Have any of you ever smoked okra?

mjr · Mar 30, 2020

bought some at the grocery store the other day. Was thinking of putting it on the smoker with a brisket I'm planning on cooking.

Thoughts on this? A few months back I tried smoking some bell peppers and they turned out weird and soggy.

Gimmethecash · Mar 30, 2020

Okra is the KING of weird & soggy (and slimy). I’d try grilling them & see how it turns out.

Or just try it & report back...or wait for someone who’s tried it to chime in, rather than go by my incoherent ramblings.

keeperofsecrets · Mar 30, 2020

I wonder if H&F would do better than L&S?

@MJR: Do you do your brisket L&S or H&F?

jermoQ · Mar 30, 2020

I havent got around to grilling it yet. But a recipe I have for grilling them says if you leave them whole, and only trim the top a little, so that the inside is not exposed to air, they will not be slimy.

ShadowDriver · Mar 30, 2020

Fried okra... a Southern staple. It just works.

SMOKE FREAK · Mar 30, 2020

jermoQ said:
I havent got around to grilling it yet. But a recipe I have for grilling them says if you leave them whole, and only trim the top a little, so that the inside is not exposed to air, they will not be slimy.

This is right. I put several on a skewer. Olive oil S&P and grill direct turning often.

I have smoked okra wrapped in bacon till the bacon is done. Fantastic.:thumb:

Hoss · Mar 30, 2020

Grill hot. And fast or fry.Grilled okra is good with a little balsamic glaze( the thick syrupy kind) drizzled on it.

ShadowDriver · Mar 30, 2020

I really wonder if one could do a "Kettle Fried Okra" experiment with a Vortex...

Okra wrapped in bacon!? Whaaaaat!?

blake · Mar 30, 2020

If I were to try, I think I would lay them in diced tomatoes. The acid from the tomatoes should help with the slime, plus the tomatoes would absorb more smoke flavors than the harder shelled okra.

OR

I would smoked already pickled okra, that way no slime to come into play.

Gore · Mar 30, 2020

Sorry, I only use my smoker for cooking food.

SMOKE FREAK · Mar 31, 2020

ShadowDriver said:
I really wonder if one could do a "Kettle Fried Okra" experiment with a Vortex...

Okra wrapped in bacon!? Whaaaaat!?

Challenge accepted :thumb:

Lighter-Fluid · Mar 31, 2020

Never smoked any but during the summer when our garden is producing we often grill it. It's usually been harvested within a couple of hours. We leave it whole, marinade it in a ziploc with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic. Cook it indirect on a pan with holes on a 400 degree grill. A welcome change from fried.

Adding a link to a post from some grilled okra
https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=236435&highlight=okra

Have any of you ever smoked okra?

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