Recipie for Fried Green Tomato's

Ok I know this is the Veggie Forum, but someone out there has got to be able to tell me how to Fry Green Tomato's..
I have two that i want to try on...

Thanks

PS I already tried to search for it on here, but nothing came up.

One recipe is to just fry up some bacon and leave the fat. Remove the bacon and fry the tomato slices for a couple mins till tender.

Other recipes are similar to fried squash.

You can also make an egg dip and coat with bread crumbs or corn meal and fry in light oil.

Here's some links:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/greentomatoes/r/bl10712a.htm
http://elise.com/recipes/archives/001506fried_green_tomatoes.php
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,fried_green_tomatoes,FF.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=recipe+fried+green+tomato

LOL Had to make a comment on cooks.com. I got a link from DG and got addicted to that site. You can even get instruction on how to cook a buffalo. It is almost but not quite as good as DG.

My mom used to just dip the slices in beaten egg and then roll in corn meal and fry away... knowing her it was probably bacon drippings but it might have been veggie oil. Either way they were tart and tasty.

I dip mine in egg/milk mixture, roll in italian bread crumbs, fry in canola oil and top with a lil parm. and/or romano cheese. Yummmmmmy :)

I like either cornmeal or flour..Prefer the egg wash and then the flour.. Cornmeal tends to burn a lot worse,

larkie

My fav recipe


you need :
2-3 medium to large green maters
2-3 large eggs (lightly beaten)
all purpose flour
bread crumbs
milk
vegetable oil

Slice unpeeled maters into 1/2 inch thick slices. salt and pepper and set aside.

place flour, eggs, milk and bread crumbs in four separate bowls.

heat 2 - 3 tablespoons of oil in frying pan on medium high heat.

Dip each tomato slice first in milk, then coat in flour (shake off excess), then in egg, then into bread crumbs (again, shake off excess).

Place in pan an fry 4 - 6 minutes each side or until brown. salt and pepper to taste.






This message was edited Jun 21, 2009 11:22 AM

Hey I run mine through a bowl of beer or or egg and beer for a heaver batter base. Works for chicken or meat too. HEY I was told it was the man code to have a COOL ONE when you have to use a hot skillet or grill. PLEASE don't tell me I was lied to, for I have been asked to cook again and again. Hpoe I could help, AND PLEASE DON'T COOK AND DRIVE! :)

LOL thanks everyone, I will be trying them all and find the one that works for me..

Thanks to everyone who submitted recipes -- it looks like I may have green tomatoes at
the end of the summer. I am growing 2 plants in pots this year, and while I have had
several ripen, the ripening has slowed down. Is that from the awful heat? I water almost
every day and fertilize every week or so. . .

Also, thank you to whomever suggested the Container Garden (Bible) Bountiful Gardening book - I bought it from Amazon and can hardly put it down! This year I have
the two tomato plants, basil, lemon basil, mint, parsley, and some potatoes. The basil is
most successful, the mint least. Now I'm anxious for cool weather so I can start over,
and I'm composting so I'll have some organic stuff to add to the potting soil! Not bad for
70, eh?

We just finished a mixed platter of green tomatoes, cubed eggplant and thinly sliced yellow squash, all dipped in egg wash , buttermilk and then flour.. deep fried.. Delicious if I say so myself...

I gotta tell ya, being from the south we fry a lot..ever try the dill pickles? they are really good & also fresh whole green beans..

Larkie

I suppose all these recipes will work for 'eggplant' and 'Fried Zuchinni' ...??... I like fried green tomatoes...but I LOVE fried zuchinni....and eggplant. I like them when they have Parmesan cheese sprinkled just before serving. My problem is that batter falls off all the time. ugh





This message was edited Jun 23, 2009 5:47 AM

If your batter falls off try this...Fist dip the veggies in buttermilk and egg mixture, then flour or meal ..whichever you prefer..Place single layer on a cookie sheet or platter, and place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.. Have oil ready for frying.. This keeps the batter on the veggies.

Larkie

Oh Larkie, that is a good idea with the batter, will have to try it..I love deep fried pickles, and have layed in a supply of pickleing cukes to make my pickles this year...

Hey LARKIE, I just tryed you freezer trick with pan fryed okra. Worked like a charm, THANKS A BUNCH!

yw..

works for me!!

Larkie

Not to change the subject, but I need to ask if it is too late to plant Zucchini in Phoenix, AZ. I planted and had big beautiful plants but only got 3 zukes. My man says its because our neighbor killed all the bees that were in her attic. Regardless, I took the plants out, and I want to try again now that I have read about taking a paintbrush from the males to the females. It was 108 today, but it seems like Zucchini does pretty well in the heat. This is my first garden down here. Previously I was in Kingman, AZ. What do you think?

