Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• avocado oil
• 4 large thickly sliced green tomatoes
• 1 cup full-fat buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cornstarch
• 1 cup medium-ground cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 Heat a large non-stick skillet halfway filled with oil over medium heat to get
  it to 350°.
• 2 Core and thickly slice the tomatoes.
• 3 In a cake tin or large shallow bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, hot
  sauce, salt, and pepper to combine. Briefly set it to the side.
• 4 In a separate cake tin or large shallow bowl, mix the flour, cornmeal,
  cornstarch, paprika, salt and pepper. Set it to the side.
• 5 Next, dredge the tomato slices one or two at a time in the buttermilk mixture.
• 6 Drain off any excess and then completely coat it in the seasoned cornmeal
  mixture until it is covered on all sides.
• 7 Add 4 to 5 breaded tomatoes to the hot pan of oil and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
  per side or until golden brown on each side.
• 8 Drain the fried tomatoes on paper towels to remove any excess oil.
• 9 Serve the tomatoes with an optional side of Cajun Remoulade, or try it in a
  Fried Green Tomato Sandwich.

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