If you remember from posts prior, I have a small tomato garden brewing on my front stoop. What started as a tiny 6" plant, has magically grown in to a monstrous heap of greenery. The plant which once stood taller than me, has now toppled sideways, and is growing out across the front yard. There are about 30 green heirloom tomatoes on it, and that is not including the 4 other plants growing out front. Yes dear friends, I am about to be in a massive abundance of tomatoes.
What to do with the excess you might ask? Why fry them right up! On that note, I thought I would share my favorite recipe for...
Fried Green Tomatoes
Ingredients:
Firm Green Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
1 Egg
Cornmeal
Cajun Seasoning (optional)
Olive Oil or Bacon Grease
Do This:
Slice the tomatoes into 1/4" slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Mix cornmeal and cajun seasoning in shallow dish.
Beat egg, coat tomato slices in egg and then coat in cornmeal mixture.
Fry in pre-heated hot oil.
Cook about 3 mins per side, or until golden brown.
This is one of my favorite summer side dishes! If you have never tried a fried tomato, now is your chance. This is an excellent use of end of season tomatoes that just havent gotten to blush yet.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Fry Your Tomatoes
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7 comments:
Yeah, your plant is going wild! Congratulations! I love fried green tomatoes. With horseradish sauce - yummy.
Oh my! I have never thought of horseradish! I love horseradish! what an excellent tip!
I've always wanted to try doing this, I totally am! And gonna use that horseradish sauce too, yummmy.
xo,
Em
What fun! I knew there was a recipe for fried green tomatoes ... Wow! This is well known in Spain because the Spanish title of a very funny movie, by Almodobar. Do you know it?
I have never had a fried green tomato. Not even once! But now all I want is fried green tomatoes! LOL!
Thanks doll,
The Glamorous Housewife
I would love to grow some heirlooms! One day in the back near the crawl space of the house, tomatoes just started growing, it was weird but they're flourishing and growing like weeds, my sweetheart made fried green tomatoes but it was a vegan style and she decided to just wing it...and so it was alittle..off lol but I'm gonna search around and try again :D
I LOVE fried green tomatoes. I've been on a fried pickle kick myself. The pickles are store bought as I'm waiting for my cucumbers to ripen and pickle myself. Love the pictures!
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