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Fried Green Tomatoes

Crispy tart and savory, these are a favorite in our household.
 
Ingredients:
 
4 large green tomatoes
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup bread or cracker crumbs
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
 vegetable or canola oil for frying

Directions:
 
Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends. 
Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl.
Put flour on a plate. Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt and pepper on another plate.
Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into the milk and egg mixture and dredge in breadcrumbs to coat well.
Pour about a half inch of oil into a cast iron skillet and heat to medium high.
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. Turn when golden brown (about 2 min.) and brown the other side.
Remove to drain on some paper towels and sprinkle with a little more salt.

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SpiceGuy on July 13th 2010 in Recipes, Side dish

Praline yams

Yams are great anyway but coconut and pecans make them even better.

Praline Yams

Ingredients:
1 (29 ounce) can cut yams, drained
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup coconut
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place yams in an ungreased 1 1/2-quart baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients and blend well. Sprinkle over yams.

 Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Makes 6 servings.

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SpiceGuy on November 20th 2009 in Recipes, Side dish