Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe – Delicious Way To Use Garden Tomatoes!

If  you go through all of the work to grow a garden you want to use every little thing that comes out of it. Sometimes old man Frost creeps up and tries to destroy it before it is finished growing all of those lovely fruits and veggies. Here is a way to beat him at his own game and use up every bit of that garden. Fried green tomatoes are so good and you don’t have to wait to take a trip down South to have some.

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

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• Author: Tawra Kellam
• Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

2 quarts water
2 Tbsp. salt
4-6 medium green tomatoes, unpeeled and sliced
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil or bacon grease
salt (to taste)

Instructions

1. Mix the salt and water in a mixing bowl.
2. Soak the sliced tomatoes in the salt water mixture for 30-40 minutes.
3. Drain.
4. Place the flour in a bag, like a cereal bag or ziploc bag.
5. Heat the oil in a large skillet.
6. Drop the tomato slices a few at time into the bag. Shake thoroughly to coat.
7. Carefully place the slices into the hot oil. Brown until crisp on both sides.
8. Salt to taste.

Notes

• You can also use squash, zucchini or eggplant in place of or with the green tomatoes.
• You don’t have to soak them in the salt water first if you’re in a hurry. Some green tomatoes can start out bitter and soaking in salt water first removes the bitterness.
• If you prefer, you can use cornmeal to make the crust instead of flour. To do that, whisk an egg in a bowl and place the cornmeal into a bag or bowl instead of flour. Dip the tomato slices in the egg, and then place in the cornmeal to coat them and then fry as usual.
• If you use an egg, it serves as a binder so that the cornmeal sticks better.
• For a nice addition to the flavor, try adding a half cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese to the flour when breading them.

From A Reader:

Hi Tawra, I love your site!

You may want to try a trick my mother taught me about fried green tomatoes.  After slicing the tomatoes, place them in a single layer on paper towels or a microwave safe plate.  Microwave on high for 4 minutes.  Cool until able to handle them and proceed as usual.

This allows you to fry them at a higher temperature, which speeds up the cook time (saving power) and keeps the tomatoes from soaking up as much oil.

Nan S.

This Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe is from our Dining On A Dime Cookbook, Volume 1.

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