6 Large Green Tomatoes
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Milk or Buttermilk
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Cornmeal plain white or yellow
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
2 teaspoons Sea Salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper corns (Tellicherry)
1 quart Vegetable oil for frying
1 tablespoon white sugar (optional)

Slice tomatoes 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick and discard the ends.  Salt both sides of each slice and place on paper towels to allow some of the moisture to drain from the tomatoes to prevent them from becoming soggy while frying .  Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl.  Add flour to plate or large bowl.   Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs, salt , pepper and sugar on another plate.  Dip (dredge) tomato slices into flour first to coat.  Then dip (drench) the tomatoes into the egg milk mixture allowing excess to drain back into the bowl.  Dredge tomato slices in breadcrumb mixture to completely coat.

In a large skillet, pour enough vegetable oil so there is a least 1/2 inch of oil in the skillet and place over medium heat.  Place tomato slices into the hot oil and do not allow the slices to touch each other.  When tomatoes are golden brown, turn and fry until golden brown on the other side.  Drain on paper towels and serve while hot with your favorite sauce and/or condiments.

YIELD:  4 to 6 large servings.

Above fried green tomatoes prepared on 07-22-13 and served with fried rabbit and white rice and rabbit gravy.  Delicious!

This recipe is fairly generic and renders an outstanding tasting fried green tomato.  You can substitute buttermilk for the plain white milk if you desire.  You will either like or hate Fried Green Tomatoes.  They have a little "tart" bite to them and if you want to tone down the tart taste, you can add 1 tablespoon of white sugar to the cornmeal/bread crumb mixture.  You can slice the tomatoes 1/2 inch thick if you desire but will require a little longer to fry golden brown.

Check out my short story Whistle Stop Cafe for additional information about fried green tomatoes.

Sequence pixs of preparing fried green tomatoes below.  Click on thumbnails for a larger view:

Many folks like their fried green tomatoes dusted (dredged) in flour only instead of the flour and cornmeal mixture.  I personally like them both ways but the double dipping aka dredge in the flour, drench in the egg/milk mixture and finally dredge in the cornmeal mixture does add a good "bark" or coating to the green tomatoes which helps retain their moisture yet allows the green tomatoes to fully cook on the inside with a golden brown crust or bark on the outside.  I will deep fry them next time in a deep fryer and see how they come out.  I would surmise that restaurants would use a deep fryer instead of a large skillet for production requirements.

Above fried green tomatoes prepared on 06-11-12 and my bride and myself certainly did enjoy them!

ALTERNATE FRIED GREEN TOMATOES RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper corns (Tellicherry)
3/4 cup milk
4 large green tomatoes, cut into 1/4 to 3/8 inch slices
Vegetable oil for frying
1 tablespoon white sugar (optional)

Combine first five (5) ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth.  Add additional milk if necessary to get the mixture the consistency of pancake batter.  Slice tomatoes 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick and discard the ends.  Salt both sides of each slice and place on paper towels to allow some of the moisture to drain from the tomatoes to prevent them from becoming soggy while frying.  In a large skillet add enough oil to have at least 1/2 inch deep in skillet and place on medium heat. Dip tomato slices into the batter allowing excess to drain back into the bowl.  Fry in the hot oil until golden brown,  turn and brown the other side.  Drain on paper towels and serve while hot with your favorite sauce and/or condiments.

YIELD: 3 to 4 servings.

Above recipe adapted from Fannie Flagg's Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook.  You will either like or hate Fried Green Tomatoes.  They have a little "tart" bite to them and if you want to tone down the tart taste, you can add 1 tablespoon of white sugar to the cornmeal/flour mixture.

Web posted on 06-06-12 by Bill aka Mickey Porter and updated pixs on 07-22-13.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES ON 08-09-2023

Here is a batch of fried green tomatoes I did for my bride and myself.  They were outstanding to say the least!

Web page updated by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 08-10-2023.

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