Kaye's Okra Fry Bread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon ghee as needed plus more
• 1 cup cornmeal 
• 16 ounce okra whole sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 1 cup self-rising flour 
• 0.5 cup vidalia onions chopped
• 2.5 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• ladle
• whisk

Directions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour and salt.
2. Whisk in water to make a thin batter. Stir in okra and onions.
3. Over medium heat, add clarified butter to a cast iron skillet. Use a small ladle to pour batter onto skillet. Pan should be hot enough to make batter sizzle. Cook until underside is browned, about 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and brown on the other side. Repeat with additional batter, adding more butter as necessary.