Air Fryer Fried Okra recipe

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Ingredients

1 large egg
½ pound okra pods, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 cup cornmeal
¼ cup all-purpose flour
cooking spray
salt to taste

Nutrition Info

191.2 calories
carbohydrate: 37.4 g
cholesterol: 46.5 mg
fat: 2 g
fiber: 3.4 g
protein: 6 g
saturatedFat: 0.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 64.3 mg
sugar: 1.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place egg in a shallow dish and beat, gently stir in sliced okra.

  2. Combine cornmeal and flour in a gallon-size resealable plastic bag. Drop 5 slices of okra in the cornmeal mixture, zip the bag, and shake. Remove breaded okra to a plate. Repeat with remaining okra slices.

  3. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place 1/2 the breaded okra slices in the basket of the air fryer and spray with cooking spray. Cook 4 minutes. Shake the basket and mist okra with cooking spray again. Cook an additional 4 minutes. Shake the basket one last time and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the okra from the basket and salt to taste.

  4. Repeat with remaining okra slices.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Fried okra made easy in an air fryer without the guilt or mess of using a deep fryer.

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