
Fried Green Tomatoes
A southern classic.
Ingredients
- 4 large green tomatoes
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
Method
- Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl.
- Scoop flour onto a plate.
- Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt and pepper on another plate.
- Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into milk and egg mixture. Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat.
- In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over a medium heat.
- Place tomatoes into the frying pan is they do not touch each other.
- When the tomatoes are browned, flip and fry them on the other side.
- Drain them on paper towels.
Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/best-fried-green-tomatoes/