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Fried Green Tomatoes

Southern Living
Fried Green Tomatoes
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Worthy of a Special Occasion

If your family has a large appetite, you may want to double this recipe.

Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1  large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2  cup  buttermilk
  • 1/2  cup  all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2  cup  cornmeal
  • 1  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  pepper
  • 3  medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch slices
  • Vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste

Preparation

Combine egg and buttermilk; set aside.

Combine 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl or pan.

Dredge tomato slices in remaining 1/4 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal mixture.

Pour oil to a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375°. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt.

Southern Living, JULY 2003

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
nutsinnormal
We had to pick the last of our tomatoes yesterday, many of which were green, due to impending frost. Soooo, that makes it Fried Green Tomato time. I hadn't tried this recipe before, but it was the best yet. We especially liked the cornmeal in the coating, plus the fact that the coating stuck to the tomatoes well. Not at all greasy. I will def try this application with onion rings, etc, in the future.10/11/09

5 stars
Johanna
We did not love the fried green tomatoes (will have to try again someday w/ a different batch of tomatoes), but after the tomatoes we battered and fried some onion rings w/ this recipe. YUMMY!!! The onion rings deserve 5 stars! We will definitely make those again. BTW, we too experienced alot of smoke...so much in fact that our smoke alarm when off!02/03/09