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Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

Southern Fried Green Tomatoes are seasoned with a cornmeal flour mixture, dipped in buttermilk, then deep fried to perfection.

Ingredients

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1
Slice tomatoes into 1/4 inch round slices.
2
Place tomatoes on paper towels and sprinkle with half of sea salt. Let sit 10 minutes on a sheet pan or wire rack so excess water will drain away.
3
Whisk buttermilk and egg together in a bowl.
4
Prepare dry batter mix by combining cornmeal, flour, garlic powder, pepper, other half of salt and ground cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Mix well.
5
Scoop out 1/4 of dry batter mix and place in a smaller bowl.
6
Dredge a slice of tomato into the smaller dry batter bowl, then dip into buttermilk bowl, then dredge in the larger dry batter bowl.
7
Place tomato on a large sheet pan, then repeat the process until all tomatoes are dredged.
8
Pour oil in a cast iron skillet until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Heat to medium high.
9
Place tomatoes in hot oil in skillet. Only put a few in at a time so they can be turned easily.
10
Fry tomatoes for about 3 minutes on one side, then flip over and fry on the other side until golden brown.
11
Transfer tomatoes to a wire rack to drain.
12
Sprinkle tomatoes with extra sea salt.
13
Serve with homemade blue cheese dip.