{"id":3206,"slug":"spicy-fried-okra","title":"Spicy Fried Okra","description":"This recipe is not for those of you that will call the fire department if you taste a chile.","ingredients_raw":["40 okra, stemmed and halved lengthwise","2 tbsp salt","2 tbsp freshly ground black pepper","1 tsp cayenne pepper","1 cup all-purpose flour, divided","Hot sauce","2½ quarts peanut oil","Kosher salt"],"ingredients_norm":["okra","salt","ground black pepper","cayenne pepper","all purpose flour","hot sauce","peanut oil","kosher salt"],"steps":["Combine salt, peppers, and ½ cup flour. Coat okra with flour mixture.","Dip okra into hot sauce and dredge in remaining flour, adding more as needed. Let rest 2–3 minutes.","Heat oil in a large pot or a deep-fryer to 375°F. Add okra, 6 at a time, and fry 3–4 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Drain on a cooling rack and repeat until all okra has been fried.","Sprinkle fried okra with additional kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve warm."],"categories":["Vegetable recipes","Recipes using okra","Deep fried recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using peanut oil","Recipes using hot sauce"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Spicy_Fried_Okra","source_ref":"4503245","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Spicy_Fried_Okra&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"2ff4cc7fa08334edf4715ee25feef34680a9bb8191714f217e4c9479a80a16e9","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:23Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/spicy-fried-okra"}