Flourless Fried Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup vegetable oil, may take even more (do not use olive oil, it can't stand high heat)
    1/2 cup rice flour
    1 1/4 cups gluten-free cornmeal
    1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (for color and a little added flavor)
    1 teaspoon sea salt
    1 teaspoon xanthan gum (sort of a binder)
    1 quart whole okra, stem ends removed
Preparation
    Heat canola oil or high-heat tolerant vegetable oil (not olive oil) in a large skillet until the end of a wooden spoon sizzles and bubbles when you place it in the soil. Oil should be about a half inch deep in the skillet.
    While the oil is heating, combine the rice flour, cornmeal, yeast, sea salt, and xanthan gum in a plate. Stir with a fork until well mixed.
    Place the okra in a single layer on top of the dry mixture.
    Mash it gently with a fork to flatten it and coat both sides with the mix.
    Heat the okra pieces in a single layer in the oil, watching closely and turning when they are brown and almost crisp.
    As the pieces are done, place them on a paper towel lined platter to drain.
    Watch out! You'll eat them all before supper if you're not careful!

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