Fried Green Tomatoes
- 4 large green tomatoes or 4 large tomatoes
- 2 eggs
- 12 cup milk
- 12 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 cup cornmeal
- 12 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 14 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 quart vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1.
- Slice tomatoes about 3/8 to1/2 inch thick.
- Discard the ends.
- 2.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size 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.
- 3.
- In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over a 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.
- Note: They couldn't have been any better.
- The batter stuck perfectly, and held up really well.
- This was my first time making these myself, and I had NO problem whatsoever no problems at all.
- For all you "first time fryers" my late sister gave me this tip: to tell when the oil is hot enough, dip a wooden spoon into the oil and look to see if bubbles form around it.
- If bubbles form, your oil is ready to fry inches.
- I've had these tomatoes in various southern restaurants.
- This recipe was great in flavor, but I wasn't crazy about the texture.
- After the first batch, I made some changes and found them to be exactly what I was looking for.
- The flour made the breading too soft.
- I reduced the flour by 1/2 cup, which made equal parts flour, cornmeal, and breadcrumbs.
- This gave the tomatoes the crispness that they needed.
- Again, the flavor was great!
- I received many compliments and will continue to use this recipe.
green tomatoes, eggs, milk, flour, cornmeal, breadcrumbs, coarse kosher salt, ground black pepper, vegetable oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fried-green-tomatoes-500459 (may not work)