Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries

This Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries recipe is a delicious way to use up your green tomatoes

Being from the South I love a good traditional fried green tomato, and sometimes I like to switch them up a bit and add some new flavor.  I was making a few things with cornmeal the other day and thought they might make a great breading for fried green tomatoes. While I was at it, I thought I would also turn them into fries instead of the usual slices. Both worked out even better than I hoped, so I had to share them with you so you could try them for yourself.

Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries Recipe

This makes a small batch. You can double, triple, or quadruple the recipe when serving a larger crowd.

Ingredients:

• 1 green tomato
• 1/2 cup fine cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (use rice flour to make these gluten-free)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• oil for frying

Directions:

1. Heat 1/4″ of oil in a large saucepan.
2. Place rice flour, pepper, and garlic salt in one shallow container until combined.
3. In a second container whisk together egg, milk, and hot sauce.
4. Finally, in a third shallow container spread out the corn meal.
5. Slice green tomatoes roughly 1/2″ thick, then cut into strips.
6. Dredge them in the rice flour, then egg mixture, and then the cornmeal mixture.
7. Fry on one side for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and brown on the other for 1-2 minutes.
8. Drain on a paper towel lined plate.

The cornmeal adds an extra thick and crunchy coating to these fries.  I serve them with a homemade Sweet Buffalo Dip. Be sure to check out that recipe for a tangy dipping sauce!

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Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries

Course Appetizer

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 green tomato
• ▢ 1/2 cup fine cornmeal
• ▢ 1/2 cup all-purpose flour use rice flour to make gluten-free
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1 T. milk
• ▢ 2 tsp. hot sauce
• ▢ 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• ▢ 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• ▢ oil for frying

Instructions

• Heat 1/4" of oil in a large saucepan.
• Place rice flour, pepper, and garlic salt in one shallow container until combined.
• In a second container whisk together egg, milk, and hot sauce.
• Finally, in a third shallow container spread out the corn meal.Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries dredging
• Slice green tomatoes roughly 1/2" thick, then cut into strips.
• Dredge them in the rice flour, then egg mixture, and then the cornmeal mixture.Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries coating
• Fry on one side for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and brown on the other for 1-2 minutes.Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato Fries frying
• Drain on a paper towel lined plate.

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