Fried okra recipe

milk and egg wash and roll in Oak Grove chicken fry.

Cut up okra (Okree if you're from where I'm from). Lightly salt and let sit for a few minutes, this draws out some of the moisture to the surface allowing your breading to stick via okra slime.

Toss in a bag of White Lily Buttermilk Cornbread Mix with a tbs or so of chicken bouillon and black pepper.

Cook in a cast iron skillet med-low heat with fat, I use lard, but feel free to use canola or whatever.

Keep the stirring to a minimum and don't crowd the pan.

Cook til brown and crispy.


If you want the kind COMPLETELY COVERED in breading, just buy a bag of the premade crap from the store.

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Soak cut okra in buttermilk

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Buttermilk is key for okra, IMO. Best thing to make the batter stick.

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Goodness...please do as I say.

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I tried this method a few days ago and it was a disaster. The cornmeal would not stick.

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if batter is falling off, most likely your oil is not hot enough.

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Honestly, that's the primary reason one loses batter in any frying job. The ice water works great with yellow squash, too.

Oteece, God needs to make Okra bigger - bout the size of an orange - easier to fry than 75 small, individual pieces. Know what I mean?

I primarily use just ice water for shrimp and often fish. Like you said, if the oil is at the right temp the flour/meal sticks fine.

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Okree if you're from where I'm from

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Which is almost anywhere in the South.