Fried Green Tomatoes - Friday
I love me some good ol' fashioned fried green tomatoes!
June 29, 2018

I love me some good ol' fashioned fried green tomatoes!
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized green tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (I sometimes add a bit of dried basil, salt & garlic powder to this)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs ( I love using panko or crushed croutons)
- 1¼ cup yellow cornmeal
Instructions
- Slice tomatoes into ¼- 1/2 inch slices.
- Place tomatoes on several layers of paper towels.
- Mix together salt, sugar, black pepper & basil in a small bowl.
- Sprinkle tomatoes generously with spice mixture ( may not need all of it) and let sit for about 10-15 minutes to allow the extra tomato juices to drain out.
- Meanwhile, prepare your dipping station! In one bowl, add the flour.
- In another bowl mix together the buttermilk and egg.
- In the last bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and yellow cornmeal.
- Start by dipping the tomatoes slices into the flour on both sides and shaking off the excess flour. (be sure to get the sides as well)
- Lay the slices into the egg mixture until both sides are coated with the mixture and flour no longer shows.
- Place the tomato slices into the breadcrumb mixture and press to coat both sides evenly.
- Let tomatoes sit for about 5 minutes to allow the coating to set.
- Heat oil in a skillet until hot. (Do a test with a bread crumb first to make sure the oil is at the right temperature. The breadcrumb should begin to fry evenly immediately when placed in the oil.)
- Place tomatoes into the skillet, without crowding the pan.
- Fry each side for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown.
- Place on a cooling rack with paper towels below to absorb the excess oil that drips off.
- Serve hot.
(Recipe via: Divas Can Cook. I do not own any of the content posted above)