Fried Green Tomatoes

Yield: Serves 4 as a side dish

Ingredients

• 3 medium, firm green tomatoes
• Salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning (optional)
• 1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup cornmeal (fine white cornmeal is ideal)
• 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

1. Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt. Let tomato slices stand for 5 minutes.
2. Place in separate shallow bowls: the flour and Cajun seasoning (if using), milk and egg, and bread crumbs and cornmeal.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat.
4. Beat the egg and the milk together.
5. Dip tomato slices in the flour-seasoning mix, then milk-egg mixture, then the cornmeal-bread crumb mix.
6. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 3-5 minutes on each side or until brown.
7. Set the cooked tomatoes on paper towels to drain.