowers and pods for decor. Love your hints.