Hey, sorry, I am new at this. I just realized that there are several different subjects in different strings. DUH! Didn't mean to put a zucchini question in the green tomato string. I picked about 12 green tomatoes and some okra for a guy that I work with who is from NC. He says that he loves fried green tomatoes, and you can't buy tomatoes green in the stores. I'm sure I'll hear how they were tomorrow.

lillypad -

Welcome to the Phoenix area. I know this is off topic, but here's a link to the low desert planting calendar I use. You can still plant summer squash. Not the optimal planting time but it can be done.

Kelly

http://www.urbanfarm.org/Planting_Calendar.pdf


This message was edited Jun 24, 2009 9:29 AM

Oh Lilly, you left Kingman for the hot desert floor? did you have a garden when you were here??? I would like to pick your knowlage if you did, as this is my first garden...

Anyone who has ever been to a county fair knows there are no limits when it comes to types of food that can be fried!!

Are the green tomatoes a variety/class of tomatoes or are they just picked before they turn color? In WI when I was a child a thousand years ago, my Dad grew red, yellow and orange tomatoes. Have you tried to use the green tomatillos to make fried green tomatoes? Also, do all these fried veggies need to be deep fried or will an half inch in a skillet work?

Lillypad- Maybe once the zuchinni plants germinate they will need some shade in afternoon since as hot as pistol it gets here, you top us, and the stuff I planted July 1 last summer was very stressed out. I iamgine you have a long or longer season than us, so you maybe could even plant later.

MissJestr-don't know if that is your last name, my sister has Jester as her married name and her DH's family are from Cinci/KY border area. Any relation?

Quiltygirl,
Funny you should mention that, actually Jest'r is the name of my first horse... But I lived in Owensboro Ky for about 8 years, and married a Crittendon out here in Arizona. Course we are divorced now, but his people were from Eastern Kentucky.
I was born and raised in Orange County California, transplanted to Arizona about 15 years ago...

Green tomatoes are just unripe tomatoes, no particular variety. If it tastes good ripe, it will taste good green and fried. Everything tastes good fried. You can deep fry but simply frying in a skillet works too.

Yes, Miss Jestr, I had a wonderful garden in Kingman. Loads of tomatoes, okra, zucchini, green onions, cantaloupe, green beans. I just fertilized the ground with lots of steer manure (we got a truckload from the dairy there in Clacks Canyon), dug up the dirt, turning it over with the manure. Our neighbors weren't to happy with the smell, but before you knew it I was showering them with fresh vegies and they were very forgiving. I remember my daughter used to come home from school every day and eat a tomato like it was an apple. I have a huge collection of Zucchini recipes too. Just soak your garden good about every 3 - 4 days and watch it grow! You will do fine.

Hey Locakelly, thanks so much for the link. I went ahead and picked up some Zucchini plants at Home
Depot, and will plant them when I get up in the morning. I should have done it this weekend, but was too hot and lazy. I will check the link. Thanks again!

You're welcome. I find the planting calendar to be a very useful guideline. With sun protection you can have a pretty successful summer garden here. It kinda sucks having to work int he garden in the heat, though - lol. I'm out at night with this little headlight thingy I bought at Wal-Mart. Sometimes I feel like a vampire, but hey, beats having heatstroke working in the heat of the day . . .

Let me throw a new into this thread. Has anyone ever eaten a green tomato pie. Delicious! An older lady who has passed on gave my wife the recipe about 20 years ago. She was 100 when she passed the recipe on to Jo.

So? WHere is the recipe?

I make mine just like the the ripe tomato recipe here on DG.. Only I use green tomatoes and feta cheese..Really delicious.

Larkie

If you want the recipe to the green tomato pie email me at jimgoodman1@hotmail.com I'll type it into a word file and email the file back.

Thanks Jim.

I had a tomato pie recipe that I started making when I was a kid that I cannot find. It had a Bisquick crust, tomatoes, dried basil (now I could use fresh) and grated cheddar cheese mixed with mayo spread as a top crust. Don't remember other ingredients. Crust must have been cooked first or it would be all gooshy? Chives would be good in that. I hate to experiment and have to possibly throw tomatoes and basil out.

Hey Lillypad, steer manure is no problem, I can run up to a ranch out here and get it... The smell wont bother my neighbors, I really dont have any... The rabbits are the problem.
When I get home Jim, I will e-mail you for the recipie. I am on vacation, and forgot my password to my e-mail account, it is hard coded on the computer at home...

MissJestr, I will be happy to send it. I've had a couple of people to ask for it. I could have posted it, here, because it is short but I wanted to know how many really wanted it. Have a great vacation.

Jim41, would you post the receipe for tomato pie for me. It sounds great. I love to try new things. Have picked up some wonderful foods along the
way.
TIA
Vickie

Vickie, email me at jimgoodman1@hotmail.com and I will send you the Word File.