Grandma's Fried Okra and Potatoes

Submitted by jeniwan

"The cornmeal adds a nice texture to these. This dish doesn't last more than a few minutes at my house. It's great!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• 1 lb fresh okra
• 2 large potatoes
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup bacon drippings (or you can use vegetable oil, but it won't taste as good!)

directions

1. Wash okra and cut off stem ends. Cut in about ½-inch pieces. Peel potatoes and chop into ½-inch dice. Put okra and potatoes in large bowl. Add chopped onion to mixture. Sprinkle cornmeal, salt and pepper over mixture. Stir until cornmeal is evenly distributed throughout mixture.
2. Heat drippings or oil in large skillet over medium heat (oil should be hot, but not smoking hot). Carefully spoon okra/potato mixture into hot oil. Fry, turning mixture occasionally, until potatoes are done and mixture is nicely browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Makes enough for 4 or 5 hungry people.

Reviews

[nana4reelhubbard]

SO AMAZING! Youll never want to prepare this any other way! My mother made this when I was a kid & it was 1 of my favs. Now I know the bacon grease was the "secret ingredient" I was missing. If you don't have bacon grease on hand, you can use 4-5 pieces of bacon cut up in half inch pieces. When its done remove bacon, cook recipe using the grease, then you can add the bacon when it's done. Also amazing! Thanks SO MUCH for the recipe!

 

[Judy M.]

One of my all time favorite ways of cooking okra. I end up cooking the dish for 25-30 minutes, 10-12 is just not enough time for the potatoes to cook.

 

[Susie D]

This is like a visit to grandma's house in the summer. The cornmeal adds a light crispness, not really a crust. Perfect! I did stir after adding the s&p to flavor all of the veggies before adding the cornmeal. I also confess to using olive oil. Thank you for sharing your recipe!