Fried Okra + Remoulade Sauce

Anyone else love okra season? I’m gonna be honest growing up in Ohio, I had never heard of okra until I moved to the south and I’m so glad I did. It has become a favorite!

When I go on vacation one of my favorite things to do is find the best food joints to eat at and sometimes I even get inspired by dishes that I eat. We ate at a BBQ joint in Victor, ID and they had some of the best fired okra & their remoulade sauce was spicy and made for the perfect pairing.

So one night when I was making fried green tomatoes, I thought why not make this exact recipe, but with okra and it’ll be similar to what we had in Idaho.

So I went for it & it turned out perfect!

Pro tip: Use your air fryer to reheat these as a snack or for lunch the next day!

So before okra season is gone completely, make these! you will not be disappointed!

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Fried Okra + Remoulade Sauce

Recipe by ruralrootsCourse: Appetizers, Garden, Lunch, Recipes
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

5

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

  • 1-2 cups of okra sliced into bite size pieces

  • 1/2 cup Corn Meal

  • 1 cup all purpose Flour

  • 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

  • Salt & pepper

  • 2 Eggs

  • 1/2 cup Milk

  • 2 tsp kosher salt

  • ground black pepper

  • 1 quart of vegetable oil for frying

  • Remoulade Sauce

  • 1 cup Mayo

  • 2 TBS ketchup

  • 1 TBS lemon juice

  • 1 TBS Dijon Mustard

  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/2 tsp onion powder

  • 1/4 tsp cayenne powder

  • salt & pepper to taste

  • splash of tabasco sauce

  • splash Worcestershire sauce

  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped

Directions

  • Mix all of the remoulade ingredients together & stick in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  • Slice Okra into bite size pieces.
  • Whisk eggs & milk together in a medium size dish. Scoop four onto a dish, Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt & pepper together in a third dish. Dip okra in flour, Dip okra into milk& egg mixture, dredge in bread crumb mixture.
  • In a large cast iron skillet heat the vegetable oil, adding enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil. Heat over medium high heat. Add okra in batches do not crowd the pan. Let them fry on each side for 3-4 minutes each. Drain on paper towels.
  • Can put oven on 250 degrees t keep okra warm while frying the rest if the batches.