Fried Green Tomatoes

This week for Frugal Friday I decided to stick with the homegrown method of saving money (again) and I decided to make fried green tomatoes. I had never had fried green tomatoes before but Chris loves them we have a ton of tomatoes out on the vine just waiting to ripen so I figured why not use a few for a good, cheap meal? Most of the other ingredients are things you have laying around the house except for possibly cornmeal which you can get at the store for less than two bucks. You can also substitute cornmeal for homemade bread crumbs and get rid of some of that stale bread laying about.

Ingredients:
4 good sized green tomatoes (picked free from my yard)
3/4 cup flour (a staple of the kitchen)
2 eggs beaten (another kitchen staple)
3/4 cup cornmeal (or bread crumbs) $2
1/4 cup olive oil (staple)

Slice the tomatoes into 1/2 inch thick slices and season with salt and pepper. Let the green tomatoes sit for about 15 minutes before cooking

Coat the tomato slices in flour, then egg, then cornmeal



Heat the oil in a large skillet and carefully place the tomato slices in the oil and fry each side for about 4-5 minutes.



That's it! That is all there is to making fried green tomatoes. To complete the meal I heated up a can of corn (75 cents) and made some instant mashed potatoes ($2.00) for a grand total of $4.75.