Fried green tomatoes

These fried green tomatoes are perfectly crispy outside, juicy inside, and a quick and easy way to use up green tomatoes for a wonderful snack!

Ingredients

• 2 large green tomatoes

• 1 egg

• 1/3 cup flour

• 1/2 cup plain panko bread crumbs

• 1/2 cup cornmeal

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 1 cup vegetable or canola oil

Directions

• Wash and slice tomatoes into 1/4" thick slices.

• Set up your batter assembly line: put the flour on a plate or shallow bowl, in a different shallow bowl lightly beat the egg, and on a third plate or shallow bowl, whisk together the panko crumbs, cornmeal, salt and pepper.

• In a large frying pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. Make sure the oil is about 1/2" thick across the entire bottom of the pan. The oil is hot enough when a bit of flour dropped in immediately starts to bubble.

• Cover a baking sheet in paper towels next to the pan for the fried tomatoes to drain on once they're cooked.

• Dip both sides of the slices of tomato into the flour, then egg wash, and finally coat in the cornmeal mixture. Immediately place into the frying pan.

• Fry for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove from frying pan and place onto paper towels.

• Serve hot, with your favorite dipping sauce, over grits, or just eat them plain!