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fried green tomatoes sliced on a blue plate and drizzled with an easy dipping sauce
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Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Easy fried green tomatoes recipe with dipping sauce and keto croutons! Make these Southern fried green tomatoes gluten free with a couple of exchanges or leave off the dipping sauce and pork belly croutons for a more simple recipe.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Southern
Keyword easy fried green tomatoes recipe, how to make fried green tomatoes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 112kcal
Author Jenn

Ingredients

  • 3 medium firm green tomatoes
  • ¼ cup cornstarch or potato starch
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup bread crumbs use GF linked below if needed
  • ½ cup ground yellow cornmeal*
  • oil for frying
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Slice tomatoes sandwich-style about ¼" thick. Set aside
  • Blend breadcrumbs, cornmeal, salt, and pepper together on a dinner plate. Set aside
  • Dredge the sliced tomatoes in cornstarch or potato starch
  • In a bowl, whisk together two eggs and a teaspoon of water to make an egg wash
  • Coat tomato slices in egg wash then dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
  • Fry on each side in an iron skillet over medium to medium-high heat in ½" of vegetable oil
  • Use tongs to remove tomatoes from the skillet and place on paper towels to drain and cool.
  • Serve warm with my easy remoulade sauce for dipping and pork belly croutons!

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Notes

Use medium, firm green tomatoes - Look for firm, green tomatoes that have not yet begun to ripen. You might be able to get away with a tomato that has a little bit of orange on it but is still predominately green. The most important thing is firmness rather than color so if you find one that has a tad of orange on it but still feels as firm as a solid green one, it will be fine.
Any starch will work for your initial coating. Cornstarch is what most people have on hand but potato starch or tapioca flour will work too if you need a substitute.
You can use gluten-free breadcrumbs if needed for special diets without making any other changes to the recipe technique. Plain or Italian-style breadcrumbs both yield delicious results.
Cornmeal MIX is more plentiful on store shelves but you want plain ground yellow cornmeal for this recipe. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg