Best Fried Green Tomatoes

You can also fry up red tomatoes with this recipe but make sure they are not overripe or they will be mushy. Serve these fried green tomatoes outside with a glass of iced tea one summer night and enjoy the sunset with someone you love.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 510 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup cornmeal
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 4 large green tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.

Step 2

Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl. Scoop flour onto a plate. Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt and pepper on another plate. Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into milk and egg mixture. Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat.

Step 3

In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over a medium heat. Place tomatoes into the frying pan in batches of 4 or 5, depending on the size of your skillet. Do not crowd the tomatoes, they should not touch each other. When the tomatoes are browned, flip and fry them on the other side. Drain them on paper towels.