How To Make Southern Fried Okra
Experience okra like you’ve never had before. This fried okra dish is tender on the inside and a crunchy texture on the outside from the cornmeal and milk.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 20okra
- ¼cupbuttermilk
- 1largeegg,beaten
- 1cupflour
- 1cupcornmeal
- 1tspkosher salt
- ½tspblack pepper,coarse ground
- Vegetable oil,for frying
Instructions
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In one bowl whisk the buttermilk and egg together and soak the okra pieces in it for 13 minutes.
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In a second bowl whisk together the flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper, then set a large dutch oven to heat with 2-inches of oil to 350 degrees F.
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Drain the okra well, then dredge in the cornmeal mixture, remove excess breading and fry until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 128.98kcal
- Fat: 1.84g
- Saturated Fat: 0.31g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.90g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.43g
- Carbohydrates: 24.19g
- Fiber: 1.74g
- Sugar: 0.95g
- Protein: 3.71g
- Cholesterol: 18.85mg
- Sodium: 148.68mg
- Calcium: 32.32mg
- Potassium: 124.33mg
- Iron: 1.08mg
- Vitamin A: 19.12µg
- Vitamin C: 5.49mg
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