Fried Green Tomatoes anyone?

Well, the neighbor has TONS of these and my boyfriend loves them so, time to try and make 'em right?

I Googled some recipe and did a 4 TBS milk/1 egg wash and it called for 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn meal. I got everything set up and got busy.

I put some vegetable oil in my cast iron skillet and got down to business. First I dunked the slices in the egg and milk mixture, then dredged in the corm meal/flour mixture....then into the pan.

I realized pretty quick that I had accidentally gotten the grease too deep for my tomato slices. The deep grease made the breading all but disappear.

So here are my very first fried green tomatoes. I tasted them and they are ok but I probably won't be craving them. But I did get some ideas on how to make them better (but not healthier).

I emptied my pan and added bacon grease and shortening instead of the vegetable oil. Then after reading a bit online, I saw where some people use just milk instead of egg and milk.

I wanted mine to be crunchy with a bit more breading so, I added more corn meal and a step to my process. I used milk first, then the corn meal/flour mix THEN the egg/milk and one last time in the corn meal/flour before putting them in the pan.

Now, these should be good! I can say that the bacon grease/shortening gave them MUCH more flavor but I would skip the extra corn meal next time, it was a bit too grainy with how much more I added.

I also need to research good things to eat with them or something to dip them in....the extra taste of the dip may be just what I need to really enjoy these Southern treats.