Southern Recipes

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Fried Green Tomatoes are an old favorite in Southern Cooking. They are very simple to cook and go well with any Southern meal. It's really hard to go wrong with this simple recipe.

Ingredients

* Green Tomatoes (Allow at least four slices per person)
* 2 cups White Corn Meal
* 1/2 cup Flour
* Cooking oil (enough to provide about 1 inch deep in pan)
* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup milk
* Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place cooking oil in large frying pan and place on medium heat.
2. Wash and slice tomatoes (slice about 1/4 inch thick)
3. Combine egg and milk in medium sized bowl and beat enough for good mix
4. Place corn meal and flour on a separate large plate and mix with dash of salt and pepper
5. Dredge tomato slices in cornmeal mix, shake off excess
6. Dip tomato slices in egg/milk wash
7. Dredge in the cornmeal mix again to coat thoroughly
8. Placed coated slices in frying pan without sides touching
9. Cook until golden brown on both sides (only about 2 minutes)
10. Remove and place on paper towels to absorb oil.
11. Serve HOT!

Goes well with Fried Okra. Mmmmmm, good!