Fried Green Tomatoes

My all time favorite movie is Fried Green Tomatoes. Its hysterical, its dramatic and its eye opening. I have always thought at times I am very much like Iddgy and other times very much like Ruth. Before Micaiah, as I was doing things around the house I would pop the movie in and watch and listen i was going about getting stuff done. Other times, I plopped down on the couch and watch it through and through while reciting EVERY WORD! These days I don't get to watch it as often but from time to time I will and it always inspires me to make some fried green 'maters. Many of the places where the movie was film are actually places. ie: the Whistle Stop Cafe and Ruth's south Georgia home among several. Here is the actual recipe they used at the Whistle Stop.

The Whistle Stop Cafe - since 1927. My sister and I have always talked about taking a road trip here just to eat and be a part of this very cool piece of history.

Ingredients
4 large green tomatoes
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
*****i also added 2 tsp of Lawry's seasoned salt*****
1 quart vegetable oil for frying


Directions
Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.


Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl.


Scoop flour onto a plate. Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt and pepper on another plate. Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into milk and egg mixture. Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat.



In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over a medium heat. Place tomatoes into the frying pan in batches of 4 or 5, depending on the size of your skillet. Do not crowd the tomatoes, they should not touch each other. When the tomatoes are browned, flip and fry them on the other side. Drain them on paper towels.