Fried Green Tomatoes

By DebCooks

Crispy fried slices of green tomatoes with a rich sauce.

Ingredients

• For breading:
• 4 firm green tomatoes
• 1 egg with 2 T water for dipping
• 4 T butter
• 1/2 c bread crumbs
• 1/4 c yellow cornmeal
• For sauce:
• 2 T melted butter
• 2 T flour
• 1 1/2 c whipping cream
• 2 T chopped fresh chives

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk the egg and water together in a bowl. Mix breading ingredients together. In a frying pan add butter. Cut tomatoes into 1/2 thick slices. Dip in egg then breading. Fry until brown on both sides adding butter to pan as needed.
For sauce melt butter in a pan, add flour and whisk until smooth. Gradually add whipping cream and continue whisking until smooth. Stir in chives and pour sauce on tomatoes.