Fried green tomatoes - southern living
5 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | larges | Green tomatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 3 | tablespoons | Bacon drippings |
| 6 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
Directions
Recipe by: Southern Living Magazine Layer green tomato slices in a small, deep dish, sprinkling each layer with sugar; let stand 1 hour. Drain, reserving sugar liquid. Combine all-purpose flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish; dredge tomato slices in mixture.
Heat 1 tablespoon bacon drippings and 2 tablespoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add about one-third of tomato slices. Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Repeat procedure twice with remaining tomato slices, bacon drippings, and oil. Drain off pan drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in skillet. Stir reserved sugar liquid until sugar dissolves. Add to reserved drippings in skillet; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Drizzle over fried tomatoes; serve immediately.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Formatted for you by: Bill Webster Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #784 by Bill <thelma@...> on Sep 16, 1997