Emogene Knows Best Fried Okra Recipe

April 4, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Cozy Comfort Food Recipes, Southern Food Recipe at 12:51 pm | (2) Comments »

Fried Okra.jpg Now that we have okra on the brain, get out those iron skillets if you have them. It’s time for comfort, it’s time for soul- it’s time for comfort soul fried food. Try on my grandmother’s never-fail fried okra recipe- you may wish you hadn’t, it’s that good!

Ingredients:

4 cups fresh okra, cut into dime-size pieces (never let me catch you using that frozen kind)
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup cooking oil, it’s not healthy in the least bit, but bacon grease is perfect for the occasion if you’ve got it

What’s Next:

In your large skillet, preferably iron skillet- heat oil (or grease) on medium-high.

In a medium bowl- toss together okra, cornmeal, salt & pepper. You want each piece of okra to have a nice, thin covering of cornmeal.

Place okra in hot oil. Cook until well-browned, stir frequently.

Enjoy this wonderful family recipe & eat some for me!

Eat well & Laugh often.

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2 Comments »

self Said,

January 15, 2009 @ 5:03 am

Too much oil in that recipe. Also, use flour instead of corn meal. Stir it constantly so that it won’t brown too much.
del Said,

April 14, 2009 @ 11:04 pm

of all the fried okra recipes this is the way to cook okra i learned. you have it right.

no deep fat frying, definitely no eggs, flour or milk.

the corn meal needs to be white corn meal fine ground, not available everywhere.