The first time I knew about "Fried Green Tomatos" was the film of the same name. From that I learned that it was a Southern reicipe that many loved to eat. In the film the one thing that was evident was that they were fried in oil and looked very greasy. I then tried to make them according to the recipe from the deep South. What I found is that they can be greasy but did taste good. Some time later I decided to try an Italian version adding basil and oregano and Parmesean cheese. I found I like this recipe even better and the following is the recipe: ENJOY
INGREDIENTS
4 medium tomatos cut a little less than 1/2 inch
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of white or yellow corn meal
1cup Italian style bread crumbs
1/2 tsp oregano
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp coarse ground pepper
1 jumbo egg
DIRECTIONS
1. cut the tomatos in slices a little less than 1/2 inch
2. mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl
3. mix the jumbo egg and buttermilk together in a bowl
4. dredge each slice of green tomato on both sides in flour,
then into the egg/buttermilk, then into the Italian corn meal mix
5. heat the virgin olive oil in a large fry pan over moderate heat
6. fry no more than 3 slices of coated tomatos at about 3 to 5 minutes
at a time until browned; then turn them over and fry the other side
the same amount of time until browned.
7. remove them from the oil and place on paper towels to absorb oil
8. serves 4 person generously
9. you may wish to use the ranch dressing recipe # (60) as a great
sauce to put on them before serving
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