Grilled Okra, Yes, It Works!

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

My friend with a garden gave me some fresh okra. She must live next to a nuclear power plant, cause this was HUGE!

Next to a dinner fork:

I treated it as asparagus and drizzled with olive oil, S&P. One the small at 400 degree dome:

The big one had to stay on longer~ that is a garbanzo bean off to the side, in case you wondered....

Some crash potatoes:

Then, a nice, thick NY strip at 600 dome:

Plated:

The steak...it was great!

Find some fresh okra, and GRILL IT! There was no slime whatsoeva!

Mickey · June 2011

Faith it looks good but how you going to keep the batter on :laugh:

Photo Egg · June 2011

Not a fan of okra but you make it look good.
Now steak and potatoes, Yummy.

vidalia1 · June 2011

I likey!!!!

Griffin · June 2011

Everything looks great, but now I have two more things I have to try. I printed out the crash potatoes yesterday when somebody mentioned it. Now need to go get some okra.

HungryMan · June 2011

Looks good, just if you can change the taste of okra.

Mainegg · June 2011

ha ha I am with you on that AL.. and the texture...
But it looks good Faith LOL

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Seriously, Griffin, the okra was really good. I didnt expect it to be that good.

The potatoes were cooked, smashed, drizzled with EVOO, S&P, parmesan cheese, topped with sour cream for serving. I like them crispy on the bottom.

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Hungryman, this was posted for people that actually like okra. I think there are alot of us out there.

I like it fried, and with stewed tomatoes, but grilled ranks right up there.

Capt Frank · June 2011

Looks good Faith, was the large Okra as tender as the smaller/younger stuff??

Gator Bait · June 2011

Looks wonderful Faith, those taters look so decadent I would fee guilty enough to have to try the okra. In truth, the okra even looks good! That was one veggie that our family never had that I know of. It's probably a good thing, my mother was not very good at cooking vegetables at all, anything else was safe but not the veggies.

Blair

Woodbutcher · June 2011

Faith .. something else I have to add to the "to do" list. I'll try anything. The steak and taters look tasty!

Lobicho · June 2011

bravooo
great job!!
it looks awesome!!!

Slotmercenary · June 2011

Do you have to cook the chick peas on the side of the fire ring to keep them from falling through the grate? Inquiring minds want to know...

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Frank, the largest one was edible, but it was not as tender as the smaller ones. The next time I see normal sized okra in the store, I will try those, too, just to compare.

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Slotmercenary, the chickpea was left over from an experiment I tried, before the okra went on. That will be in a separate post.

Hoss · June 2011

TASTEE lookin vittles there Miss Faith.

bees · June 2011

Great looking okra. Those skewers are quite nice and look like they have a story.Thanks for sharing.Randy

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Thanks, Hoss. I know you have okra growing in that big, beautiful garden of yours.

Hoss · June 2011

Yes ma'am,got 1 row about 100 feet long.

egret · June 2011

Good Lord, Faith! Grilled okra?! :ohmy: I'm gonna fix you a batch of egret's fried okra sometime and you'll be a convert forever!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Randy, those skewers are so old, I have no idea where I got them. I do use them alot.

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Ha! Egret. I love fried okra, but wanted to try something NEW for a change! Give it a try, you might like it.

Capt Frank · June 2011

Jan & Pat, our friends that were with us at Melbourne, raise a pretty nice garden and they both love okra. They cut theirs when it is about 4 inches. Don't know if they have ever grilled it.
I'm going to try some. How do you suppose it would be wrapped in bacon?

:ohmy:

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Frank, give bacon a try, and let me know what you think. I like my bacon crispy, so I would partially cook it first.

Capt Frank · June 2011

That is probably a good idea. Sometimes I use microwave bacon, the kind that takes 30-60 seconds to cook, not the fully cooked, 10sec variety that is not refigerated. It works well for bacon wrapped shrimp or scallops, no precooking required. Should work for this also. I will let you know.

NibbleMeThis · June 2011

I did this last year and was very happy with how it came out. It has a "nuttier" flavor than boiled or fried, don't you think?

But I did find you have to eat it relatively quickly after cooking because it looses flavor quickly as it cools.

Florida Grillin Girl · June 2011

Chris, it really had a nice flavor. I am interested to try it again on normal sized okra. I threw them back on the egg while the steak was resting, so they were served hot.

WWSis · June 2011

Looks great, Faith! I like okra...

Cory430 · June 2011

Faith, last year we grilled okra that had marinated for some time in Italian dressing. I am not a huge fan of okra, but this was pretty damn good. It's nice to see someone else out there giving it a go.

cookn biker · June 2011

Great idea Faith!! They really look delish.I'll be looking for some.

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