Eat Veggies, save the planet

I personally am not tired of okra but my family is…so I have started freezing it. Maybe they will appreciate it in the middle of the winter.

I have frozen it 2 ways.

First  I prepared okra as if we would be eating it for dinner and then froze it.

1. Cut okra into  half inch slices, approx 5 cups.
2. Mix okra with 1/4  tsp salt , 2 pinches of pepper and 2 TBSP. of cornmeal.
3. Put 2 tsp of canola oil in a cast iron 9″ frying pan. Heat up the oil on medium high
4. Add okra and fry for about 4 minutes while stirring occasionally.
5. Put into separate glass bowl to cool.
6. Put 4 cups in 1 qt. freezer bag and put in freezer.

The 2nd way I froze it was whole.

1. Wash okra and cut off tops.
2. Blanch in boiling water for 3-4 minutes depending on the size of the okra, small/large.
3. Quickly put in ice water.
4. Drain.
5. Add 4 cups of okra to one quart freezer bag.
6. Pop in freezer.