Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

When you hear Fried Green Tomatoes, it may conjure up images of Idgie and Ruth running the old Whistle Stop Café and getting into trouble with the law.  And you know, I’m sure their fried tomatoes were just peachy, but nothing compared to the party-on-a-plate I’m about to present to you.

There is something about cooking fried green tomatoes that makes me want to pour myself a mint julep and kick back on some wicker furniture. 🙂 Just kidding

I have lived in Alabama since 2003.  I’ve gone to college here, worked here, dated, gotten married, and had children here.  But I realized about 4 years ago, I was missing something.  Even though I had lived in a southern state, I had never tried the classic dish of fried green tomatoes.  So I made them. And to my astonishment, they were delicious and shockingly simple and made me feel like I knew more about cooking than I actually did.  Which, if you were wondering, my culinary knowledge at the time amounted to ramen noodles and lean cuisines.

Fast-forward to today! I have planted a garden… with four tomato plants!   So naturally I had to make these hot treats.

Traditionally fried green tomatoes are made with corn meal or bread crumbs, but I use Panko.  And I believe this recipe gives Idgie and Ruth a run for their money.

Look out Whistle Stop!

Ingredients:

Green tomatoes

Salt

½ cup Flour

½ cup Milk

2 Eggs beaten

¾-1 cup Panko

3 tbsp. Olive oil

Directions:

Slice your green tomatoes and salt on both sides.  Set aside.

Prepare bowls for battering tomatoes:

1^st bowl: milk

2^nd bowl: flour

3^rd bowl: eggs

4^th bowl: panko

Put 3 tablespoons of oil in pan and turn on stove to medium heat.

 (I use a pot to cut down on splattering, but to each her own!)

Dip tomatoes in milk.  Then dip tomatoes in flour followed by egg.  Finally dredge in panko to complete coat.

Fry 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Allow to cool on paper towel and salt generously

You will never regret the day you put this recipe in your collection! 

They are absolutely addictive.

Enjoy!

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Katie Short

Hi, I’m Katie. I am new at this stay-at-home-mom thing, and I live in the deep HOT south. My days can be long and tiring at times, but I want to bring glory to God daily by loving my closest neighbors… my family. It is a calling, and I count it all joy. My days are spent playing outside with my son, sitting in a rocking chair with my “sweet potato” of a baby girl, and cooking yummy gut-healing food for my hubby. I am so excited to have the opportunity to write blog posts for AGoodTired and I hope you will find as much laughter and encouragement here as I have.