Fried okra
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound fresh okra, tips and stems removed and cut into ½ inch slices
  • Whole milk
  • Cornmeal
  • Vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Put the okra into a medium bowl and cover it with milk. Let the okra soak for about 15 minutes. Drain and add enough cornmeal to coat each piece, tossing in the bowl so all areas of the okra are covered with cornmeal.
  2. Heat about ½ inch of vegetable oil in a cast iron pan or other heavy skillet. When the oil bubbles around the end of a wooden spoon resting on the bottom of the pan, the oil is hot enough to fry.
  3. Add the okra to the pan carefully (the oil will boil fiercely in the beginning) and fry until a medium golden brown. Drain on a plate covered in paper towels and salt to taste immediately while the okra is still hot.
Recipe by the south in my mouth at http://www.thesouthinmymouth.com/2014/08/21/summer-on-a-plate-crowder-peas-fried-okra-and-cornbread/