Fried Green Tomatoes
From elgourmand2 8 years ago
- 20 Min. to make
- Serves 4
Picked up the original of this recipe from a lovely Southern Bell in Biloxi, Mississippi back in 1964. It got tweaked and then again and then again. This version is about ten years old. An absolute necessity if you’re doing a real southern fried breakfast and a great addition to any brunch.
Ingredients
- • 4 medium to large green tomatoes. These should be just turning ripe with a few touches of pink or red in their color. shopping list
- • 1 egg, beaten. shopping list
- • 1 cup of flour. shopping list
- • 1 cup of breadcrumbs, spiced or plain. shopping list
- • ½ tsp. basil. shopping list
- • ¼ tsp. smoked paprika. shopping list
- • 4 tsp. butter, divided. shopping list
- • Salt and FG pepper to taste. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Slice the tomatoes across the stem axis, about ¼ in. (1/2 cm) thick.
- 2. Set up the three bowls, flour and spices mixture, beaten egg and bread crumbs.
- 3. Spray your skillet with cooking spray and add 1 tsp. butter.
- 4. Heat until butter is bubbling but not burning.
- 5. One slice at a time, dredge tomato in flour spice mixture then in egg and then in breadcrumbs. Gently lay in hot skillet.
- 6. Repeat until skillet is full but not over crowded.
- 7. Fry 1-2 minutes and turn over to fry the other side until light golden brown.
- 8. Remove to paper towel lined plate to drain.
- 9. Add a spoon of butter to skillet, dredge and fry another batch.
- 10. Repeat until all the slices are cooked.
- 11. Transfer to platter and serve.
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