Fried Okra

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4 to 6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
Kowbird: Amazing Chicken Recipes from Chef Matt Horn's Restaurant and Home Kitchen

By Matt Horn

Published 2024

  • About

A true Southern delicacy, fried okra illustrates the Southern cook’s ability to transform the simplest garden offerings into a golden, crispy delight. The light, crunchy breading gives way to tender, flavorful okra in a nostalgic journey to sun-soaked fields. This dish carries a story of summer afternoons spent with hands stained green from picking, and grandmothers teaching the art of the perfect fry.