Simple Recipes: Southern Fried Okra | How to Fry Okra (Easy Method)

[@outdoorindoortexan]

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[@adamrenissance3322]

Best Fried Okra video I have seen. Now I want some.

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks so much! Let me know how you like it.

[@Thegrillingdude]

Great job my friend. I dig fried Okra, so many people say they dont but man they are missing out. You did a great job! Thank you for sharing!

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks so much! How people can go about their lives not eating okra blows my mind. lol

[@PinchofCooking]

Looooove okra, can’t wait for my okra to grow so I can try your recipe. Usually I roast it whole and then sauté it with tomato sauce and red pepper for spice

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Well that sounds equally fantastic and something I may try. This is an excellent way to fry, if yo do fry, because it showcases the okra more so than a big ball of breading. You can also always build upon this and add herbs, spices etc.

[@PinchofCooking]

Outdoor Indoor Texan your okra recipe is how I cook smelts (little fish), it makes an awesome crunchy beer snack. Just corn meal and salt and oil

[@outdoorindoortexan]

@@PinchofCooking Is it particularly fishy or does the cooking process even things out?

[@PinchofCooking]

Outdoor Indoor Texan here is description on google “Smelt has a oily, mild taste and a soft texture. The 6-10 inch fish has an odor and flavor like freshly cut cucumber. Freshwater Smelt are considered less oily than saltwater Smelt. Smelt are usually eaten whole- including head, bones, and all.”

[@PinchofCooking]

I usually find them frozen in Asian supermarkets, local supermarkets are not that diverse in fish here in northeast

[@saadiyac4504]

I’ve never eaten this before, looks yum and crunchy! Love the tips on how to heat the oil and avoid blisters!

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Saadiya C thanks so much for watching and please let me know your thoughts if you try it yourself. Blisters/burns are serious business when deep frying, but a few safety measures and you’ll be good to go. Make sure to subscribe for more videos to come and thanks again!

[@andyg6981]

I just started picking okra in my garden...been a few years since I fixed it, and forgot, thanks for bringing it back!

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Happy to help and thanks for leaving the kind comment!

[@kimstarling8954]

Yummy, that's how I fix mine 😋

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks, Kim! It’s a big staple in my house.

[@warddanger]

looks amazing

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks bud!

[@jackmoore8097]

your good, jack from Searcy Ark, living out in Ca. not any making of my mind. My mom would make Okra, with bacon grease, cloaked it up with corn meal and egg. It was about the only way i could eat it. You did a good job on how to cook it.

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks so much, Jack!

[@musketpowder]

Great video !!!!!

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks! Musket Powder is always an approved option should someone want to spice this recipe up a bit lol

[@billgraham5609]

very interesting, never seen so basic. I hate the way over battered, been picking okra, going to have to try basic but with a few seasoning in it

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Thanks, Bill! Let me know what you think. It’s the way my dad always made them and I love the simplicity of it. A lot of the restaurant fried okra dishes are those piles of fried batter with a teeny nugget of okra somewhere inside. Add whatever spice you like. Plenty of room to tweak.

[@janarhorton686]

Just like my Mammaw made but I guess she used the egg wash because I remember the scrambled eggs in the dish.

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Sounds good to me! Thanks for watching!

[@dustingerber9516]

I grew up in north west Oklahoma, that stuff you get in a restaurant or in a bag at the store is not fried okra! The only thing I’d do differently is skillet fry instead of deep fry

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Amen, Dustin! I was on a deep fry kick when I made this, but totally agree you can skillet fry them and they’re just as good. Thanks for watching!

[@bernadettelariego3379]

Substitute forcornmeal?

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Hi, Bernadette. Here’s a few options. Corn Flour, Corn Grits, Wheat Flour, Ground Oats, Breadcrumbs, Ground Flaxseed, Tortilla Chips, Cereal, or Nuts. Thanks for watching and leaving the question.

[@RyanLeeWaldron]

I wonder if there might have been a particular instagram post that put you in the mood for some okra... hmmm?

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Ha actually I had posted a story of my dad frying okra on Instagram and had a buddy message me for the recipe. BUT we were clearly both thinking okra lately.

[@RyanLeeWaldron]

@@outdoorindoortexan 'tis the season!

[@RyanLeeWaldron]

I'm picking up a few more pounds at the farmers market tomorrow morning.

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Gumbo? Fry? Tell me more!

[@RyanLeeWaldron]

@@outdoorindoortexan I should be picking up all of the ingredients to make my Summer Shrimp Stew, actually: nolarecipes.blogspot.com/2017/08/summer-shrimp-stew.html

[@chrisdroblyn]

How about a good biscuit recipe?

[@outdoorindoortexan]

Good call! I’ll add it to my list.