Southern Fried Okra

Name: Southern Fried Okra
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g okra, cut into 1 cm rounds; 100g fine cornmeal; 40g cornflour; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp garlic granules; 0.5 tsp fine salt; 100ml water; 150ml sunflower oil, for frying; 1 lemon, cut in wedges

Bite sized okra in a crunchy cornmeal coating, with none of the slime.

Time25 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.57 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 gokracut into 1 cm rounds
100 gfine cornmeal
40 gcornflour
1 tspsmoked paprika
½ tspgarlic granules
½ tspfine salt
100 mlwater
150 mlsunflower oilfor frying
1lemoncut in wedges

Method

1
Mix the cornmeal, cornflour, paprika, garlic granules and salt in a bowl.
2
Toss the okra in the water so it is just damp. Drain off any extra.
3
Tip the okra into the cornmeal mix and toss until every piece is coated, pressing it on.
4
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat. Test with a bit of cornmeal, it should sizzle at once.
5
Fry the okra in two batches for 4 to 5 minutes, turning, until crisp and golden.
5 min
6
Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with salt and serve with lemon wedges.

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