Fried Green Tomatoes and Fried Okra

Southerners all know about fried green tomatoes and fried okra. It would be a wasted summer without this dish on the table a few times during the season. There are a number of different recipes out there for this treat. You cannot be a southerner if you don’t like fried okra and tomatoes!

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes   Cook Time: 25 minutes  

Ingredients

3 or 4 green tomatoes or 2 cups chopped okra

1/2 cup all-purpose flour or 1/2 cup cornmeal

2 eggs

salt and pepper

dash of garlic powder

1/2 to 3/4 cup cooking oil

Directions

Slice green tomatoes into slices about 1/4 inch thick. In a bowl beat eggs with a whisk. In another bowl add salt and pepper and garlic powder to meal or flour whichever you decide to use for breading. There is really not much difference. The tomatoes in the picture have been done with both. I usually have a bowl of flour and a bowl of cornmeal and I do about half the tomatoes in flour and half in meal. You can do the okra the same way or just use either one. Dip the tomato slices into the egg then the meal or flour. Have your oil hot and deep enough in the skillet to cover about half the tomato slice. Cook on one side, turn and continue cooking until a golden brown. Drain on paper towel.

For okra: Cut okra into 1/4 inch pieces and dip into egg and then flour or meal. Cook just like you did the tomatoes

Categories: Side Dishes, Vegetables

Tags: Southern

Submitted by: thesouthernlady on May 31, 2011