Description
Southern Fried Green Tomatoes are a classic summer treat! This easy recipe straight from the Lowcountry can be on the table in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
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- 4 unripe green tomatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- 1 cup flour, divided
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- oil for frying – vegetable, canola, or other high smoke temperature oil to 1/2 inch deep in your skillet
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes 1/4 inch thick and lay on a paper towel lined plate or baking sheet. Blot with paper towels or alternatively salt generously and let sit 15 minutes.
- Lay out three bowls for breading the tomatoes. In the first bowl add 1/2 cup flour. The second bowl should contain the remaining 1/2 cup of flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. In the third bowl combine eggs, milk, and hot sauce and stir to combine.
- Place a wire rack over a baking sheet.
- Dredge tomato slices in flour and set on the rack, allow to sit 5 minutes.
- Dredge again in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, and finally in the flour and cornmeal mixture. Return to the wire rack.
- Heat oil in a cast iron or heavy skillet over medium high heat. Once shimmering you can test one of your tomato end slices (unbreaded) to see if it is ready. It should sizzle immediately if you sprinkle a little flour in it.
- Fry tomatoes 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown. Work in batches and do not crowd the slices. When finished cooking remove the tomatoes to a paper towel lined plate, do not stack the slices.
- Serve immediately with remoulade sauce, comeback sauce, hot sauce, or buttermilk dressing!
Notes
- Dry the tomatoes – you can do this by blotting them with a paper towel if they are not too juicy, or if you have time you can sprinkle them with salt and allow them to sit for 15-20 minutes on a paper towel lined plate
- Use a cast iron skillet if possible. The cast iron retains heat better and will keep the oil temperature from dropping when the tomatoes are added.
- Use an unbreaded test slice…to get the frying time perfect, grab the top or bottom slice of the tomato that you won’t be using and add it to the skillet to see if the oil is hot enough (it should be shimmering) and how long to cook each side
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 tomato (approximately 3 slices)
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 329.6 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.3 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 46.8 mg