Air Fryer Fried Red Tomatoes
Fried Red Tomatoes are a delicious twist to the traditional fried green tomato! Crispy outside and red, ripe tomato on the inside! You can use an air fryer or oil!
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 beefsteak tomatoes, ends trimmed, sliced ¼ – ½ inch thick
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup cornmeal
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup minced fresh basil, for serving (if desired)
Instructions
- Start by prepping the tomatoes first and placing 3 layers of paper towels on a wire rack.
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Place the tomato slices on the paper towels and let them drain any excess moisture. Sprinkle garlic powder over tomato slices while they drain for about 20 minutes, flipping them halfway through. Pat slices of tomatoes with a paper towel if you see excess liquid after that time. You need the tomatoes very dry for the breading to stick.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk buttermilk and egg together in a medium mixing bowl.
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Combine cornmeal, flour, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper in another mixing bowl.
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Carefully dredge each slice of tomato in the buttermilk mixture then coat in the dry mixture before placing them on the prepared baking sheet.
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