Ingredients
- 1 tomato (unripe green tomato, cored and very thinly sliced 1/8 inch)
- 1 large egg (lightly beaten, whisked with 1 tbsp. water)
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal (finely ground or masa harina)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Cajun seasoning to taste
- Hot sauce
- Cooking oil
How to Make
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Step 1: Slice tomatoes thinly.
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Step 2: Arrange four bowls big enough to dip tomato slices in at your work station.
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Step 3: Fill bowls with buttermilk, flour, egg, and masa.
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Step 4: Season flour and masa with sal, pepper and/or cajun seasoning as you like.
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Step 5: Heat about 1/2 inch oil in a large skillet.
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Step 6: Dip tomato slices one at a time, first into buttermilk, then into seasoned flour, then into egg, then into corn masa.
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Step 7: Place coated tomato slice into the hot oil and cook about 1-2 minutes per side, until golden, then drain on paper toweling. Season again with salt, pepper and/or cajun seasoning if you like; serve with hot sauce.
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Step 8: Continue with the other tomato slices, doing several at a time but be careful not to overcrowd the pan.
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Step 9: You may need extra of any of the ingredients depending on your tomatoes size, or how much get used at random.
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