Fried Green Tomatoes

Name: Fried Green Tomatoes
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 3 or 4 large, firm green tomatoes; Salt; 2 cups self-rising flour or cornmeal; 1 to 2 teaspoons pepper; Vegetable oil for frying

December 14, 2011

Quite frequently I walk the dining room with a plate piled high with this wonderful fried fruit. The guests seem to enjoy this extra treat. My grandmother always used cornmeal, but I prefer flour.

Recipe information

Yield
serves 6

Ingredients

3 or 4 large, firm green tomatoes

Salt

2 cups self-rising flour or cornmeal

1 to 2 teaspoons pepper

Vegetable oil for frying

Preparation

Slice tomatoes to desired thickness (I prefer mine thin). Lay out on a pan and sprinkle with salt. Place in a colander and allow time for salt to pull the water out of tomatoes. Mix flour with pepper. Coat tomatoes with flour mixture and deep-fry until golden brown.

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