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Fried okra

Cornmeal, hot fat, a short fry. Slimy only if you stew it. This is not a stew.

20 min · With fried chicken or catfish.

Ingredients

• okra, ½-inch coins1.5 lb
• cornmeal1 cup
• kosher salt1 tsp
• to fryoil

Method

1. 1

   Toss coins in cornmeal and salt.

2. 2

   350°F, 3 minutes until the meal browns. Do not crowd.

3. 3

   Salt. If they slime, you went low and slow. This wants hard heat.