Fried Green Tomatoes! This all started from a lunch at the Black Eyed Pea. They were a featured dish for one of their lunch specials. Well, let me just say that they were so good. I’ve tried to recreate them with regular red tomatoes but they just weren’t the same. Apparently, there is something about green tomatoes that makes them taste better and the their texture isn’t the same a regular hothouse red tomato. One problem – I cannot seem to find green tomatoes anywhere! Kroger, Farmers Market, Wal-Mart, Albertsons, nowhere. But, in case you run across some, below is the recipe. And if you guys run across green tomatoes in your many travels – I better get a text, e-mail, or phone call.
INGREDIENTS
3 medium, firm green tomatoes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs or cornmeal
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
METHOD
1 Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt and pepper. Let tomato slices stand for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place flour, milk, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow dishes.
2 Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Dip tomato slices in milk, then flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 4-6 minutes on each side or until brown. As you cook the rest of the tomatoes, add olive oil as needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Do you just use the tomatoes before they are ripe? If thats the case I will have some of these soon. I already have baby green tomatoes growing :)
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