I’ve been in the deep south for over two months now, and it’s been relatively nice change of pace. One of my favorite experiences has been a day trip to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia with my two best friends. I can’t say enough about how wonderful it is; the food, the people, the ability to drink in the streets… ah. It really is a fun place.

It was in Savannah that I had my first fried green tomato. I’ve never been a huge tomato fan, but being deep fried and all I knew that it would probably be delicious… and it was. Naturally, I had to come up with my own recipe.

1/2 c. milk
1 egg
1/8 tsp coriander
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 tbs flour
1 c. corn meal
2 large green tomatoes, sliced
Vegetable oil for pan

Start by heating oil on medium in a frying pan. Fill pan to 1/4 inch thick full of oil. Pour your milk into a small bowl, and wisk your egg in it. Mix all your dry ingredients together until combined well. Take each slice of tomato, dip it in milk/egg mixture then dredge it with dry mixture. Once tomato is completely covered, place in hot frying pan. Fry each side for 3 minutes, then transfer to a plate covered in a paper towel. Serve with dollop of sour cream and green onions.

Note for making fantastic green tomatoes: I put medium in bold because it’s rather important. You don’t want the pan too hot because the oil will spit, and your tomatoes will probably get burnt. If your oil is too cool, everything will come out soggy. Medium is …uh.. a happy medium? Be sure to only fry 3 or 4 at a time as well; overcrowding the pan tends to cool the oil down. This is a great Tex-Mex-southern mix and I’m quite proud of them!