Title: Fried Green Tomatoes - Southern Living
Categories: Side Tomato Vegetable
Yield: 5 Servings

4	lg	Green tomatoes; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/4	c	Sugar
3/4	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Pepper
3	tb	Bacon drippings
6	tb	Vegetable oil

Recipe by: Southern Living Magazine

Layer green tomato slices in a small, deep dish, sprinkling each layer with sugar; let stand 1 hour. Drain, reserving sugar liquid. Combine all-purpose flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish; dredge tomato slices in mixture.

Heat 1 tablespoon bacon drippings and 2 tablespoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add about one-third of tomato slices. Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Repeat procedure twice with remaining tomato slices, bacon drippings, and oil. Drain off pan drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in skillet. Stir reserved sugar liquid until sugar dissolves. Add to reserved drippings in skillet; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Drizzle over fried tomatoes; serve immediately.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Formatted for you by: Bill Webster By fatfree-request@fatfree.com on Jun 16, 1997

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