Last summer I developed a recipe for oven-roasted okra, which was my way of celebrating one of my favorite vegetables. I love its slipperiness, crisp exterior, and simple, earthy flavor. Fresh okra is ...

Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. She writes about the magical way food evokes memories, instantly bringing you back ...

This fried okra recipe is courtesy of Chef Vivian Howard, and is featured in the Prickly Business episode of Season 3 of A Chef's Life. Servings Up to 3 hours before you’d like to serve the okra, ...

No diss to popcorn or fries, but fried okra is summer’s greatest guilty pleasure. In the garden, sturdy, drought-resistant okra with its pale-yellow hibiscus-like flowers soars and spits out a steady ...

Whether it's the slimy inside or the bitter aftertaste, some people would rather not see fried okra on their plate. Yet, fans of the dish think it's an underrated Southern gem. And one of those fans, ...

This recipe was first shared on Dec. 21, 2010 from Angela McCrovitz, a Charleston chef and former instructor at the Culinary Institute of Charleston. Starting just below the stem cap, slice okra in ...

As I was buying okra at the farmer's market in New Richmond last Saturday, someone asked me, "What do you do with it?" I said that we liked to fry it. A bystander asked, "But isn't it slimy?" The ...

For the born-and-bred Southerner, few culinary experiences rival the intense satisfaction of biting into perfectly fried okra. “Whether it was at Sunday dinner, in a cafeteria or in a restaurant, a ...

I am often disappointed by fried okra. It gets mushy and lacks the crispness that I want in a fried snack. I loved this idea from "The Southern Vegetable Book: A Root-to-Stalk Guide to the South's ...