Try Okra

[allensylves]

As luck would have it, the following recipe appeared in last Thursday's Morning Advocate and seems appropriate for this thread. I have not tried it but it sounds good and low fat.

ADVOCATE-TESTED RECIPE
Oven "Fried" Okra
Makes 31/2 cups. Recipe is from Shannon Poche.
3 1/2 cups sliced fresh okra, (about 1 Ib.)
2 egg whites
2 tbls, water
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
pepper, to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry whole okra. Remove stem ends and cut okra into pieces about 1/2 to 3/4 inches long. Set aside.
2. In separate bowl, combine egg whites and water. Beat until thoroughly mixed and slightly frothy.
3. In another shallow bowl or plastic bag, mix cornmeal, flour, salt and pepper. Blend well. Set aside.
4. Dip okra into egg-white mixture. Remove it with a slotted spoon then dredge it in the cornmeal mixture. Make sure the okra is thor­oughly coated with the corn-meal.
5. Shake off excess corn-meal and place on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick coating.
6. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 15-20 min­utes. Turn if necessary.

Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP