Spicy Fried Okra
Fresh okra, sliced into 1 cm rounds, hot sauce and fine cornmeal come together in this dish — 60 minutes, 6 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and large pot. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
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Diet: not verified. We could not confirm sauce from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Gluten Peanut
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How to make it
- Toss the sliced okra in a bowl with the hot sauce until every piece is evenly coated, then let it sit for 5 minutes so the coating clings.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, salt, black pepper, and cayenne until well combined.
- Pour the peanut oil into a deep heavy pot, filling it no more than halfway, and heat over medium-high until it reaches 190 C (375 F) on a thermometer.
- Working in batches, dredge the okra in the seasoned flour mixture, shaking off the excess, then carefully lower it into the hot oil so you do not crowd the pot or drop the temperature.
- Fry each batch for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring gently, until the okra is deep golden and crisp, then lift it out with a slotted spoon onto a wire rack or paper towels to drain.
- Sprinkle the hot okra immediately with kosher salt, let the oil return to temperature between batches, and serve right away while crisp.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Large pot · Whisk
Tips & common questions
How long does Spicy Fried Okra take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Spicy Fried Okra suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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Spicy Fried Okra is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Spicy fried potato and okra (3475507333).jpg by pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.