SPICY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

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A quick snack or appetizer during the hot summer months. Old time family recipe. If you like fried zucchini you will like this.

Provided by Sheri

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes Fried Green Tomato Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
½ cup oil for frying
5 green tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick

Steps:

In a bowl, mix the flour, black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, eggs, and beer. The mixture should resemble pancake batter.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Dip tomato slices in the batter to coat, then fry in the skillet 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Eat while hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.9 calories, Carbohydrate 32.2 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 40.1 mg, Sugar 4.5 g