Green Fried Tomatoes
From waterlily 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is my family's heirloom recipe for green fried tomatoes. Incidentally, in my family, they were always "green fried" tomatoes and never "fried green" tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 2 large green tomatoes (firm) shopping list
- 3/4 cup flour shopping list
- 3/4 cup cornmeal shopping list
- salt & pepper (to taste) shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1/2-1 cup vegetable oil, shortening, bacon fat -- or any combination of these! shopping list
How to make it
- Cut the tomatoes into slices or chunks -- folks in the various southern branches of my family tree can become quite passionate on the issue of sliced vs. chunked. Personally I prefer chunks. However you cut your green tomatoes, sprinkle each side lightly with salt and let them rest a few minutes. While they're resting, beat the egg lightly.
- Dredge the tomato slices in the egg.
- In a plastic or small paper bag, combine equal amounts of flour and cornmeal (or use just flour or just cornmeal, depending on your taste) and salt and pepper
- Shake a few slices or chunks in bag, set aside.
- Continue until all tomato pieces are coated.
- Heat the fat over medium-high heat in a large heavy skillet. When your grease is good and hot, retoss tomatoes in the cornmeal/flour mixture.
- Fry, turning a couple times, to get good and crisp. Be sure not to crowd the pan, or they’ll be soggy!
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Oh baby. I could make a meal of these. And perfect with both flour and cornmeaal. TY.
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