Finally! Fried Green Tomatoes 🍅
Monks came to Southern California in 2012 and has been missing fried green tomatoes and his back home Kentucky cooking like Grandma use to make with her fresh garden and plenty of green tomatoes. Karma hadn't been able to find green tomatoes in her online shopping circles. So Monks did the next best thing ... he started planting a vegetable garden. And the main crop .. tomatoes!
Categories: Side dish
Ingredients:
- 5 Green or Slight Blush Tomatoes
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Bread Crumbs
- 1 cup Corn Meal
- 4 Eggs
- .5 cup Milk (Dairy or Plant)
- Seasoning! (e.g. salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne, creole)
Directions:
1. Slice your tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick.
2. Dredge each slice in seasoned flour (we used a little salt 🧂, pepper, and onion powder).
3. Dip into an egg/milk mixture 🥚🥛.
4. Coat in seasoned cornmeal. We used seasoned panko so didn’t add anything else — but if you like it spicy, this is your moment for Creole seasoning 🌶️.
5. Heat your cast iron with at least 1/2 inch of oil 🔥 until it’s good and hot. Don’t overcrowd the pan — give them room to crisp.
6. Fry tomatoes on each side for 2–3 minutes, or until golden brown ✨.
7. Drain on paper towels. Serve with ranch dressing 🥗… unless everyone eats them straight off the plate (which is exactly what happened at our house 😄).
Bonus: I had extra cornmeal coating, so I sliced up a red onion 🧅 and ran it through the same flour–egg–cornmeal steps. Fried them right up. They were just as lovely! 💛