Fried green (and yellow and red) tomatoes

Today a branch full of green tomatoes broke off one of my tomato plants. I hated to see the baby tomatoes go to waste, so we made fried green tomatoes! None of us had tried them before. We also experimented with frying yellow and red tomatoes.



The fried tomatoes were all DELICIOUS! James and I both liked the green ones best because the red and yellow ones were much tangier / tarter.

To make them, we sliced the tomatoes 1/4 inch thick. We prepared a shallow bowl of flour, and a bowl with an egg and a dash of milk. In a third bowl, we combined equal parts cornmeal and breadcrumbs and seasoned with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. The tomato slices were dipped first in the flour, then in the egg mixture, and finally dredged in the cornmeal/breadcrumbs. We deep fried them for a few minutes each until they were brown and crispy, sprinkled with salt, and dried them on paper towels. Mmmm....