Fritter-Fried Okra - My Absolute Favorite Okra!

Nothing says summertime southern cooking similar okra!  Well ... perchance fresh peaches ... or sugariness tea ... or tomato plant pie - but let's stick amongst okra for correct now.  And this fritter-fried okra is my absolute favorite agency to savour fresh okra.

I learned this method from my mother-in-law.  After viii years of requesting fritter-fried okra every fourth dimension Mark too I acquire to take in her, I've finally started making my own.  Though I nevertheless asking it at her house, too, of course!!

To brand this, start past times slicing upwards fresh okra - into almost 1/4" to 1/2" thick pieces.

Fresh okra

Then mix upwards what is pretty much a pancake batter.  Toss the okra slices inwards the batter ... the batter won't completely comprehend all the slices, but that's okay.  It'll await almost similar this:

Batter'ed up!

Drop it into a frying pan, really much similar yous would pancakes.  Let it acquire golden brownish on the showtime side too hence ...

Is it hot inwards here, or it simply me?

... flip it over!  Let the minute side acquire golden brown, too hence start breaking the okra upwards too stirring it some to brand certain all the batter gets cooked.

Golden brownish & gear upwards to flip

Now, here's a beautiful affair almost this training - yous tin swallow it immediately, or set it upwards inwards the freezer to conduct maintain all wintertime long!  When I'm going to set it upwards inwards the freezer, I spread it out on baking sheets to cool.  Then, I pack it inwards freezer bags too chill it completely inwards the fridge earlier popping it inwards the freezer.

Just chillin'

When yous conduct maintain it out of the freezer, ya know, during the middle of Jan when you're longing for beautiful conditions too a sense of savor of summertime produce, thaw it too estrus it upwards inwards a skillet.  Then savour your from-the-summer treat! 


Fritter-Fried Okra
Source:  My mother-in-law
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients
i c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
i T. baking powder
1/3 c. milk
ii eggs, well-beaten
v c. sliced okra, almost 1/4" to 1/2" thick
Canola petroleum to coat pan


Directions
1.  Combine flour, baking powder, too tabular array salt inwards a mixing bowl.  Add beaten eggs too milk, beating until smooth.  Add okra, stirring until coated.

2.  Spoon okra into hot petroleum inwards a large skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.  Depending on the size of your pan, yous may take away to hit multiple batches.  You don't desire to crowd the pan.

3.  If freezing, cool inwards a unmarried layer on baking sheets.  Package inwards freezer bags or sealable plastic containers; freeze.  When gear upwards to serve, thaw too reheat inwards a fiddling hot petroleum inwards a skillet on the stove.

Enjoy!