Fried Green Tomatoes
Crispy fried green tomatoes are a perfect summer side!
Servings: 12 tomatoes
Ingredients
- ½ cup (30 g) panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup (108 g) Italian breadcrumbs
- ½ cup (80 g) cornmeal
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (236 ml) buttermilk
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 large green tomatoes sliced into 1-inch thick slices
- 4 cups (946 ml) vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, mix together both kinds of breadcrumbs, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup cornmeal, 2 teaspoon kosher salt, 2 teaspoon pepper
- In another shallow dish, mix together buttermilk and eggs.1 cup buttermilk, 2 eggs
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Dip a green tomato slice in the egg wash mixture then cover with breadcrumb mixture, lightly pressing it onto the tomato. Shake off excess and gently place on prepared baking sheet. Continue until all slices have been coated.3 large green tomatoes
- In a deep pot, bring vegetable oil to 350 °F (177 °C) using a thermometer.4 cups vegetable oil
- Fry two to three tomatoes at a time, you don't want to crowd the pot too much. Fry each side 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden brown, then flip over and fry the other side.
- Place on a plate lined with paper towels to let excess oil drip off. Repeat until all tomatoes have been fried.
- Serve hot with your favorite sauce. We created a mayo and ketchup based sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 tomato | Calories: 731 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 75 g | Saturated Fat: 60 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 30 mg | Sodium: 575 mg | Potassium: 154 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 3 g
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