Photo: Okra Laced Hoecakes Recipe
Ingredients
- Nonstick butter spray
- 2 cups all-purpose cornmeal
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sliced, about 1/8-inch, thin rounds okra
- Vegetable oil
- Butter
Directions
Spray pan with a nonstick butter spray, heat griddle to medium-high, so it gets hot.
Mix together the cornmeal, water, and salt, and allow mixture to sit for a few minutes. The batter should be very thin. Add sliced okra and stir together.
Reduce heat to no higher than medium. Add 3 tablespoons vegetable oil and pour batter into center of griddle, allowing it to spread to sides. The "lace" will form a crispy edge.
*Cook's Note: Use the "inverted plate on top" technique to flip hoecake.
* When the edges are slightly brown, place a wet glass plate over the hoecake. With a dishcloth, grab the handle of the pan, flip the pan and hoecake onto the plate. Slide the hoecake off the plate back in the pan to cook the other side, until golden brown.
Stir the batter and add oil to the pan before making your next hoecake. Serve with butter.
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By Annehara
on August 17, 2012
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If this recipe has to turn out right, you need a seasoned, flat bottomed, heavy based pan to cook it in. The pan and oil must be very hot. I have given this recipe 2 stars but it would have gotten a better rating if the recipe proportions were different. When I first read the recipe I thought the proportion of water to cornmeal was off but I tried it anyway and it didn't quite work. The mixture got REALLY THICK. Maybe it's the cornmeal I used....a really fine milled one called Promasa. I tried it again but this time I used only 1/2 cup cornmeal and 1 and 1/2 cups water. I guess this proportion would vary based on the type of cornmeal you use. I think the important thing is that the mixture should readily drop off the spoon as you put it into the hot pot to cook. It should immediately spread out a bit and start crisping up around the edges. LEAVE IT ALONE for a few minutes to get crispy. I also do not recommend cooking these cakes with butter as it burns too easily.
By Rhonda1955010455
on March 14, 2012
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very yummy
By terry_dement_80...
Sherman, TX
on June 25, 2011
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This recipe was incredible!!! My hubby loved it! (as did I! Went great with red beans! A very nice alternative to cornbread! We always have a bumper crop of okra every summer. I was very excited to make these after I saw Paula make them on her show. Thanks Paula for another sensational recipe!
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