Dehydrated Okra

[USMCsilver]

Anyone else a fan?

I did it up w/ EVOO, and a chili/lime seasoning.

Damn shame I gotta wait 24 hours for this shit!



(PS -- sorry for the crappy picture; my wife can't take pictures worth a damn!)

[surfcock]

That's some good stuff right there! Gotta love some dehydrated okra!

[USMCsilver]

I did three trays worth. Two are halved, then the third is sectioned.

We did twelve jars of pickled okra the other night. Put half a jalepeno into each jar.

Okra seems like it's about the only veggie out there that's impossible to mess up: fry it, dry it, stew it, pickle it... Well, I guess raw probably ain't too great; having said that, I don't think there are many veggies out there that are good in all forms.

[quackaddict]

Never tried it like that. I don't have a dehydrator, but I guess an oven would work just as good.

[Uncle Bubba]

Love it. I have a friend that loves eating okra raw.

[smallwater]

I always eat a piece or two while I'm picking it.

[Tater]

Oakrees are the greatest food ever.

[ecu1984]

Love some fried okra and i love it in my seafood and chicken gumbo too

[Palmetto Bug]

I'm anxious to find out how well it works.

I tried dehydrating some whole but after about 12 hours, it was shrunken, still slightly moist and tough as hell. I have a suspicion that the stuff I've bought is actually fried and not simply dehydrated.

I love raw okra but it will give you the trots.

[USMCsilver]

PB -- you must be speakin' of Trader Joe's stuff?

FWIW, it came out freakin' awesome. I don't have an after pic, but think of a 75% reduction in size. I ate that top tray when it was complete. It was awesome! The chili/lime seasoning I did was oustanding. I don't know where I got it, but I'm gonna have to find some more.

I did the okra for 23 hours at 130*.

Four people have had it thus far. All of them thought it was excellent. We got 9.5lbs. for $11.00. I think we might just get some more so I can do it up. If I do, I'm gonna do a bacon/ranch and a BBQ one. I'm also gonna try to see how well they do whole.

[Palmetto Bug]

Thanks for the results report. I'm going to give it another try based on your success.

The stuff I was talking about was from Piggly Wiggly and Earth Fair. It's really not greasy enough to be fried. I wonder if it's freeze dried?

[USMCsilver]

A little bit of olive oil goes a long way; remember that when doing it.

Next time, I'm probably gonna over pack the dehydrator. I was kinda shocked to see how much space there was afterwards. I might need to up the time slightly since there'd be less air flow; I'll see what happens.

I think the ones you're talking about have been flash fried or something. They're slightly oiled, right? I know they're like manna down from Heaven. Damn those things are good. I gotta find out to replicate them!

[duckandbuckhunter]

Vacuum fried. Looks like raw okra but dried out? And awesome? Vacuum fried is the method. I tried dehydrating some and it was terrible. I threw it out. Williams Sonoma has some great chili lime rub. Got some as a gift. Was damn good on wings!

[Anthony Jackson]

man ,I've eaten it raw pretty good that way too.