Kentucky Style Fried Green Tomatoes

These Kentucky-style fried green tomatoes are dipped in egg and milk, coated in cornmeal, then fried in bacon grease in the true Southern fashion.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 866 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 green tomato, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.33333334326744 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup cornmeal
• 0.5 cup bacon grease

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat.

Step 2

Stir together cornmeal, flour, and black pepper in a shallow bowl until well combined. Whisk egg and milk together in another shallow bowl until evenly mixed.

Step 3

Dip tomato slices into egg mixture, then press into cornmeal mixture until evenly coated.

Step 4

Cook breaded tomato slices in hot bacon grease until browned on each side, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Bacon grease burns easily, so adjust heat as needed.