Description
A perennial Southern favorite, fried green tomatoes are tangy, crunchy, and just a bit salty.
Ingredients
- 3 Green Tomatoes
- ½ cups All-purpose Flour
- ½ cups Cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt, Plus More For Sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Hot Sauce (more Or Less To Taste)
- Vegetable Oil, For Frying
- Buttermilk Ranch Or Dipping Sauce Of Choice
Preparation
Slice the green tomatoes about 1/3″ thick. In a shallow dish, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce.
Heat about 1/2″ of vegetable oil in a 9-inch cast iron skillet or other large skillet. Bring it to 360ºF.
Dredge tomato slices in the flour-cornmeal mixture, evenly coating both sides. Tap off the excess then dip in the buttermilk mixture. Dredge slices again in the flour mixture.
Fry 4-5 slices at a time, about 4 minutes a side or until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack and immediately sprinkle with salt. Repeat until all the tomato slices have been breaded and fried. Fried green tomatoes will be very hot on the inside, so wait a minute or two before serving. Serve with buttermilk ranch or other dipping sauce of your choice!
