Fried Green Tomatoes, Tennessee Style
- 1 large green tomato, sliced into 6 slices
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup buttermilk (if no buttermilk, just use same amount of regular milk with 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice let set fo)
- 1 egg
- Coating Mix
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup self-rising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- In a medium bowl, add tomato slices and coat with buttermilk; chill for 20 minutes.
- While tomatoes are soaking, mix together coating ingredients in another medium size bowl.
- Remove tomatoes from buttermilk--do not throw away buttermilk.
- Coat each tomato slice in coating mixture; set aside.
- Now in remaining buttermilk mixture add egg; beat well.
- Return each coated tomato to buttermilk, making sure each side is well coated.
- Return to coating mix one more time coating both sides.
- In a medium size skillet over medium high, heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil till hot but not smoking.
- Fry on both sides until coating is golden brown.
green tomato, buttermilk, egg, coating mix, yellow cornmeal, flour, ground black pepper, ground red pepper, paprika
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fried-green-tomatoes-tennessee-style-244744 (may not work)