Crispy Fried Okra
Created by ILuv2Kook on April 22, 2013
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15-20m
- Recipe #9197
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 pounds okra (fresh okra)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 3/4 cup cornmeal (self-rising buttermilk cornmeal)
- 3/4 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon Lawry’s garlic salt
How to Make
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Step 1: Rinse okra. Remove caps and ends. If pods are woody, toss them out.
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Step 2: Slice okra either 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch thick, and place in a large bowl.
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Step 3: Whisk together milk, egg, and hot sauce and pour over okra.
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Step 4: In a large paper bag, add cornmeal, flour, garlic salt. Shake to mix.
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Step 5: Drop okra in bag a few at a time, and shake to coat.
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Step 6: Fry in hot oil, doing so in small batches.
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Step 7: For 1/2 inch okra slices, fry at 350 degrees. For 1/4 inch okra, fry at 360 degrees. The oil should be 3-4 inches deep.
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Step 8: Remove okra from oil when they are light brown, and drain on a wire rack, or on paper towels.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (132.6 g)
- Calories 151.5
- Total Fat - 3.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.9 g
- Cholesterol - 29.7 mg
- Sodium - 60.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.4 g
- Sugars - 3.5 g
- Protein - 9.4 g
- Calcium - 122.9 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg