Fried Green Tomatoes From Loren Martin

This International side-dish features Green tomatoes, Eggs, Corn meal, Water, Minced chives. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Cuisine: Global

Courses: Side Dishes

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 6

Calories: 354.3

Dietary: Gluten-free, Vegetarian

Description

This International side-dish features Green tomatoes, Eggs, Corn meal, Water, Minced chives. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

2 pound Green tomatoes
4 ea Eggs
1 1/4 cup Corn meal
3/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Minced chives
1 tablespoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper, fresh ground
1/4 cup Butter or margarine

Directions

1
Slice the tomatoes 1/2 inch thick, but do not peel or core.
2
Drain well between several thicknesses of paper toweling until most of the moisture of the tomatoes is absorbed.
3
While the tomatoes are draining,
4
make a batter by beating the eggs until light, then mixing in the corn meal, water, minced chives, salt and pepper.
5
In a large, heavy iron skillet, heat the butter or margarine until bubbly.
6
Dip the tomato slices into batter, and brown quickly on both sides.
7
Serve at once

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 354.3kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22.9g36%
Saturated Fat 6.8g34%
Cholesterol 373.0mg125%
Sodium 14925.4mg622%
Total Carbohydrate 24.5g9%
Dietary Fiber 4.6g19%
Sugars 9.4g
Protein 17.7g36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: butter, chives, corn, eggs, fresh, fried, from, green, ground, international, loren, margarine, martin, meal, minced, pepper, salt, side-dish, title, tomatoes

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