7/24/2025 – The breading recipe below is from the one at Air Fryer Okra Recipe (Fries and Breaded!). We used it this date on traditionally oil fried okra and two days later on traditionally fried catfish. It was very good on both. Her instructions for air-frying sound good and we need to try them.

Ingredients

12 ounces fresh or frozen okra whole pods
2/3 cup yellow cornmeal not mix
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoons smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon black pepper or cayenne
1 large egg
2 tablespoons milk
Oil spray

• In one bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, salt, garlic powder, smoke paprika, and pepper. Mix and set aside. In the second bowl whisk together the egg and milk.
• Once you have about a cup of chopped okra in the egg mixture toss well. Then drain off the egg mixture and toss the pieces into the cornmeal breading. Mix well to coat.
• Shake the excess cornmeal off of the fried okra pieces. 
• Salt to taste