Oven Fried Okra Food

OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a baking rack on top of a baking sheet or sheet pan.
• Cook the frozen okra in the microwave using your microwave's frozen vegetable setting, or on high for 8 minutes. Drain and cool on paper towels, about 5 to 10 minutes. Spray generously with butter flavored cooking spray. Add the cornmeal, panko bread crumbs, garlic salt, and pepper to a plastic food storage bag. Place the okra into the bag and shake to coat the okra with the cornmeal mixture.
• Remove the okra from the bag and spread it on the prepared baking rack. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crispy, about 15 to 20 minutes.

OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Pour the olive oil onto a baking sheet, and make sure all surfaces are covered. Sprinkle the oil liberally with seasoned salt and black pepper before setting aside.
• Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour the buttermilk into another bowl.
• Working in small groups, transfer okra into the buttermilk, allowing a few moments to soak before moving into the flour and cornmeal mixture. Coat the okra pieces completely in the mix, then move to the baking sheet.
• Continue this process until all of the okra has been breaded and placed on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the okra from the oven, flipping with a spatula.
• Place back in the oven for an additional 10 minutes (or until cooked through.)
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, and serve warm with ketchup and hot sauce.

OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a cookie sheet or jellyroll pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine corn meal, salt and pepper.
• Wash okra; drain.
• Trim ends and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
• Dredge in corn meal mixture to coat well.
• Okra should be moist in order for corn meal to adhere.
• If necessary, rinse okra again in water before dredging.
• Spread okra in a single layer in prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally.

CRUNCHY OVEN-FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine the cornmeal, panko, salt, pepper, and Parmesan cheese in a gallon-size ziplock bag.
• In a separate bowl, gently toss the okra with the beaten eggs until evenly coated.
• Pour oil onto a rimmed baking sheet (15x10x1) and place in the preheated oven for just a few minutes to warm up the oil--be careful to not let it start to smoke.
• In the meantime, add the wet okra a little at a time to the bag and shake until coated. If needed, you may add additional cornmeal and panko breadcrumbs -- if the okra isn't coated as much as you like. Carefully add the okra to the hot baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tender, turning the okra halfway through baking. To get a nice golden brown, increase oven heat to broil and watch carefully, stirring as needed.

OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Slice okra into small bite size pieces, drizzle with olive oil and toss till well coated, season with salt & pepper (I use Mrs. Dash seasonings). Let sit for about 20 min.
• Sprinkle with panko bread crumbs, toss to coat well. Place single layer on baking sheet. Bake 400 degrees for 30-40 min. till slightly crispy.

BEA'S OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400. Beat the egg really well. Wash then slice okra right into the egg and coat slices really well. Mix flour & spices together. Drop okra into flour and toss until well coated. Pour a little oil onto a cookie sheet or baking pan, tilting pan until well coated.
• 2. Shake off excess flour from okra slices and place in single layer into the oiled pan. Roll slices into oil just to lightly coat them.
• 3. Bake (uncovered) at 400 until crispy & golden, which depending on your oven may take approximately 40 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• 4. TIP: I whisked the egg in a medium size bowl. I dropped the okra into the bowl as I sliced it. Once I was done slicing the okra I rolled them around with my hands to coat well. I put about 1 1/2 cups of flour in a plastic grocery bag (I actually use two for a security measure) then added the seasonings. Then I put the okra into the bag and twisted the opening shut and started shaking until the okra was coated with the flour.
• 5. GRILLED OKRA: Wash and slice okra. Toss with Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. Lightly spray an aluminum disposable pan. Shake off excess batter and place into pan. Grill (uncovered) until crispy and golden brown. Another beach buddy, Kathy, told me about this technique. These are really good, too.
• 6. BOILED OKRA: Wash okra but leave whole with a little stem on end. Place in a saucepan and cover with water. Add salt, black pepper, a little olive oil and about 2 tablespoons of vinegar (that's the secret). Boil til okra has changed colors and is tender. I like boiling mine to the point that they are just beginning to split open. My best friend, Ann's mother, cooked okra this way. I never cared for boiled okra until I ate Ann's mother's okra cooked like this. I think the vinegar makes all the difference.

WHOLE FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup of flour in a large zip top bag. Add a large pinch of salt and pepper.
• Whisk together the eggs and buttermilk in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper in a pie plate.
• Trim the stem end of each okra pod a little.Place okra in the ziptop bag with flour. Shake to coat.Coat the okra in egg mixture and then coat in flour/cornmeal mixture.
• Heat oil or shortening in a Dutch oven until it reaches 360 degrees.
• Working in batches, fry okra until golden on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes. Place on a paper towel-lined plate.Season lightly with salt and serve.

OVEN FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• 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.

OVEN-FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet or rimmed baking sheet in a cold oven. Preheat oven to 425°. Meanwhile, remove stem ends of okra and cut into ½-inch-thick slices. If using whole baby okra, you can leave on the ends. Whisk egg white in a medium size bowl with a fork; add okra and toss until okra is coated. Combine cornmeal and salt and stir into okra mixture. Not all of the cornmeal will stick to okra and that's ok. Remove skillet from oven and add the oil. Spoon the coated okra into the skillet with a slotted spoon, tapping spoon on the bowl gently to let excess cornmeal fall back into the bowl. If you dump the entire bowl in the skillet the excess cornmeal will soak up the oil immediately. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Stir gently or flip with a spatula at 10 minutes or when the okra is lightly browned the bottom. Do not stir more than once.