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Fried Green Tomatoes
South Carolina — Mother recipe · en it
This fried green tomatoes dish, served with homemade ham, is a crunchy and satisfying delight.
📷 Paul Lowry — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
⏱️ 30 min prep + 15 min cottura · 4 porzioni · facile
Ingredients
- 4 green tomatoes
- 200 g cooked ham
- 4 eggs
- 200 g flour
- 200 g bread crumbs
- 300 ml oil for frying
- salt and pepper to taste
- cuisine salt
- oil for frying
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Method
- Clean the green tomatoes, slice them thickly, and season with salt.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, add salt and pepper.
- In another bowl, mix the flour, bread crumbs, kitchen salt, and sugar.
- Dip the tomato slices in the egg mixture, then coat them in flour, and finally in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Fry the tomato slices in hot oil until they are crispy.
- Drain the tomato slices on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
- Layer the fried tomato slices with cooked ham and serve warm.
The story
Fried green tomatoes became popular in Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1980s, thanks to a famous author who made them famous in her novel.
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