This Fried Okra Recipe Will Make You Love the Vegetable—or Adore It Even More

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise (4 ounces; 113g)
• 2 tablespoons chopped yellow onion (1/2 ounce; 15g)
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) chili sauce, such as Heinz
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) canola oil
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) ketchup
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice from 1 medium lemon
• 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) hot sauce
• 12 ounces (340g) fresh okra (halved lengthwise or cut crosswise into 1/2-inch coins)
• 1 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (8 ounces; 227g)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (3 1/3 ounces; 96g)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch (1 ounce; 30g)
• 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (1/2 ounce; 15g)
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Peanut oil for frying

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