fried green tomatoes
learn to make easy southern fried green tomatoes from fannie flagg's original whistle stop cafe cookbook . includes zesty dipping sauce recipe.
self rising flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, buttermilk, green tomatoes sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds, vegetable oil or bacon grease for frying, mayonnaise, ketchup, cayenne, or more to taste
- 3/4 cup self rising flour
 - 1/4 cup cornmeal
 - 1/4 tsp salt
 - 1/4 tsp pepper
 - 3/4 cup buttermilk
 - 3 4 green tomatoes sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
 - vegetable oil or bacon grease for frying
 - 1/2 cup mayonnaise
 - 2 tbsp ketchup
 - pinch cayenne
 - or more to taste

- in a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, and buttermilk.
 - use a fork to mix the ingredients into a pancake like batter.
 - use more buttermilk to thin the batter, if needed.
 - heat 2 inches of oil in a skillet until hot enough to fry.
 - dip tomato slices in batter, letting the excess batter drip back into the bowl.
 - put the dipped slices immediately into the frying pan.
 - the oil should sizzle strongly but not pop when the tomatoes hit the oil if the oil pops or splatters, it's too hot.
 - let it cool down a bit before proceeding.
 - fry the tomato slices in batches of 4 or 5 at a time don't crowd the pan for 2 3 minutes per side, turning carefully with tongs when the coating turns golden brown.
 - transfer to a colander or wire cooling rack to drain.
 - to keep the tomatoes from getting soggy before they're served, fannie suggest standing them up like wheels in the serving dish instead of stacking them.
 - to make the sauce, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, and cayenne in a bowl.
 - taste and season more, if needed.
 - serve sauce over the fresh fried green tomatoes.
 - fried green tomatoes are best eaten fresh out of the frying pan, they will become soggy fast if you don't enjoy them within a few minutes of frying.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 3/4 cup self rising flour
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 4 green tomatoes sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- vegetable oil or bacon grease for frying
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- pinch cayenne
- or more to taste

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 3/4 cup self rising flour
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 4 green tomatoes sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
- vegetable oil or bacon grease for frying
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- pinch cayenne
- or more to taste


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- in a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, and buttermilk.
- use a fork to mix the ingredients into a pancake like batter.
- use more buttermilk to thin the batter, if needed.
- heat 2 inches of oil in a skillet until hot enough to fry.
- dip tomato slices in batter, letting the excess batter drip back into the bowl.
- put the dipped slices immediately into the frying pan.
- the oil should sizzle strongly but not pop when the tomatoes hit the oil if the oil pops or splatters, it's too hot.
- let it cool down a bit before proceeding.
- fry the tomato slices in batches of 4 or 5 at a time don't crowd the pan for 2 3 minutes per side, turning carefully with tongs when the coating turns golden brown.
- transfer to a colander or wire cooling rack to drain.
- to keep the tomatoes from getting soggy before they're served, fannie suggest standing them up like wheels in the serving dish instead of stacking them.
- to make the sauce, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, and cayenne in a bowl.
- taste and season more, if needed.
- serve sauce over the fresh fried green tomatoes.
- fried green tomatoes are best eaten fresh out of the frying pan, they will become soggy fast if you don't enjoy them within a few minutes of frying.
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