We love okra any way it's cooked, but we favor fried. My husband has okra in his garden every year, and we put some of it whole in the freezer. For frying, he slices the pods, puts in a colander, runs water over and drains...then he takes a mixture of flour and corn meal (half and half), drops the okra in and covers it completely in the mixture. Then he spreads it in a cookie sheet/baking pan sprayed with Pam and bakes 350 about 1 hour. After it cools, he puts in freezer bags. When ready to cook, he thaws and it only takes a short time to fry because it's already done....it's really crispy.