Spicy Southern-Fried Okra recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound okra, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces 1 onion, chopped 1 large green tomato, diced 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 1 clove garlic, minced ½ cup milk 2 eggs, beaten ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup cornmeal ¼ cup vegetable oil
Nutrition Info
- 165.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 28.2 gcholesterol: 63.6 mgfat: 3.5 gfiber: 4.1 gprotein: 6.6 gsaturatedFat: 1 gservingSize: -sodium: 141.1 mgsugar: 4.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Spicy Southern-Fried Okra
Directions
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Combine okra, onion, green tomato, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a large bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl, pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Gradually add cornmeal to vegetable mixture until liquid is absorbed and ingredients are moist and evenly mixed.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat, spoon batter into skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Fry until bottom of fritter is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Flip fritter and fry until other side is browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Cut into slices to serve.