Fried Green Tomatoes (Recipe)

Ingredients

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

4 medium green tomatoes, cut into 3/8-inch-thick slices

4 to 6 tablespoons cooking oil

Steps

1.  Combine the egg and milk in a shallow dish; set aside.

2.  Stir together the cornmeal, flour, salt and pepper in another shallow dish.  Dip the tomatoes into the egg-milk mixture, then into the cornmeal-flour mixture.

3.  In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the cooking oil over medium heat.  Arrange a single layer of tomato slices in the skillet and cook about 2 minutes per side or until the tomato slices are golden brown on both sides.

4.  Repeat with the remaining tomato slices, adding additional cooking oil to the skillet as needed.

Tips:

Green tomatoes are immature, unripe tomatoes.  You can find them at a farmer's market or, if you have a garden, pick the tomatoes while they are still green for this recipe.  Choose tomatoes that are free of bruises and blemishes.  Wash thoroughly under cool, running water to remove all traces of soil, fertilizers and pesticides.

This coating and cooking method also works well with sliced zucchini and yellow summer squash.

For added flavor, you can substitute garlic salt for the salt in this recipe.  For flavor variety, you might add a pinch or two of dried herbs such as basil, oregano or thyme to the cornmeal flour mixture.

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