United States kitchen

Fried Green Tomatoes

Name: Fried Green Tomatoes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 4–6 green tomatoes; Salt; Pepper; Yellow cornmeal; Vegetable or olive oil

Fried Green Tomatoes is a United States recipe with clear ingredients and practical, step-by-step directions.

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Step by step

01
Slice the tomatoes ¼–½ inch (0.75–1.25 cm) thick.
02
Salt and pepper tomato slices to taste.
03
Dip slices in cornmeal and shallow fry in hot grease or oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes or until golden on bottom.
04
Gently turn over, and fry the other side.
05
Serve by themselves or, for a elegant addition, add a little goat cheese.

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!

Transparent sourcing

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY 2.0, credited to ninjapoodles; view original image record .