Tomatillos Fritos (fried Green Tomatillos)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb fresh tomatillo
• 1 cup milk, for soaking
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco jalapeno sauce, to taste
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup fine grain semolina meal or 1/2 cup finely ground yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons lard, for frying
• fresh minced cilantro

Recipe

• 1 remove the papery husks and stems from the tomatillos. under warm running water. gently rub the tomatillos using your fingers to remove the sticky residue. pat dry. cut up into 1/4" slices.
• 2 in skillet heat the oil.
• 3 in a non-reactive shallow dish, mix together the milk, egg, lemon juice and tabasco sauce. soak the tomatillo slices in the milk mixture for about 30 minutes.
• 4 on a piece of waxed paper, stir together the flour, semolina meal (or cornmeal), salt and pepper. set aside.
• 5 remove one slice of tomatillo from the milk mixture then dredge each tomatillo slice into the flour, shaking off any excess flour.
• 6 heat a castiron skillet to medium-high and add oil or lard. fry the slices on each side for 5 minutes or until crispy. do not crowd the tomatillos.
• 7 transfer to paper towels to soak up the grease.
• 8 season with salt and pepper to taste. garnish with fresh minced cilantro if desired. serve warm.
• 9 servings are approximate.