Okra, Fried Southern

By Becky Jo

Ingredients

• Approx 4 Cups Okra (fresh or frozen, sliced)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 cup cornmeal (self rising or plain)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Details

Adapted from southernplate.com

Preparation

Step 1

Thaw okra. Sprinkle cornmeal over okra. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir okra to cover with cornmeal. Heat approx. 1/4 cup oil in skillet until hot. Dip okra from bowl with slotted spoon into oil. (Leave the extra cornmeal in the bowl and throw away.)

Keep skillet on medium heat (if in a hurry, you can cook this on medium high heat, just watch it a bit closer).

Stir it occasionally (every two or three minutes) for about twenty or twenty five minutes or so, until crisp and browned.

Stir occasionally and cook until okra is brown and crisp. Take out of oil with slotted spoon.