For the Marinade:
Fried Green Tomatoes with Sopressata Marinade
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: Appetizer
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized green tomatoes sliced in ⅛-inch, (approximately 6 slices of 8 ounces total)
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients into a bowl to dissolve the solids. Let marinate for 10 minutes. Pull from marinade and dry each slice completely.
For the Tomatoes:
Fried Green Tomatoes with Sopressata
Author: Pizza Today
Recipe type: Appetizer
Ingredients
- 7 slices of the green tomato from marinade, dried and ready for frying
- ½ cup peanut oil
- ½ cup flour in a bowl with 1 teaspoon salt for dredging
- ½ cup cornmeal
- 1½ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 1 cup proprietary marinara
- 5 slices fresh mozzarella
- 5 slices sopressata or salami or Prosciutto di Parma
- 2 to 3 basil sprigs
Instructions
- Heat the peanut oil in a cast iron or heavy pan.
- While the oil is heating, set up your dredging station by mixing the flour and salt and placing into a bowl.
- Place the beaten eggs in another bowl and mix the Parmigiano and cornmeal together in a third bowl. By this time, the temperature of the oil should be between 300F and 350F.
- Taking one slice at a time, dredge in the flour, followed by the egg wash.
- Press the cornmeal egg washed slice into the cornmeal-cheese making sure there are no blank spots.
- Place the slice into the hot peanut oil making sure not to spatter any oil on you. The slices will brown within a minute so turn as soon as the bottom becomes golden-brown.
- Place the slices on paper towels before plating. Dust with more grated Parmigiano.
- Using a long plate, apply the cool marinara in a long line in the middle.
- Place a slice of fried green tomato, a folded slice of sopressata then fresh mozzarella in alternating layers shingled down the plate.
- Garnish with the basil and serve immediately.
