Oven Fried Okra
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh okra, stem ends trimmed and sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- nonstick cooking spray
directions
- In a large pot 3/4 full of boiling,salted water,parboil okra until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat together egg, 1 Tablespoon of water, and pepper sauce. Add okra to bowl.
- In a plastic food storage bag, combine bread crumbs,pepper, and salt.
- Using a slotted spoon,remove okra from egg mixture, allowing excess egg mixture to drip back into bowl.
- Add okra to crumb mixture in bag and rotate bag to coat okra evenly.
- On a nonstick baking sheet or large, shallow pan, spread okra in a single layer.
- Spray okra with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake until crisp and golden brown, about 12 minutes.
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Reviews
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Let's face it. Nothing can beat fried food. :) I followed this recipe exactly, but I found the okra needed more flavor. The breadcrumbs did crisp up after I left the okra in the oven for about 5 minutes longer to get the desired results. My family loves okra, but they left a bunch on the baking sheet. If I did this recipe again, I'd probably use the traditional cornmeal instead of breadcrumbs and add more seasoning.
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Woohoo! I LOVE fried okra but never eat it--now I feel good about having it whenever I want! The flavor of the breading is just right, though I might add a little more pepper next time. I also used corn meal instead of breadcrumbs...guess it's a southern thing but it doesn't get much better than cornmeal and black pepper LOL. DH liked his with ketchup (weirdo ;)). Thanks so much for posting! Made for Healthy Choices 2008.
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Woohoo! I LOVE fried okra but never eat it--now I feel good about having it whenever I want! The flavor of the breading is just right, though I might add a little more pepper next time. I also used corn meal instead of breadcrumbs...guess it's a southern thing but it doesn't get much better than cornmeal and black pepper LOL. DH liked his with ketchup (weirdo ;)). Thanks so much for posting! Made for Healthy Choices 2008.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Leslie in Texas
Spring, Texas