Cornmeal-fried okra - country living


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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
6
Difficulty:
Easy
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb Small okra 1/2 ts Salt
1 lg Egg 1 pn Ground red pepper
1/3 c Yellow cornmeal 3 c Vegetable shortening for
2 tb All-purpose flour -frying

1. Rinse okra; drain well. Trim off stems, leaving caps intact.

2. In medium-size bowl, beat egg lightly. In plastic food-storage bag,
combine cornmeal, flour, 1/4 t salt, and the red pepper.

3. In heavy 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat shortening to 375'F on deep-fat
thermometer.

4. Add okra to egg and toss to coat completely. Drop okra, one at a
time, into commeal mixture and shake to coat.

5. Place okra, 5 or 6 at a time, into hot shortening and fry 3 to 4
minutes or until golden brown. With slotted spoon, remove okra to
paper towels; keep hot. Repeat until all okra has been fried.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 t salt and serve.

Nutrition information per serving-protein: 3 grams; fat; 6 grams;
carbohydrate: 12 grams, fiber: 2 grams; sodium: 192 milligrams;
cholesterol: 35 milligrams; calories: 108.

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