Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

This summer we are growing a whole lot of tomatoes. There is always a point where you have a huge abundance of green tomatoes but no ripe ones. Enter: fried green tomatoes.

I never cared for this dish growing up, but after making it myself, it might be a new favorite!

Ingredients:

2-3 big green tomatoes⁣
1/2 cup all purpose flour⁣
1/2 cup cornmeal⁣
1/2 cup bread crumbs (I toasted some old sourdough and threw it in the food processor!)⁣
1/2 cup buttermilk⁣
Salt & paprika⁣
Oil to fry (I used olive)⁣

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees if you’re making these for dinner and have other things to cook. This will keep them warm while you do everything else!⁣

Get 3 bowls ready: one with flour, one with buttermilk, one with the crumbs, cornmeal, pinch of salt, dash of paprika. Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat and add in enough oil to coat the pan plus some.⁣

Slice the tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick. Dunk in the flour, then buttermilk, then cornmeal mixture. Carefully place in the hot skillet. Cook about 4 minutes each side.⁣

We ate them as a dinner side with some ranch! Plus chicken thighs and a salad with arugula, beets, and goat cheese.

Fried Green Tomatoes

A southern classic
Course: Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine: Southern
Keyword: Sides, Tomatoes
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 2-3 large green tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • salt and paprika
  • oil to fry

Instructions

  • Get 3 bowls ready: one with flour, one with buttermilk, one with the crumbs, cornmeal, pinch of salt, dash of paprika.
  • Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat and add in enough oil to coat the pan plus some.⁣
  • Slice the tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Dunk in the flour, then buttermilk, then cornmeal mixture.
  • Carefully place in the hot skillet. Cook about 4 minutes each side.⁣
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