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Title: Fried Green Tomato Hornworms
Categories: Five, Exotics, Vegetables, Herbs
Yield: 8 Servings
3 tb Tomato hornworms
4 md Green tomatoes; in 16 1/4"
- rounds
Salt & fresh ground pepper
White cornmeal; as needed
16 sm Basil leaves; up to 20
In a large skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over
medium-high heat. Add the hornworms and fry lightly for
about 4 minutes, taking care not to rupture the cuticles
of each insect under high heat. Remove with a slotted
spoon and set aside.
Season the tomato rounds with salt and pepper to taste,
then coat with cornmeal on both sides.
In another large skillet or wok, heat the remaining oil
and fry the tomatoes until lightly browned on both sides.
Top each tomato round with 2 fried tomato hornworms.
Garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately.
From: "The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook",
Revised by David George Gordon, Ten Speed Press, 2013
From:
http://www.thedailymeal.com
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