Pickles
Pickled Dilled Okra
A tested savory okra pickle with dill seed, garlic, optional hot peppers, and equal parts vinegar and water.

Gather
Ingredients
- 7 lbs small okra pods
- 6 small hot peppers
- 4 tsp dill seed
- 8 to 9 garlic cloves
- 2/3 cup canning or pickling salt
- 6 cups water
- 6 cups vinegar (5 percent)
Preserve
Instructions
- 01
Wash and trim the okra. Pack whole pods firmly into hot pint jars with ½-inch headspace, placing one peeled garlic clove in each jar.
- 02
Combine the canning salt, hot peppers, dill seed, water, and 5% vinegar in a large saucepan and bring the brine to a boil.
- 03
Pour the boiling brine over the okra while keeping ½-inch headspace. Remove air, recheck the level, wipe the rims, and fasten the lids.
- 04
Boiling-water process pints for 10 minutes at 0-1,000 ft. Use the elevation tool to add the required time above 1,000 ft.
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NCHFP — Pickled Dilled Okra
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