Cornmeal Fried Green Tomatoes
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 9:05pm

Ingredients




3 medium green tomatoes (beefsteak types work well)
salt
1 1/2 cups corn meal
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs
1/4 cup water

Preparation

1 Wash and slice green tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices 2 Sprinkle lightly with salt and let sit for 15 minutes on absorbent towels (optional, but allows the release of excess moisture for better sticking power for the coating) 3 Combine cornmeal, flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper in a small bowl 4 In another bowl, beat eggs and water 5 Dip tomato slices in egg mixture, then cornmeal mixture 6 Fry in hot oil until golden brown on each side 5 minutes on first side, 3 minutes on second.

About


There are so many ways to coat green tomatoes. This is just one way to do it. These are crunchy and delicious.

Comments:
Roz

Thank you for this recipe!  I'm going to make it this week while I still have some green tomatoes!