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CRUNCHY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Servings
- Serves four as first course
Ingredients
- 2 unripe tomatoes
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 5 cups bread crumbs
- Vegetable oil
Technique
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Cut 1/2-inch-thick slices from tomatoes
- In a shallow bowl whisk together flour, salt, and cayenne
- In another shallow bowl whisk together egg and milk
- In a third shallow bowl put the bread crumbs
- Working with 1 tomato slice at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess, and dip in egg, letting excess drip off
- Coat slices with breadcrumbs, pressing them to adhere, and arrange slices in one layer on a baking sheet
- In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat until foam subsides
- Fry 3 tomato slices until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. (Be careful not to let breadcrumbs burn.)
- Transfer tomatoes to paper towels to drain
- Fry remaining tomato slices in same manner.
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