A recipe by Diana Swenson-Siegel from www.allrecipes.com
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
Directions
Step 1
Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
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 in batches of 4 or 5, depending on the size of your skillet. Do not crowd the tomatoes, they should not touch each other. When the tomatoes are browned, flip and fry them on the other side. Drain them on paper towels.
A recipe by Elise Bauer from www.simplyrecipes.com
Ingredients
- 3 medium-sized, firm green tomatoes
- Salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup fine white cornmeal
- 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup peanut, canola, or olive oil for frying
Directions
Step 1
Slice and salt green tomatoes. Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt. Let tomato slices stand for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Set out shallow bowls with coating ingredients. While the salted green tomato slices are resting, place in three separate, shallow bowls: 1) the flour and Cajun seasoning (if using), 2) buttermilk and egg, and 3) breadcrumbs and cornmeal. Whisk together the egg and buttermilk.
Step 3
Bread the tomato slices: Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat. Dip the green tomato slices in the flour-seasoning, then the buttermilk-egg mixture, then the cornmeal-breadcrumb mix.
Step 4
Fry the breaded tomatoes: In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown. Set the cooked tomatoes on paper towels to drain. These fried green tomatoes are fantastic with a little hot sauce or remoulade.