Fried Green Tomatoes & Okra

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb fresh okra, sliced
• 3 green tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch (see note below)
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 whisk together buttermilk and egg.
• 2 combine cornmeal, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• 3 dip okra and tomatoes, in batches into buttermilk mixture; coat in cornmeal mixture.
• 4 into dutch oven pour oil to a depth of 3 inches and heat to 375 degrees.
• 5 fry okra and tomato, in batches, 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. (turning too soon will cause breading to fall off).
• 6 drain on paper towels; sprinkle with salt.
• 7 *red tomatoes can be substituted for green tomatoes if desired.