Okra Patties

  4.4 – 73 reviews  

Fresh okra and onion are combined with a cornmeal batter to make these fried okra patties. a tasty snack in the southern tradition.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups vegetable oil for frying
  2. 1 pound okra, finely chopped
  3. 1 cup finely chopped onion
  4. 1 teaspoon salt
  5. ¼ teaspoon pepper
  6. ½ cup water
  7. 1 egg
  8. ½ cup all-purpose flour
  9. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  10. ½ cup cornmeal

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 inch of oil in a large skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the okra, onion, salt, pepper, water and egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and cornmeal; and stir that into the okra mixture.
  3. 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.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 224 kcal
Carbohydrate 25 g
Cholesterol 31 mg
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Protein 5 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Sodium 467 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 12 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Amber Lowery
This was an excellent receipe. I will never just cut up okra, bread it and fry it again. Putting it in patties with the onion and I added sweet peppers was amazing and so much better.
Madison Price
I was disappointed in the taste. I expected these to have a more noticeable okra flavor. I shall make again but will use less flour and adjust seasonings.
Travis Hampton
I made this just added 1 tsp of onion powder a dash of cayenne pepper. It was absolutely delicious.
Laura Kennedy
I made it just like it’s written, no changes. Delicious and quick!
Jennifer Brooks
I made these and added a few jalapeños and reduced the amount of cooking oil. Much easier to fry than traditional fried okra. Will save the recipe
Jodi Pennington
Make sure to add just a little garlic salt when ready to serve.
Jesus Johnson
5 stars!
Mary Brooks
Enjoyed it very much.
Maureen Aguirre
Okra turned out great, even made them into little mini bite sandwiches
Karen Harris
I made these and they were very good. I did, however, add a little bit of jalapeño to the mix.
Jennifer Orozco
This is a very easy and very awesome side dish. If you like okra, this will be a hit for you.
Austin Chapman
So great! I added Cajun Seasoning to my preference and quartered the okra lengthwise before chopping. I tried to half the recipe, but couldnt use a half an egg. So I must have double the amount of egg needed. But they held together great and fried up great in vegetable oil on medium heat about 2-3 minutes on each side. Had them with black eyed peas and it was a great dinner! Put them under the broiler the next morning and had them with scrambled eggs…even BETTER!!! So good!
Alejandro Saunders
These are amazing!!! I followed the recipe exactly and the patties came out perfectly and where delicious. Thank you for sharing.
Matthew Mcgee
This is a fantastic recipe! The taste reminded us of hush puppies, but better. I added one Anaheim chili pepper to the mix. This is new favorite!
William Deleon
Really liked these but should have cut the recipe for our smaller family.
Brittney Norton
Made it. Great base recipe. I added more dry seasoning… Garlic, Onion, red pepper, salt…..a lil more water, and even extra okra(thin sliced some and did some in the food processor). I dropped them by the tablespoonfuls in to a cast iron skillet with maybe 3/4 cup of cooking oil. Once the bottom was brown I flipped it and flattened it to make sure the okra was cooked through. Everyone loved it, even my son that swears he HATES okra, loved it. Next time I’ll try freezing them by the spoonfuls, then flattening them in panko, and baking them on parchment, to cut out the grease.
Frank Mathis
Added garlic powder.
Karen Mooney
As suggested by others, I spiced these up a bit. I subbed 2 tsp of Tony’s Creole Seasoning for the salt, upped the ground pepper to 2 tsp, and added a clove of garlic (pressed). I sautéed them on medium heat (in olive oil) in a cast iron fry pan. They were easy to make and tasted excellent. Even better the next day! Thanks for this recipe!
Dillon Shelton
These need a lot of spicing up. I added red peppers and a garlic clove. I also substituted the salt and pepper with cayenne, red pepper flakes and southwestern chipotle seasoning.
Kimberly Obrien
Made as is, make sure the okra you use is tender and chopped small. Some of the okra out of my garden was tough. Other than that i thought it was an easier way to use up okra.
Mitchell Benson
I cut the flour down to 1/4 cup and increased the cornmeal to 3/4 cup and added a bell pepper to the second batch. They they turned out a lot better.

 

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