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Fried Okra

Dyal_SC
Dyal_SC Posts: 6,529
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Got my first fix of fresh fried okra for the year. Rough chop, Buttermilk soak and then a 50/50 cornstarch to flour dredge. 


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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,357
    Hell yeah 😋
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    AMAZING!  I love love fried okra.  Nice job 
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    Nice!

    My youngest daughter, now 25, used to love "fried Oprah" (as she called it) when she was little.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    Sweet baby Jesus, this is my favorite 😋
    Jacksonville FL
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Dyal_SC :
    Got my first fix of fresh fried okra for the year. Rough chop, Buttermilk soak and then a 50/50 cornstarch to flour dredge. 


    Dude. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,529
    Dobie said:
    Sweet baby Jesus, this is my favorite 😋
    Definitely on my list too. 
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    Nice!!!

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,678
    Looks just great!
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,335
    I fell in love with fried okra while stationed in OH.  Can't get it around here.   :s
    "Hallelujah, Noel, be it Heaven or Hell,
    The Christmas we get, we deserve"
         -RIP Greg Lake

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • ksmyrl
    ksmyrl Posts: 1,050
    Freakin classic! I'm hungry now. 
    Fish, Hunt, Cook....anything else?

    1LBGE, 1MMBGE, somewhere near Athens GA
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,946
    That looks great!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • PoppasGrill
    PoppasGrill Posts: 370
    When traveling to La for work a nice lady made a big pot of gumbo for our crew, to say thanks for restoring her power. One of the kids pulled out a piece of okra and asked what it was, I told him, then he asked if it was a vegetable, I told him it was, he refused to eat any gumbo since he doesn’t like vegetables. More for me.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    We had fried okra growing up once a week during the summer. We grew and harvested it ourselves, I always had my fair share and then some by trading doing others chores for what they were served on their plates. 

    I would do it again, in a heartbeat, if I could get a plate like that. 

    Thank you for sharing, I am inspired to cook the snot out of your recipe, the rest of the summer. 
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • ksmyrl
    ksmyrl Posts: 1,050
    My great grandmother (and hence my grandma and mother) always fried okra in cornmeal only in a cast iron pan. I have the pan now that they all used. I wasn't exposed to battered/dredged okra until a young adult. I love it all ways. again, that plate looks awesome.
    Fish, Hunt, Cook....anything else?

    1LBGE, 1MMBGE, somewhere near Athens GA
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  • REB17
    REB17 Posts: 183
    Been eating fried okra all my life, including pickled and boiled. Never thought about 50% corn starch. I use 50/50 corn meal and flour 
    LGBE-1999, MBGE-2003, SBGE-2007

    Midlothian, VA
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  • rekameohs
    rekameohs Posts: 264
    REB17 said:
    Been eating fried okra all my life, including pickled and boiled. Never thought about 50% corn starch. I use 50/50 corn meal and flour 
    I too go with a 50/50 mixture.  I prefer pan fried vs deep fried, but won't pass on either.

    If you want a healthier option, okra is also great just grilled, with a brush of olive oil and some S&P.   No slime.
    Raleigh, NC
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  • 6baluts
    6baluts Posts: 302
    You can firmly put me on team okra.  Absolutely love the stuff.  Lately I have been sprinkling a bit of this Trager Joe's offering on the finished product.


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  • frognot
    frognot Posts: 103
    Ain't mad at that at all! My wife does cornmeal only and cooks until well done so pretty crunchy. However, I like God's Pod anyway you fix it. 
    Allen, Texas          LBGE, Orange Thermapen (fastest and easiest to find)



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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,817
    Yummy!
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009
    XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
    Henny Youngman:
    I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,490
    rekameohs said:
    REB17 said:
    Been eating fried okra all my life, including pickled and boiled. Never thought about 50% corn starch. I use 50/50 corn meal and flour 
    I too go with a 50/50 mixture.  I prefer pan fried vs deep fried, but won't pass on either.

    If you want a healthier option, okra is also great just grilled, with a brush of olive oil and some S&P.   No slime.
    Also great roasted; we usually toss with some olive oil and favorite cajun seasoning.

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

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  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,653
    My wife loves Okra. I could never get over the sliminess of it.  But then she changed it up, she cut them into coins, battered them and fried them a bit crispier ... they are pretty good now!
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
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  • PoppasGrill
    PoppasGrill Posts: 370
    My Gran used to stew okra with tomatoes and onion for a gravy. 
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  • Buckwoody Egger
    Buckwoody Egger Posts: 1,469
    Great looking okra and thanks for sharing. 
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