Traditional Southern Fried Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c corn meal
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
6 c (1/2 inch thick) sliced okra
1/2 c vegetable oil

Preparation

Combine cornmeal, salt and pepper in plastic bag.
Add okra and shake well to blend and coat 1 cup of okra at at time to cornmeal mix.
Put 1/4 cup oil into a cast iron frying pan and heat until hot.
Add coated okra a little at a time until brown.
Yield about 10 servings.
(Add additional oil as needed.)