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fried green tomatoes

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Nicole Bredeweg
@nikkitten
West Olive, MI

My husband and I decided to try a meet-up for foodies. It was a lot of fun, with some fabulous recipes, lots of food, and people that share an interest -- food! This was one of the recipes made that evening.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
method Saute

Ingredients For fried green tomatoes

  • 8
    strips peppered bacon
  • BATTER
  • 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1/4 c
    stone-ground cornmeal
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • TOMATOES
  • 3 lg
    green tomatoes, sliced 1/4" thick
  • 1/4 c
    goat cheese crumbles
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil, plus more, as needed
  • PINK CHILI SAUCE
  • 1/4 c
    thousand island dressing
  • 1 tsp
    cajun spice blend or spicy chili powder
  • 1 tsp
    jalapeno pepper, chopped

How To Make fried green tomatoes

  • 1
    In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until brown and crisp. Drain on paper towel. Strain the grease into a cup and wipe the skillet with a paper towel.
  • 2
    While bacon is cooking, combine flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add milk and stir well. The mixture should resemble pancake batter. Add olive oil to the cleaned skillet along with strained bacon grease (optional), and heat over medium.
  • 3
    Working in batches, dip tomato slices in the batter, letting excess drip back into the bowl. Fry slices in the pan for 3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Add olive oil, as necessary, to complete the tomatoes. Drain tomato slices on paper towels.
  • 4
    Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  • 5
    Chop or crumble the bacon into small pieces. Layer the fried tomatoes, drizzle with pink chili sauce, and top with goat cheese crumbles and bacon.
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