What do you do when a friend posts on Facebook that they’ve got a ton of home grown tomatoes that are “Free to good home”? You jump on that opportunity and then sneak in a little question to see if they have any green tomatoes that you could take off of their hands. 🙂
I have yet to see any green tomatoes at our grocery stores haha 😉 and to be honest it’s a little difficult to find them at the farmers market unless you ask a farmer to bring you the green ones.
Since I’m not a good gardener and I don’t have any tomatoes growing in my yard, I’ve got to reply on awesome friends with green thumbs.
I had these at my grandparents house when I was younger and more recently I had them when we were down in Miami! I mean of all places! haha While I liked them plain and dipped in a sauce, I LOVE fried green tomatoes with pimento cheese on top!
What you need to make Homemade Fried Green Tomatoes:
- green tomatoes
- salt
- all purpose flour
- paprika
- dry mustard
- yellow cornmeal
- milk
- egg
- Vegetable Oil for Frying
I’ve got the full directions/recipe for you at the bottom of this post but for a quick run down, you’re going to slice the green tomatoes, sprinkle them with salt, dredge them in the flour, milk and cornmeal before frying them to a beautiful golden brown!
Serve them hot or at room temperature!
I know a lot of people like them “as is” once they’re fried but I have to admit that I love them dipped in ranch or french onion dip! YES! French Onion and it’ is match made in heaven! Southern Heaven that is… 😉
I’m still not to the point of having my own recipe for ranch or french onion dip but if you’re looking for some good options let me point you in the right directions:
Homemade Ranch:
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing from Simply Recipes
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing from Just a Taste
Homemade French Onion Dip:
French Onion Chip Dip from My Baking Addiction
Skinny Dipping: Lightened-Up French Onion Dip from Crumb Blog
So if you’re gonna serve these with dip, go head and get that made (or bought) haha and then get ready to make your fried green tomatoes!
Recipes to serve with these Fried Green Tomatoes:
- Instant Pot Pulled Pork & Potatoes
- Crispy Oven Baked Ranch Chicken Tenders
- Muffin Tin Mushroom Meatloaf
- Dijon Sirloin Tip Roast with Brown Butter Mushrooms
Fried Green Tomatoes
How to Make Fried Green Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 3 medium green tomatoes
- Pinch of salt
- Vegetable Oil for Frying
- (garnish of chopped parsley is optional)
Instructions
- Pour about 1 inch of oil into a large skillet, like a large cast iron skillet.
- Heat oil to 350F, I recommend using a cooking thermometer that clips onto the side of the skillet.
- While the oil is heating, set out three bowls (or a breading tray set up)
- Fill the first one with the flour, paprika and dry mustard. Whisk together.
- In the second bowl, whisk together the milk and egg.
- In the third bowl, add in 1 a cup of cornmeal.
- Slice the green tomatoes into disc that are about 1/4 of an inch thick. Lay them flat on a plate and lightly sprinkle them with salt.
- Taking one tomato at a time, dip the tomato slice into the flour mixture and coat each side. Set it back onto the plate. Once you've dipped them all into the flour, let them rest for about 2-3 minutes, this will let the juices from the tomatoes stick to the flour.
- Now, one at a time, dip them back into the flour to coat both sides, dip them in the milk mixture and then into the cornmeal, making to to coat both sides. Place the tomato slices on a place.
- Line another place with a paper towel and set aside.
- Once the oil reaches 350F, fry 2-3 tomato slices at a time. Fry for about 1-2 minutes or until each side is golden brown. Don't over fry 🙂
- Remove them from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and lay them on the paper towel lined plate to drain and rest.
- Serve them as is or serve with a dipping sauce like ranch or french onion dip! (garnish with chopped parsley is optional)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 tomato sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 91Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 35mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix on 8/21/2020 - Calories and Nutrition may vary based on brands and amounts used.
Stephanie @ PlainChicken.com says
Such a classic southern dish! Looks amazing!!
