Southern fried okra. Dip okra in buttermilk, then roll in cornmeal mixture. This is another recipe I grew up with. This is passed down from word of mouth, no one has ever written it down before!
Louis Van Dyke of Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, Georgia, credits his mother for his fried okra recipe. His mother left him and his wife, Billie. Put in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with flour. You can cook Southern fried okra using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Southern fried okra
- Prepare 1 of and ahalf cup sliced fresh or frozen or Okra Thawed.
- Prepare Tablespoons of butter milk.
- You need 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour.
- It's 2 tablespoons of cornmeal.
- Prepare of Quarter teaspoon salt.
- You need of Quarter teaspoon garlic herb seasoning blend.
- You need 8 of th teaspoon pepper.
- You need of Oil for deep fat fry.
- Prepare of Additional salt and pepper optional.
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.
Southern fried okra instructions
- Pat the okra dry with paper towels. Place buttermilk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, Combined the Flour, cornmeal, salt, seasoning blend and pepper. Dip okra in buttermilk, then roll in cornmeal mixture..
- In and electric skillet or deep fat fryer, One in period of oil to 375°. Fry the okra, A few pieces at a time, for one and ahalf to 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain the fried okra on paper towels. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired..
Using this recipe with some minor modifications allowed me to prepare better fried okra than my mom! Instead of plain cornmeal I used a pre-mixed cornmeal, four, salt mixture. I also added a little bit of buttermilk to the egg mixture. I'm sure the use of flour along with the cornmeal is the secret to keeping the batter on during cooking. I had been jumping back and forth on the blog, I was trying to stay true to my southern loves and I was trying to hop on the "healthy" train with everyone else.