Nutty Okra

Ingredients

• 1 cup baking mix all-purpose
• 0.5 cup dry-roasted peanuts salted finely chopped
• 1  egg white lightly beaten
• 1 pound okra fresh cut into 1/2-inch pieces*
• 4 servings vegetable oil; peanut oil preferred 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Toss okra with salt, and let stand 20 minutes.
2. Add egg white, stirring to coat. Stir together baking mix and next 2 ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Add okra, tossing to coat; gently press peanut mixture onto okra, shaking off excess.
4. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven or cast-iron skillet; heat to 37
5. Fry okra, in batches, 2 to 4 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.
6. *1 (16-oz.) package frozen cut okra, thawed, may be substituted.