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.
Oven fried okra how to#
Here'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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