Posted on 11/14/2025 1:20:05 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Nobody seems to have begun a Thanksgiving food/cooking thread, so I thought I would.
I've never eaten okra, but have always wanted to try. This time of year, I can probably only get frozen here; does anyone have a recipe they like for frozen okra?
It’s a tree!
I use beef tallow so fried sounds good.
Im from the South. Only two ways we eat Okra in GA. Fried or stewed with corn and tomatoes. For Thanksgiving I’d go with Fried.
I find his style a bit obnoxious so you have to deal with that. But he is a good instructor and has some good ideas. I haven't tried this approach (since I just learned it last night), but I think it is worth trying.
Long ago and far away in a remembered universe, we used to host house parties for holidays and friends from around the country would show up and make recipes from their childhood for us all, or just favorite recipes. Lyn had a bunch that I waited anxiously for every Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of my favorites was her cranberry/orange relish.
https://iment.com/maida/favs/recipes/sauces/cranberrytangerine.htm
My favorite dessert of hers was pear cheesecake.
https://iment.com/maida/favs/recipes/dessert/pearcheesecake.htm
And then there was her artichoke dip as appetizer. Such fond memories.
https://iment.com/maida/favs/recipes/sauces/artichokedip.htm
I meant to ping you! I think you might have introduced me to Sally’s recipe! ;)
Usually we barbecue our turkey but no barbecuers attending this year. A rare opportunity for me to order a deep fried turkey from KFC, something I have always wanted to do.
Thanks for posting! Reminiscent of your old cooking threads.
Does none have a great scalloped oyster recipe. My aunt used to make a wonderful dish, but she is long gone. I have a recipe I have used through the years and it is good, but nothing like hers. Thanks!
I saw someone do this cranberry-apple chutney on Youtube the other day:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/?s=cran+apple+chutney
The first time I had one of the artichoke dip recipes I really liked it; but when I made it recently, much of the canned artichoke was so fibrous it was inedible. I don’t know what’s happened, but the canned artichokes we can get here don’t seem to be the same.
We had lots of family stuff going on, and I couldn’t keep up with the weekly, or even the monthly at a certain point.
I’m thinking of doing holidays for awhile, to try again.
I’ve never had it, but there are lots of recipes out there:
https://wiserecipes.com/classic-scalloped-oysters/
Make [1 cup, dry] Wild Rice according to package directions.
Place in fridge to firm up the starches.
Chop [small, 1/4-inch pieces] 12oz of mushrooms, any type.
Fine dice a medium shallot
Fine dice 2 large garlic cloves.
Set aside 1/4 teaspoon of dried thyme.
Melt 2 tablespoons of salted butter in a hot sauté pan.
When foaming stops, turn heat to medium and add the mushrooms. Sauté until starting to brown (? 5-6 minutes ?), increase the heat to medium-hi and add the shallots and garlic.
Sauté until onions are softened; stir in the thyme.
Turn off heat and set aside.
In a frypan, brown-off 10-ounces of HOT breakfast sausage.
Add to the mushroom mixture, mix together while warm, and place in a large mixing bowl.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the sauté pan over high heat and add the rice. Warm the rice thoroughly and add to the mixing bowl. Stir together and use for stuffing (I use it for neck stuffing).
Okra is an acquired taste..............but deep-fried
in batter like Southerners do makes it very palatable.
That sounds very good!
Butter and sausage drips!
Almost as good as bacon (which you CAN substitute).
Bring it on!
;)
You aren’t wrong there, Liz! As a native Southerner, I had to be coaxed as a child until my taste buds developed to appreciate okra. I definitely got there, but I was leery of okra as a kid. Same as I was of artichokes (might choke Arty, but ain’t gonna choke Stymie). Or oysters. Fresh oysters in the right season are great!
My point is, sometimes we don’t like something at first, but like my Dad told me, try it again later on! If you go into something with the child’s taste buds in place, and only hold on to THAT MEMORY, you might be missing out on something you really enjoy later on.
Someone mentioned dipping them in corn meal, which isn’t a bad idea, but I might mix some flour in with the corn meal to even out the textures. Beef tallow would be great!
One of the meals I like to add fried okra to sometimes (besides on their own) is mix some in with Brunswick Stew. Ok, that’s not a traditional Thanksgiving dish AT ALL, more a summertime BBQ, but oh, yum, is that ever satisfying! Fills a hungry tummy! (Confession: I’m not sure I got to eat fried okra in Brunswick stew this last summer…a travesty that I will have to wait until next summer for! 😩)
>> the canned artichokes we can get here don’t seem to be the same
I had the exact same experience. I wondered if I just bought a bad brand. These parties were decades ago and I don’t remember the brand she used. At least we still have memories.
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