Sweet and Sour Refrigerator Pickled Okra
 
 
Low-carb, sugar-free, THM:FP, Egg/Dairy/Nut free
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Serves: 1 quart jar
Ingredients
  • Medium-sized okra, washed and stems cut off to reveal the inside of the okra (so liquid can get up inside)
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. Truvia or 1 tsp. THM Sweet Blend (or 4 tsp. granulated sugar, for those unconcerned about low-glycemic sweeteners)
  • ½ tsp. dill seed
  • ½ tsp. dried dill weed (if you can, use a few springs of fresh dill)
  • ½ tsp. yellow mustard seed
  • Optional: 1-2 peeled garlic cloves
Instructions
  1. Stuff okra into a quart-sized glass canning jar (I fit 8 large okra into mine). In a bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over okra. Fill the jar to within an inch of the top with pure water. Let it set a couple of minutes (the liquid will fill up the inside of the okra, decreasing the liquid level in the jar), then top the jar off with water again. Let your jar of okra set in the fridge for 2-3 days to let the okra soften up and the flavors develop. Enjoy!
  2. If the water level in your jar goes down as you eat the okra, it might be a good idea to fill the jar back up with one part vinegar to two parts water. This will help keep your okra fresher and juicier. It'll probably be OK as is, but the part of the okra that isn't in liquid won't be as moist, and while I haven't tested this theory, I have my doubts that it will keep as long.
  3. This refrigerator pickled okra lasts for several weeks in the fridge, although the flavors are most pungent in the first week.
Notes
If your okra makes a crunching sound as you cut it (or if it's hard to cut), toss it because it's too woody. Smaller okra is better because it's more tender.
I'm sure you could use apple cider vinegar if that's what you have on hand, but the flavor will be different. I chose white vinegar for the traditional pickling flavor.
If you don't want sweet pickles, feel free to omit the sweetener.
Recipe by Briana Thomas at https://www.briana-thomas.com/sweet-and-sour-refrigerator-pickled-okra/