Malia Sturgeon says
These look perfected! My tomatoes are almost to this point and I’ve been dying to try this. Can’t wait to make your recipe!
A Family Feast says
We have a ton of green tomatoes in our garden and I’ve been trying to convince my husband to make fried green tomatoes. I’m printing out this recipe and leaving it on the kitchen counter!
SugarFreeMom says
I never seen green tomatoes in RI at the store but I’ve got them in my garden and have never made fried green tomatoes!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I’ve never seen them in stores either, so I only get them when I’m lucky enough for a friend with a garden shares! haha
Back For Seconds says
Eeeee!! I’ve been wanting to make these and yours look perfect! Going to try these!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
I have never tried these but these pictures are making me drool! YUM!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
I had these for the first time at a wedding down in Georgia – amazing!! I really need to try them at home now.
Amber says
Oooo! I need to make these. I LOVE fried green tomatoes.
Kim says
Fried green tomatoes from the Whistle Stop Cafe! That’s what always comes to mind for me. Love these little bites, my most favorite summer treat.
Lana | NeverEnoughThyme says
I love fried green tomatoes! I can get them in the grocery store all year round. I eat them as is or either make a delicious BLT with them (recipe on my blog).
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I’m so jealous! I wish I could get them in the stores here!
Heather | girlichef.com says
Yes! I love the movie and I love fried green tomatoes, in general. When I was in Louisville recently, I had a Fried Green Tomatoes Eggs Benedict. It was the bomb!
CookinCanuck says
I’ve only learned to appreciate fried green tomatoes over the past few years. This post makes me want to pull all of the green tomatoes off of our plant and make this recipe right away!
Theresa Normandin says
They say it’s all in the sauce … I will have to try ranch or onion dip but my favorite is a spicy tomato sauce, or even salsa!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
Yummm! I love fried green tomatoes! Yours look so crisp and yummy. I must remember to make some before the summer is over. They are such a delicious treat.
Angela says
Thank you for this recipe! I finally have an excellent one. My daughter and I almost ate ourselves sick lol. Delicious!
Angie says
Hi Angela! I’m so glad that y’all liked it!
Sue says
I love FGT. i made these & the batter is great. They began to get brown & crispy right away, but the tomato was not cooked. I turned the heat down to 300 from 350 but to no avail. What did i do wrong?
Angie says
Hi Sue! Without being there with you I can’t tell you what exactly went wrong. However, I would suggest turning the heat down a bit a maybe frying up 3-4 at a time instead of 2-3. Sometimes people’s stoves and oven heat differently. If I were troubleshooting this in my kitchen I would reduce the heat and cook them longer.
Bill says
I see green specks in several pictures.
But nothing in the ingredients.Are they
chives?
Also, is the tomatoe supposed to be soft
when cooked or still firm?
Angie says
Hi Bill, the little green specks are pieces of fresh parsley that I sprinkled on it before photos just because it needed a little color before photos. The garnish with chopped parsley is totally optional. The tomatoes should be soft after frying them 🙂
Diann Athey says
I grew up in east Texas in the 50 and 60’s. My nana always made fried green tomatoes in the fall, as the weather was changing. When a frost was on it’s way she would pick all the green and partial colored tomatoes, wrap them in newspaper and put them in a cool but frost and freeze free location. They would gradually ripen some and we had fried green tomatoes until almost Christmas. What a treat. They are also good with some peppery spice in the cornmeal and made into a grilled cheese sandwich. Thanks for some happy memories and a great recipe. xanadu.
Angie says
ooo a grilled cheese with them sounds amazing! I’ve made fried green tomato BLTs but never a grilled cheese! I’ll have to try that!
Ernie says
Love the recipe n will try in 1 week…thanks
Pam Lizzio says
Better with salt and pepper!
Angie says
I like a pinch of salt but I don’t like pepper with them 🙂 Feel free to add that you like though 🙂