Southern Fried Okra

• 1 pound Fresh Okra, Cut Into 1/2" Slices
• 3/4 cups Buttermilk (I Use Fridaypeach's Recipe Here On Tasty Kitchen)
• 32 ounces, fluid Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup Self Rising White Cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper

1. Cover okra with buttermilk in a large bowl. Place in the fridge for 10 minutes (longer is okay).
2. Meanwhile, heat oil to 375u0b0F in a Dutch oven or-yikes-a Fry Daddy! Does anyone other than me still own one?
3. Mix dry ingredients in a small bowl. Remove okra from buttermilk. Dredge through cornmeal mix, shake off excess, and drop into hot oil. Fry okra in batches for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
4. As I stated above, I use these as croutons for a salad; it makes me feel better about eating this southern fried okra!

fresh okra, buttermilk, vegetable oil, white cornmeal, salt, sugar, ubc

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/southern-fried-okra-2/ (may not work)