Fried Green Tomatoes
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What to do with green tomatoes? Fry them up of course! The tangy flavor makes this a great side dish with pork or chicken. The remoulade sauce brings them up to the next level.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Category
Southern Cooking
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- Remoulade
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 3 green onions, finely sliced
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp brown or Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp paprika
- A few shakes of hot sauce
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- For the Fried Green Tomatoes
- 3-4 large green tomatoes
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup corn starch
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- ¾ tsp paprika
- ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
- Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix up the remoulade sauce for dipping ahead of time so that the flavors can blend.
- Slice the tomatoes 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.
- Whisk the eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl.
- Place the corn starch onto a pie plate, add the salt, pepper and paprika and mix in.
- Mix the cornmeal and bread crumbs on another plate.
- Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into the milk and egg mixture and finally dredge in the breadcrumbs to completely coat.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and add 1/2 inch of oil.
- Place the 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.