Southern Fried Okra Patties

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Category: Appetizers and Dips
This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian/vegan diet.

Ingredients:
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3 cups vegetable oil for frying
1 pound fresh okra, finely chopped
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper or cayenne
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup water
1 egg or equiv. egg replacer
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup stone ground cornmeal


Instructions:
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Heat 1 inch of oil in a large skillet to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix together the okra, onion, salt, pepper, water and egg. It'll be gooey!
Mix together the flour, baking powder and cornmeal; and stir that into the okra mixture.
Carefully drop spoonfuls of the okra batter into the hot oil, and fry on each side until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.


Additional comments:
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I sometimes do this with zuchinni or borcolli and my kids love it - not the healthiest, but fun on occasion.



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Bumping for TempehTantrums - is this the one you were asking me about? It's SOOOO yummy.

This sounds like a yummy way to use the really great fresh okra I get at my Indian grocery store. Do you think I could use a flax egg rather than something like NRG-egg replacer?

omg. *drools* thanks soooo much for posting.

For some reason, Misq17, I am thinking flax egg would bind better, but I've never tried this recipe myself. (I do make okra cornbread however.)

The chopped up okra makes the mixture really "goopy" but I think flax would be fine here... I honestly posted this back when I was using eggs and I haven't made them since. They ARE good though, and I think worth trying with the flax mixture.

I'm making these for an Arbonne party I'm going to Friday night!! :)

OOOH BABY! I can't wait to make these bad boys!!:drool: :drool:

UPDATE:

I made these using 'Bob's Red Mill' egg-replacer in an amount equiv. to one egg.

They turned out JUST as yummy as before. I added cayenne, garlic and onion powder too - :drool:

Mmmm:drool: These sound DELISH!!