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Fried Okra

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Side, Fried

Tags: deep fried, medium difficulty, recipes using buttermilk, recipes using cornmeal, recipes using okra, recipes using wheat flour, recipes with metric units, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, side dish, southern u.s.

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AFried_Okra)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AFried%20Okra&oldid=4513120

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • Fresh okra
  • Cultured buttermilk or plain milk
  • Flour
  • Spices as desired (e.g. salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, etc.)
  • Corn meal

Directions

  1. Wash and drain a couple of handfuls of fresh okra.
  2. Cut each okra into three or four slices, about ¾–1 inch (2–2.5 cm) long. Discard the stem.
  3. Soak the okra in buttermilk or plain milk, drain, then dredge in seasoned flour and corn meal. A quick way to do this is to put ½ cup flour and 1 cup of corn meal in a plastic bag, add the spices you like, put in the okra, and shake.
  4. Let the okra rest a few minutes. If any pieces look soggy, dredge them again in a flour/corn meal mix.
  5. Deep fry the okra in hot oil until a light to medium brown. They're done in 2–3 minutes.
  6. Drain, and enjoy!