Sometimes I’m too lazy to cook individual coated and fried okra. I find fritters so much easier. This little experiment came out quite tasty! In fact, they are so good, I had trouble stopping eating them. No matter how low the carbs, too many will still do you in. Just being honest, letting you know portion control on these is difficult.
This recipe, however, is not suitable until you reach the grains rung of the Phase 2 OWL (Ongoing Weight Loss) carb re-introduction ladder. Those still on Induction might try subbing flax meal for the bake mixes and then it would be suitable for Induction. I RARELY deep fry (mostly oven fry now), as I don’t like using oil this way, but I will occasionally make these when I get a craving for them.
My Oven-Fried Okra is good, but just not as easy as making these little lovelies. 🙂 If you prefer, you can use all CarbQuik or all Jennifer’s bake mix. Your call on that one. I just like the synergy the two mixes combined bring to the final result.
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INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. frozen sliced okra, coarsely chopped even smaller
2 oz. onion, finely minced
1 T. Jennifer Eloff’s Gluten-Free Bake Mix
1 T. CarbQuik bake mix (or 1 T. more Jen Eloff’s GF bake mix for gluten-free version)
1 egg
2 T. heavy cream
Pinch each of salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper
2 c. frying oil of your choice
DIRECTIONS: Thaw, drain, and chop okra. Place in mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Heat oil to VERY hot and drop batter by soup spoons into fat. Allow to fully brown before attempting to flip to second side or these will fall apart on you. When both sides are nicely browned, remove and drain on paper towels.
NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes twelve 2″ fritters, each contains:
25 cals, 1.67 g fat, 2.09 g carbs, 0.73 g fiber, 1.36g NET CARBS, 1.34 g protein, 24 mg sodium
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