Fried Green Tomatoes and Comeback Sauce

Last night I was in the mood for some fried green tomatoes.  I stepped away from 'The Clean Living Diet' for a moment and tried to fry the tomatoes in the least fattening way.

I decided to follow Paula Deen's recipe for Panko Fried Green Tomatoes...baked in the oven.

Recipe for Paula Deen's Panko Fried Green Tomatoes:
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup panko {Japanese bread crumbs}
1 tsp. Creole Seasoning
1 egg white
2 green tomatoes sliced into 1/2 inch slices

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.  Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.  In a shallow dish, combine cornmeal, panko, and seasonings.  In a separate shallow dish, lightly beat egg white; dredge tomatoes in the egg white and cornmeal mixture to coat.  Place on prepared baking sheet.  Spray each tomato with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.  Turn tomato slices and spray the other side with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

I served some 'Comeback Sauce' with the green tomatoes and let me tell y'all, it was delish!

I fell in love with this sauce as a young girl.  When Mama and Daddy and my brother J.D. and I would make our trips from Augusta to Jackson, Mississippi to visit Daddy's family, the entire Sessums family would always get together for dinner at Dennery's in Jackson.  The 'Comback Sauce' was served along with saltine crackers as a complimentary appetizer.  Years later, as an adult, I would drive 4 hours from my home in Nesbit, Mississippi down to Jackson just to eat a Dennery's and enjoy the saltines and sauce.  Many a Southern hostess has served this sauce in crystal bowls and a plate of saltines.  It's good with all kinds of food...chilled shrimp, a green salad, french fries, fried dilled pickles, and other Southern faves.

Normally, I purchase this sauce from The Mississippi Gift Company, but it was sold out on their site.  The Mississippi Gift Company is a great online store, but I had to go searching elsewhere...

Then I tried the vendor Thames Food.  Well, Thames Food accepted my payment online for the sauce but never delivered.  After several unreturned phone calls and e-mails, I was forced to demand a refund from Paypal...all this unpleasantness against a Southern company! Of course I felt guilty, but I did not receive good customer service at all.  Even after Paypal sent me a refund, I have still never heard from the company.

Y'all know I very rarely give out this award...but, Thames Food is getting my "Miss Janice's Tarnished Spoon" award.  This type of customer service is simply not acceptable!

What to do????  I couldn't buy the sauce anywhere!  I made my own sauce!!!

Recipe for Miss Janice's Comeback Sauce:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tblsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp spicy mustard
1 cup mayonaisse
1 tblsp ground pepper
Couple of dashes of Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp Cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
The juice of 1/2 lemon

Combine and blend all ingredients.  'Comeback Sauce' is the Table Sauce of the South!

I thought it was appropriate to wear my Paula Deen "Hey Y'all" apron to serve these delicious tomatoes!

Try these recipes while the green tomatoes are in the grocery store!