Fried Okra

Ingredients

• okra
• bacon
• egg
• cornmeal
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in skillet slowly on low then up it to medium low heat and let it froth so that all the fat renders out leaving you with a plate of very crispy bacon and a nice layer of fat in the pan. The secret to super crispy bacon is patience.
2. While that is happening beat egg in a bowl and chop up the okra. Soak the chopped okra in the bowl of egg, enough egg to thoroughly coat the okra. Soak at least 15 minutes.
3. Toss the okra in cornmeal to coat it and then cook it in the pan of bacon fat on medium heat until golden. Constantly scoot it around in the pan while it is cooking so it's evenly cooked.
4. Season with salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Alternatively, you can mix some of the salt and pepper into the cornmeal and then add more to season to your taste after cooking.
5. Recipe submitted by Farmshare member Nicole Ridgeway. Thanks Nicole!