Cornmeal Fried Green Tomatoes
What is so special about fried green tomatoes? Well, for us, it’s the sweet and slightly fiery hot honey you get to dip them in. Green tomatoes are naturally tart, so the combination of salty, crispy coating, tart tomatoes, and our signature sauce is a match made in heaven.
Cornmeal Fried Green Tomatoes
(crispy cornmeal-coated green tomatoes + creamy hot honey dipping sauce)
Serves 8
What You Need:
Vegetable oil for frying
3 green tomatoes (about 1¾ pounds), sliced into ¼-inch-thick slices
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1½ cups plain yellow cornmeal
½ cup mayonnaise (we like Dukes!)
¼ cup Savannah Bee Company Hot Honey
What to Do:
1. Wash Up!
2. Heat the oil: Pour enough oil to reach 2 inches up the sides of a Dutch oven. Heat the oil to 350°F.
3. Dredge the tomatoes: While the oil heats, sprinkle the tomatoes with salt. Combine the flour, garlic powder, and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk together the eggs and milk in a second shallow dish. Place the cornmeal in a third shallow dish. Working one at a time, dredge the tomatoes in the flour mixture and then in the egg mixture. Dredge in the cornmeal, pressing to coat. Repeat the process with the remaining tomatoes and place on a baking sheet or plate.
3. Make the sauce: Stir together the mayonnaise and Hot Honey. Set aside.
4. Fry the tomatoes: Fry the tomatoes, in batches, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until the tomatoes are golden and cooked through. Drain on a paper towel-lined cooling rack. Sprinkle the tomatoes with more salt while they’re still hot. Repeat with the remaining tomatoes, allowing the temperature of the oil to return to 350°F before frying each time.
To Serve: Serve the fried green tomatoes with the hot honey sauce.
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