Fried Green Tomatoes (not the movie)

As a good ole' southern boy there are a few treats that I grew up knowing well. Pecan pie, deep fried catfish (and of course the hush puppies to accomp'ny it), and beans 'n cornbread are just a few of the delicious dishes I know and love. So, natur'lly, when my tomato plants decided frost be damned they was gonna bear fruit anyway, I knew what I had to do...

Fried Green Tomatoes


Ingredients:
2-4 Medium Green Tomatoes 
1 C. Corn Meal
1 C. All Purpose Flour
1 Tbsp. Dried Basil 

1 Tbsp. Dried Thyme  Or whatever spices you wanna use.

1 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
2 C. Milk

Slice tomatoes into 1/2 inch rounds.

Mix dry ingredients. Then soak the tomato slices in milk for no more than 5 minutes.

 

Move soaked tomatoes to dry ingredients and cover well. Then repeat once more to get a good coating on the tomatoes.

Heat about an inch of oil in a pan (cast iron works great!).

 

Once the oil heats up drop in the battered tomatoes and fry 'em up.

Serve 'em with some homemade (or bought) pickled okra and some beans 'n cornbread and you've got a good ol' southern meal fresh from your garden (or farmers market...or local grocery store).

These fried tomatoes are so good you'll eat 'em up faster than you can snap a picture of 'em. At least I did.

“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” - Lewis Grizzard