![]() ![]() If you make this recipe I'd love to see it! Tag me on social media with #gritsandgouda or Leave a comment below the printable recipe if you have questions or tell me how you liked the recipe.Classic Southern style fresh okra, sliced and tossed in a seasoned cornmeal mixture, and fried in a cast iron skillet. Be social and share, y'all! Don't forget to sign up with your email so you don’t miss a single post on my Southern shortcut recipes! Shortcut Turnip Greens Soup, Ground Turkey Quinoa Skillet Dinner,įollow me on Facebook, Insta gram, and Pinterest. Instant Pot Collard Greens and Navy Beans, Slice up your yellow and zucchini squash and use the same method to have a healthier version of another Southern favorite "fried side".įor a traditional version of fried okra fried in a skillet, my friend at Southern Bite has a yummy recipe here. I love the horseradish flavor in it! Can I fry other vegetables with this oven-fried method?ĭon't stop at oven-frying okra. These okra "fingers" would be yummy as an appetizer dipped in Sweet Baby Ray's Secret Dipping Sauce for Southern-style party food. Just add a couple of minutes to the oven or air fry time when baking. Then place in a zip-top freezer bag, vacuum seal bag, or an air tight freezer container. Just spread the coated okra on parchment paper on a baking sheet in a single layer. It can also be frozen right after coating the raw okra with egg white and cornmeal. Oven Fried Okra can be frozen once it is cooked and cooled. The green silicone, foldable trivet under the basket is one of my FAVORITE kitchen must-haves. The air fryers I recommend are over on my SHOP PAGE. Shake the basket and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and crispy on the edges. Cook the okra at 400F in the air fryer for 6 to 7 minutes.Place the cornmeal-coated okra in the hot basket and spray the okra again with oil. Spray the bottom of the air fryer with an oil spray (not aerosol propelled cooking spray). Preheat the air fryer 3 minutes to get it hot.The entire recipe should fit in one of the oven-style air fryers. If you have a basket-style air fryer, you may have to cook one recipe in two batches. Since an air fryer is literally a baby convection oven that cooks food with super heated air with a fan, yes. Can I make Oven Fried Okra in the air fryer? You can easily use a rimmed baking sheet especially if you are making a double batch for Sunday supper. I love my Lodge cast iron skillet and prefer it to a sheet pan because it gives the okra the best browned edges without overcooking it in the middle. The deer ate all the tender leaves from my small okra plants this Spring so I will have to visit the farmers market a few times before I have enough okra from the garden. If you have okra in your fridge or garden, just cut them in 1/2-inch slices for the recipe this time and try baby okra next time. The coating may fall off and the okra might break into pieces as well as fail to get a nice browned edge.įried okra is traditionally cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces but I bought a container of baby-size okra at the farmers market so I decided to try frying them whole! They turned out perfect so I'll be on the lookout for tiny okra from now on. Pour the okra in a hot cast iron skillet and bake! Don't be tempted to stir more than once. The cornmeal will cling to the egg white on the okra. Then, sprinkle the cornmeal and salt (salt optional) over the okra and gently toss to coat the okra. Toss the sliced (or whole baby) okra in the egg white so all the okra is coated. PAN FRIED OKRA HOW TOHere's how to make itīeat the egg white in a large bowl with a fork to loosen it up. I coat the okra in beaten egg white, toss in cornmeal and bake it. You can bake it in a cast iron skillet or a sheet pan. Since I'm always trying to find ways to eat traditionally Southern fried food in healthier methods, I came up with this recipe. do they still make those? What's the secret to oven-fried okra? Not all Southern food has to be deep fried to have that sought-after crispy, crunchy cornmeal coating traditionally achieved in a Fry Daddy. Keep reading to find out how I get that crunchy coating to stick to the okra with a fraction of the oil. I love my "fried sides" but I'm always looking for healthier versions of my faves. This recipe was updated Januwith an air fryer option This easy classic side dish can be made in an air fryer or oven and can be frozen to "fry" later on. Oven-Fried Okra has all of the flavor and cornmeal crunch of Southern-fried okra without all the oil for a lighter version. ![]()
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