Jul 14 2026
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Fried Green Tomato Recipe

Inspired by Eliza Restaurant
Time1h
Serves4

boiled Gulf shrimp, Seared Grit Cakes Louisiana crawfish tails, remoulade sauce, hard cooked egg

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Ingredients

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Fried Green Tomatoes

Seared Grit Cakes

Remoulade Sauce

Hard-cooked Egg

Method

Fried Green Tomatoes

  1. 1

    Slice the Tomatoes

    Wash and slice the green tomatoes into 1/2 inch thick slices.

  2. 2

    Prepare the Coating

    In one bowl, combine flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. In another bowl, pour buttermilk, and in a third bowl, place cornmeal.

  3. 3

    Coat the Tomatoes

    Dip each tomato slice into the flour mixture, then into the buttermilk, and finally coat with cornmeal.

  4. 4

    Fry the Tomatoes

    In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Fry the coated tomato slices until golden brown on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

Seared Grit Cakes

  1. 5

    Cook the Grits

    In a pot, bring water to a boil. Stir in grits, salt, and reduce heat to low. Cook until thickened, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 6

    Add Butter and Crawfish

    Once grits are cooked, stir in butter and crawfish tails. Mix well and remove from heat.

  3. 7

    Cool and Shape the Grit Cakes

    Spread the grits mixture into a greased dish and let cool to room temperature. Once cooled, cut into squares.

  4. 8

    Fry the Grit Cakes

    Dredge each square in cornmeal and fry in vegetable oil over medium heat until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Remoulade Sauce

  1. 9

    Mix Ingredients

    In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, hot sauce, minced garlic, paprika, lemon juice, and salt. Stir until well combined.

Hard-cooked Egg

  1. 10

    Boil the Eggs

    Place eggs in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then cover and remove from heat. Let sit for 12 minutes. Drain and cool in ice water, then peel.

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