Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

Added: 17.12.09 by John | Views: 399 | Comments: 2

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 inch slices green tomato
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 3/4 cup corn meal
  • cayenne
  • vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

Step 1

Slice a green tomato into 1/2 inch slices. It probably makes 4 slices.

Step 2

Put tomato slices onto a rack on the top of a paper towel, add some salt on the top of the slices.
Let sit for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Pour 3/4 cup bread crumbs, 3/4 cup corn meal, some salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste,
some cayenne into a bowl. Give it a mix.

Step 4

Add an egg into another bowl, then 2 tbsp milk, stir well.

Step 5

Remove the rack in step 2. Place the tomato slices on paper towel. pat dry.

Step 6

Put 1 cup flour into a big bowl, Put a tomato slice into the bowl, let it coated with flour, sit for 30 seconds.

Step 7

Then transfer the tomato slice into the egg mixture in step 4, let it coated.

Step 8

Then transfer the tomato slice into the corn mixture in step 3, let it coated.

Step 9

Then transfer the tomato slice back to the rack.

Step 10

Then transfer the tomato slice back to the rack. Repeat the process for the remaining slices.

Step 11

To make sauce, put equal parts sweet relish and mayo, hot sauce to taste into a bowl, stir well.

Step 12

Add some oil and a butter into a pan, when the butter melt. put in the tomato slice.
Cook for 3-4 minutes per side.

Step 13

when turn golden, transfer to a serve plate. serve with sauce.

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  • Short Description: This Southern Fried Green Tomatoes is very interesting with unique flavor, and surprising light comparing to other fried items.
  • Preparation: 20 Min
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Tags: fried tomato

Comments

  • John - Thu 18 Feb 2010 @ 15:40

    This video recipe for the southern classic, fried green tomatoes, was made using the giant green tomatoes picked at the Wild Boar Farms tasting. They almost went unpicked when we felt how hard they still were, but then the idea for a green, green fried tomato came to mind. I always assumed that this recipe was nothing more than a way to use up those unripe green tomatoes before winter's chill, but, origins aside, it's interesting, uniquely flavored, and surprisingly light for a fried item.

  • John - Thu 18 Feb 2010 @ 15:41

    I've always had a bad attitude about this recipe thanks to the movie of the same name. I'll pretty much go and see any movie with food in the title, figuring that even if the movie stinks, at least it will have food in it. So, you can image my disappointment that the movie didn't have very much green fried tomatoes information in it. What it did have was women talking to each other about other women talking to each other. Anyway, I've gotten over it, and can now enjoy this recipe without thinking about whether Ninny was really Idgie, or not. I hope you can find some large green tomatoes, and give this recipe a try. Enjoy!