Fried Green Tomato Wedges

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons coarse salt, plus more for seasoning
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• oil, for frying
• 3 large green tomatoes, wedged

Recipe

• 1 combine cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper in medium bowl & set aside.
• 2 whisk together the buttermilk, eggs and lime juice & set aside. this will curdle slightly.
• 3 pour oil in frying pan to a depth of 1/2" & heat.
• 4 working in batches, dip tomatoes in buttermilk mixture, then in the cornmeal mixture.
• 5 fry tomatoes until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side.
• 6 place first on paper towel to soak up excess oil, and serve on plate lined with parchment paper.
• 7 sprinkle with a bit of salt while hot.