Frugal Fried Green Tomatoes

Name: Frugal Fried Green Tomatoes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 80 grams cornmeal, or as needed; 6 green tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/16-inch slices; 3 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Frugal Fried Green Tomatoes a try. This recipe makes 3 servings with 239 calories, 6g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cornmeal, tomatoes, salt and ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Green Tomatoes & Zucchini Pizza my way to have fried green tomatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes And Fried Okra, and Fried Green Tomatoes And Fried Okra.

Instructions

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Place cornmeal in a bowl; dip and coat each tomato slice until thoroughly coated.

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Tomato

Dip

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Place coated tomato slices side by side in the hot oil; fry until coating is browned and crusty, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

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Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Season with salt and black pepper. Repeat with remaining tomato slices.

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Servings:

80grams

cornmeal, or as needed 6

green tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/16-inch slices 3servings

salt and ground black pepper to taste 2Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Fried Green Tomato on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Raventos i Blanc de la Finca Brut with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 39 dollars per bottle.

Raventos i Blanc de la Finca Brut

De la Finca sparkling wine is made with grapes from Raventos i Blanc's oldest vines, planted using the gobelet system in 1964 in the Vinya dels Fòssils.Situated on the highest terraces of the River Anoia, the Vinya dels Fòssils vineyard has marine soils with a high fossil content. This characterises the structure and the soil composition of this vineyard. The carbonates are the component that provides the main source of typicity to this sparkling wine with a high saline expression. It is a sparkling wine with a unique identity and personality.