Crunchy Baked Okra

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg (lightly beaten)
  • 1 pound fresh okra pods (trimmed and cut into ¾ inch slices)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450° F.

Combine cornmeal, panko bread crumbs, ½ teaspoon salt, black pepper, and red pepper in a shallow dish; set aside.

Combine buttermilk and egg in a large bowl; stir with a whisk

Add okra to buttermilk mixture; toss to coat. Let stand 3 minutes.

Dredge okra in cornmeal/crumb mixture.

Place okra in a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle remaining salt over the okra.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring once, until okra is golden brown and crispy.

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