Southern Fried Okra With Cornmeal Food

SOUTHERN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Pat okra dry with paper towels. Place buttermilk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, seasoning blend and pepper. Dip okra in buttermilk, then roll in cornmeal mixture., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry okra, a few pieces at a time, for 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.

SOUTHERN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• In a big bowl beat egg with a fork, pour milk in and combine. Pour the cornmeal in another big bowl.
• Pour enough oil in a big skillet, halfway up, or you can use a deep fryer. Set heat to Medium-high.
• Put some okra pieces in milk mixture and then coat in cornmeal batter. Fry in skillet 10-15 min, occasionally turning/stirring them around. They are done when crispy and golden brown but not black!
• Drain on paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle with salt and pepper (i don't use pepper but some people prefer it).
• Repeat with rest of okra till all gone. Enjoy!

AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Wash okra and cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
• Put in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with flour. Shake it around vigorously to coat evenly, then bounce in a wire strainer to remove all excess. Final coat should be very light!
• Return to mixing bowl and add beaten egg. Stir to cover each piece of okra.
• Place cornmeal in zipper bag with salt and pepper.
• Add okra in 1 cup batches and shake until each piece is coated. Remove with something that will allow extra cornmeal to fall away. Put on a plate until all okra is coated.
• Fry in 1/2 inch lard or oil at 400 degrees or med-high until pieces are golden brown.
• Drain on brown paper or a wire rack.
• Salt additionally if desired.

PAN-FRIED OKRA WITH CORNMEAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Place 1 ½ tablespoons of the canola oil in each of 2 medium-size nonstick skillets, and heat over medium-high. Divide okra between skillets, and stir to coat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright green, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle okra in each skillet with ¾ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper. Divide yellow cornmeal and cayenne pepper evenly between skillets; stir to coat. Drizzle 1 ½ tablespoons oil over mixture in each skillet, and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until okra is tender and browned, about 6 minutes.

SOUTHERN FRIED OKRA WITH CORNMEAL

Steps:

• Cut Okra stalks down to 1/4th inch pieces. Discard ends.
• Beat 2 eggs in a bowl and place cut pieces of okra directly into egg mixture. Mix well to evenly coat all pieces.
• Let okra set for about 5 minutes while oil is heating up.
• Heat at least 2-3" of oil in a saucepan until 375 degrees.
• In a separate bowl, add corn meal, salt and pepper seasoning and mix well to combine.
• Divide the okra (from the egg mixture) into fourths.
• Add one fourth of the okra to the corn meal mixture and mix well to evenly coat all sides.
• Place cornmeal covered okra into hot oil and fry until browned on both sides, about 3-5 minutes.
• Carefully remove, drain on paper towels and repeat, frying okra in batches and draining. Sprinkle with additional kosher salt as pieces come out of hot oil.
• Serve fried okra immediately while still warm.

FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Cut off and discard tip and stem ends of okra; cut okra crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place in a large bowl.
• Combine 3 qt. water and salt; pour over okra. Soak 30 minutes; drain, rinse well, and drain again. Dredge okra, in batches, in cornmeal.
• Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 375ºF. Fry okra, in batches, 4 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Wash okra and pat dry, then slice into 1/2-inch pieces, discarding the tops.
• Mix together cornmeal, flour, salt, and pepper.
• Optional: Dip okra in buttermilk then place in strainer before dredging in cornmeal mixture. (This is if you want a thicker batter.)
• Dredge okra in cornmeal and shake off excess.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter and about 4 tablespoons oil in skillet on medium-high. When the oil is hot, add some of the okra and cook on one side until nicely browned, then flip to the other side. Don't crowd the pan!
• Turn the heat down a little and continue cooking and stirring around a little until okra is nicely browned on all sides. Watch it because it will brown quickly!
• Repeat until all the okra is fried. Add oil and butter as needed.
• Remove from skillet with slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain.

CRISPY FRIED OKRA WITH CORNMEAL COATING RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 200 F.
• Place a rack in a large baking pan and set it aside.
• Wash the okra and drain thoroughly.
• Cut off the stem ends of the okra and then cut the pods crosswise into 1/2-inch rounds.
• Heat the oil in a deep fryer or deep heavy saucepan to 370 F to 375 F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and hot sauce; add okra and stir to coat all pieces thoroughly.
• In a shallow dish, combine the cornmeal, salt, ​and cayenne pepper, if using.
• Dip okra pieces into the cornmeal mixture to coat well.
• When the oil comes to temperature, fry the okra in batches until golden brown, about 4 to 6 minutes for each batch.
• Drain the okra briefly on paper towels. Place the drained okra on a rack in the baking pan and put it in the preheated 200 F oven to keep warm while you cook subsequent batches.