World’s best recipe for fried green tomatoes
Ingredients:
- 4 large green tomatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1-quart vegetable oil for frying
Instructions:
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- Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick.
- Discard the ends.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-sized bowl.
- Scoop flour onto a plate.
- Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs, and salt and pepper on another plate.
- Dip tomatoes into flour to coat.
- Then dip the tomatoes into milk and egg mixture.
- Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat.
- In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over medium heat.
- Place 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.
