Oven Fried Okra

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb fresh okra, stem ends trimmed and sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• nonstick cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot 3/4 full of boiling,salted water,parboil okra until tender, about 5 minutes. drain well.
• 2 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat together egg, 1 tablespoon of water, and pepper sauce. add okra to bowl.
• 4 in a plastic food storage bag, combine bread crumbs,pepper, and salt.
• 5 using a slotted spoon,remove okra from egg mixture, allowing excess egg mixture to drip back into bowl.
• 6 add okra to crumb mixture in bag and rotate bag to coat okra evenly.
• 7 on a nonstick baking sheet or large, shallow pan, spread okra in a single layer.
• 8 spray okra with nonstick cooking spray.
• 9 bake until crisp and golden brown, about 12 minutes.