Cut the top of the okra piece off and then just slice the okra until you reach near the bottom into bite size pieces

Pour buttermilk over cut okra, just enough to wet good so flour mixture will stick

I use this kind of corn meal mix mostly

Pour cornmeal then flour over okra and mix well

This is finished product if you are not freezing it.

If you are freezing, take lightly cooked okra, cool and put into ziplock bag. When you are ready to use it just unfreeze, lay out on cookie sheet and cook in 350 degree oven until brown and crispy. Stir a couple of times.