Who doesn’t love fried food? Well, our family is thankful that Nana enjoys making fried okra. This is a great side for a meal, or a delicious bite-sized snack. Follow Nana’s instructions so that the okra is ready to be fried at a moment’s notice.
Ingredients
- 16 cups okra
- 1 cup buttermilk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
Instructions
- Pour buttermilk over sliced okra. Add salt and pepper; toss to cover.
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add okra to dry mix in small batches and coat evenly.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Spread coated okra evenly onto baking sheet. Place in 500-degree Fahrenheit oven for ten minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Skip to the last step if you are ready to fry and eat; otherwise, go to the next step for freezing instructions.
- Place baking sheet into freezer. After frozen, place okra into plastic bags and return to freezer until ready to fry. Nana thinks it is better if fried frozen.
- Fry in deep fryer at 360-degree Fahrenheit until brown.
