Fried Green Tomatoes

Our grocery had green tomatoes on special, so I picked up a few. I always loved fried green tomatoes when I was growing up; but until now I’ve not had any luck getting them right. I think the secret is slicing them very thin.

Ingredients

2 green tomatoes; sliced 1/8″ to 1/4″
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup corn meal
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
garlic powder
pepper
onion powder
cayenne powder
oil for frying

Directions

Combine flour, meal, and seasonings in a small bowl. In another bowl prepare an egg  wash by stirring some milk into the beaten eggs.

Pour a spoon or two of oil into a skillet over medium heat. When the oil comes up to temperature, dip tomato slices in the egg wash; then coat with the flour/meal mixture. Add to the skillet and watch carefully.

It only takes a couple or three minutes to brown; turn and brown on the other side. Drain on paper towels. I like mine with a bit of Ranch Dressing. Sherry likes hers just plain. I’ve heard that a good hot sauce works too.

Note: I tried the recipe in the back of Fannie Flagg’s “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.” She uses bacon fat (great idea) and plain white corn meal (I did it with yellow.), and they turn out just fine.