Okra Patties

Miss Annie's Note:

My favorite way to use okra, and besides...it is good. I usually make this in the summer when okra is plentiful, but I have also used frozen okra successfully. NOTE: I should have put this notice here before, but just didn't think! Okra should be chopped by hand. The food processor makes it way to slimey to work with.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb okra , chopped fine
• ½ cup onion , chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ cup water
• 1 egg
• ½ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup cornmeal
• bacon grease (for frying) or oil (for frying)

Directions:

1. Combine okra, onion, salt, pepper, water, and egg and mix well.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, and cornmeal and add to okra mixture, mixing well.
3. Heat oil to medium-high, drop okra by heaping tablespoons into hot oil and cook until brown on both sides.

Reviews

[Kikimony]

Wow, simply delish! I have never made fried okra from scratch before! No more store bought in this house! I put in a little bacon grease in the egg mixture for added flavor. Also, I didn't chop my okra fine.

[Barb Gertz]

Oh, My Gosh Annie, These are so delicious and easy to make. DH loved them. I made half a recipe as there is only 2 of us, we really pigged out. I can hardley wait to make them for the rest of the family. Thank you SOOooo very much for posting this recipe.

[PanNan]

I had about a pound of fresh okra, and wanted to try something other than regular fried okra. The mincing by hand was a bit tedious, but really managed the "slime factor". I enjoyed these little patties. As an experiment, I may try it without the baking powder next time, to see if I get more of the crispy fried okra texture throughout rather than a bread/cake texture in the middle. Thanks Miss Annie.