Okra Fritters

Name: Okra Fritters
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g fresh okra, sliced into rounds; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup fine cornmeal; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 tsp Cajun or Creole seasoning; salt and pepper to taste; vegetable oil for frying; ranch dressing to serve

Southern-spiced okra sliced and fried in cornmeal — a great side or snack. Soaking the okra in buttermilk for 15 minutes before it meets the cornmeal tames its natural sliminess and helps the coating stick evenly.

Total time

30 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

400gfresh okra, sliced into rounds

1/2 cupbuttermilk

1 cupfine cornmeal

1/2 cupplain flour

1 tspCajun or Creole seasoning

salt and pepperto taste

vegetable oilfor frying

ranch dressingto serve

Instructions

Soak okra in buttermilk for 15 minutes.

Mix cornmeal, flour, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper.

Drain okra briefly and toss in cornmeal mixture.

Fry in batches at 180°C for 3-4 minutes until crispy.

Serve with ranch dressing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

288

Protein

6.7g

Fat

2.7g

Carbs

60.1g

Fiber

4.7g

Sodium

32mg

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