Old-Fashioned Fried Okra

Name: Old-Fashioned Fried Okra
Ingredients: 1 quart okra (4 cups); 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup cornmeal; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 egg, well beaten; 1 cup shortening

Old-Fashioned Fried Okra was pinched from <a href="http://www.texascooking.com/recipes/fried_okra.htm" target="_blank">www.texascooking.com.</a>

"Fried okra is a southern staple, and now that frozen chopped okra is available in most supermarkets, it can be enjoyed year round. (Mind you, fresh is better than frozen, but good, fresh okra can be hard to find outside the southern states.) This recipe makes classic fried okra, as opposed to what is often found in many restaurants -- okra so heavily battered you can hardly taste the okra...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 quart okra (4 cups)

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1/2 cup all-purpose flour

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1/2 cup cornmeal

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1/8 teaspoon pepper

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1 egg, well beaten

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1 cup shortening

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