Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes... some yummy southern cooking! Here is the recipe with just the right amount of crunch to make those tomatoes delicious!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil
- 3 green tomatoes, medium firmness
- 2 cups finely ground yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, (less or more, depending on your heat tolerance!)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 Tablespoon water
Instructions
- In a large cast iron skillet (or heavy bottom skillet) place enough vegetable oil to cover bottom of pan by ½".
- Slice tomatoes into even ½" slices.
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat.
- Prepare the coating ingredients. Combine all dry ingredients in a plastic bag. Then combine the egg and water in a separate small bowl.
- Use tongs to dip the tomatoes slices, one at a time, into the egg mixture, letting excess drip back in bowl.
- Dip tomatoes into the dry mixture coating both sides.
- When the oil is evenly heated and shimmering, add the coated tomato slices, enough to fit in one layer, and giving you enough "turning space"! (Oil should "sizzle" as soon as you put the tomatoes in. If it doesn't sizzle, give it more time to heat up.)
- Fry for 2-3 minutes, or until golden. Turn and fry for 2 minutes on 2nd side.
- Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
- Continue to fry remaining slices.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, if necessary.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Gr8 Do Ahead Tip:
You can combine the dry mixture several hours ahead of time. My grandmother always used the plastic bag idea for her dry ingredients in this recipe, but a shallow bowl or large plate instead works fine too...I'm guessing she figured less dishes, easier cleanup!
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