continuing in the fried tradition
i know a lot of people in the dirty dirty don’t think of kentucky as a real southern state, but we who live here do, and something that comes with that is good delicious freakishly unhealthy fried food. we fry everything. twinkies. dr pepper. snickers bars. bacon. i find it disgusting, but i do have a soft spot for fried vegetables. it’s cheap and easy and awesome. this recipe works for either zucchini, slices of green tomatoes, or chunks of squash. (fried squash, what the hell. i know. but it’s good.)
heat some oil in a skillet. if you are lucky enough to have a cast iron skillet more power to you, a lot of times you can find them at garage sales for a dollar or two, and they are awesome because the more you use them the better the food tastes because the cast iron absorbs the oil and the flavors, kind of the way a wok does. if you don’t have one tho, you can use a regular skillet. it just won’t taste quite as good. still delicious tho. (you can also do this in a deep fryer if you are one of those gross people who owns one. you probably fry twinkies. gross.
ok, while the oil is heating get a bowl and crack an egg in it and add a little bit of milk, then mix it all up into a nice blend. in a ziploc bag put in like maybe a cup of all purpose flour and a shit ton of pepper. don’t worry if these measurements aren’t exact, you may need to make more of the flour mix and the egg stuff if you are making a lot of this.
now that you have your mixes made you can turn your beady little eyes to the vegetables. if you are using zucchini slice it very thin, about a quarter inch thick, and throw the ends of the zucchini away. if you are using green tomatoes between a quarter and a half inch is good. squash, i have no idea what the hell to do with, i have just eaten it, i haven’t tried cooking it yet.
dip about 10 pieces of your chosen vegetable in the egg mix and then throw them in the flour. zip it and shake it til the veggies are well coated. *warning: this part is hella messy. and your hands will get way gross.*
once the pieces are all coated, fry them in the oil. flip them once to get both sides well covered. once they are good and fried, pull them out and let the excess oil drain off onto paper towels. and trust me, this shit is fucking HOT so be careful ok?
eat with ranch dressing, plain, with hot sauce, or whatever else. drink with sweet tea and imagine sitting on the screened in porch of some stately manor watching the sultry breeze ruffle the spanish moss in the willow trees. be sure to answer every question posed to you with “frankly my dear, i don’t give a damn.” it’s good times.
-rhea
