Fried Green Tomatoes

A friend of mine brought over some green tomatoes out of his garden. Anita immediately requested fried green tomatoes. Who am I to say no?


The original recipe came from the Neely's. Now, I can't say I'm a fan of any of their TV shows, but they do make some good eats. We had some of the dipping sauce for the tomatoes left over, so we used it for dipping onion rings the next night.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 large green onions, cut into 1/4" slices
• 1 cup flour
• 1 T garlic powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 T milk
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 t cayenne pepper
• 1/2 t paprika pepper
• Dipping sauce (see below)
• Oil for frying

1. Preheat Dutch oven or deep fryer to 350 F.

2. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper.

3. Arrange 3 bowls in a row. In the first bowl place the flour and garlic powder and mix. In the second bowl beat the eggs with the milk. In the last bowl mix the panko, cayenne and paprika.

4. Dredge tomatoes thru flour, shaking off the excess. Then dip into the egg mixture and coat completely. Roll in bread crumbs then place in fryer. Cook 2-3 minutes until browned. Remove to paper towel-lined plate.

5. Serve with dipping sauce.

Dipping Sauce

Makes: 3 cups
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 1 cup apple cider (can substitute apple juice)
• 1 T brown sugar
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 T BBQ sauce (I used Spice Wine Ironworks)
• 1 lime, juiced
• 4 green onions, sliced thin

1. Combine the cider and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.

2. In a medium sized bowl, combine the buttermilk, mayo, BBQ sauce, and lime juice. Whisk well. Add the green onions and cider syrup mixture. Mix well. Let cool in refrigerator until needed.