Fried Green Tomatoes

• 4 large round green tomatoes
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons lard or 3 tablespoons Crisco shortening

1. Slice stem-end of tomato, removing stem and making a smooth flat surface.
2. Continue slicing, about 1/4" in diameter, or a bit less (you want these thick enough to taste the flavor of the tomato!
3. ).
4. Mix together salt, pepper, cornmeal and flour till well blended.
5. Salt tomatoes (from the salt shaker--isn't in the ingredients list, just salt to taste) and allow to set till the salt dissolves.
6. Dip each slice in flour/cornmeal mixture, on both sides, and set aside on dry paper towel till coating begins to look a bit damp.
7. Heat shortening over medium high heat, till hot but not smoking.
8. Dip again in the mixture, and place in hot shortening, quickly browning on one side, then turning to brown on other--about 1-2 minutes per side.
9. Remove from skillet to paper towel covered platter.
10. Serve Hot.
11. Allow one tomato per person.
12. For Vegetarian/Vegan do not use Lard because it is an animal product.
13. Use a Vegetarian shortening.

green tomatoes, flour, yellow cornmeal, salt, pepper, lard

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fried-green-tomatoes-241201 (may not work)