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The perfect summer side for those outdoor picnics, cookouts, and more!

I hardly ever seen fried green tomatoes on a menu anymore. Are they not as popular or something? Maybe it’s something more popular in the south?

Either way, at least I have this recipe for fried green tomatoes in my arsenal so whenever I stumble upon green tomatoes, I’ll know what to make with them!

The outer crust is so crispy and the inside is soft and cooked to perfection. I love me a good fried green tomato :)


This whole stack needs to be in your mouth, except you might burn yourself so maybe let’s just do half a stack.

I’m totally going to go eat my weight in fried green tomatoes now.

5 from 1 vote

Fried Green Tomatoes

Crispy fried green tomatoes are a perfect summer side!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 12 tomatoes

Ingredients 

  • 3 large green tomatoes, sliced into 1-inch thick slices
  • ½ cup (30 g) panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup (108 g) Italian breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup (80 g) cornmeal
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup (236 ml) buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 cups (946 ml) vegetable oil

Instructions 

  • In a shallow dish, mix together both kinds of breadcrumbs, cornmeal, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
  • In another shallow dish, mix together buttermilk and eggs.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Dip a green tomato slice in the egg wash mixture then cover with breadcrumb mixture, lightly pressing it onto the tomato. Shake off excess and gently place on prepared baking sheet. Continue until all slices have been coated.
  • In a deep pot, bring vegetable oil to 350 °F (177 °C) using a thermometer.
  • Fry two to three tomatoes at a time, you don’t want to crowd the pot too much. Fry each side 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden brown, then flip over and fry the other side.
  • Place on a plate lined with paper towels to let excess oil drip off. Repeat until all tomatoes have been fried.
  • Serve hot with your favorite sauce. We created a mayo and ketchup based sauce.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1tomato, Calories: 731kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 75g, Saturated Fat: 60g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 575mg, Potassium: 154mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g

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40 Comments

  1. Kathryn Walters says:

    Your recipe sounds great! I live in Southern California’s High Desert. I can’t find any green tomatoes in the stores. I’m going to try to grow some tomatoes hanging from a laundry basket as soon as I can find one with big enough holes in the sides. I really miss home grown tomatoes but with such a small patio area there’s no room for a garden. Wish me luck! ?

    1. Julie Wampler says:

      Good luck!

  2. D Lynch says:

    I am an OLD southern girl :) been making fried green tomatoes for years. Here’s a couple things I do. After slicing tomatoes for frying, sprinkle with salt on both sides and let set for at least 30 minutes (longer will not hurt a bit), then pat dry before taking the next step. This draws out the liquid in the tomatoes and makes the coating even more crunchy. The next step, coat with cornstarch before dipping into egg mixture, or whatever wet coating you prefer, I hear some people use milk…..whaaaat? The cornstarch and the wet coating acts like a glue for good ole last crunchy coating!!!

  3. Linda Wiseman says:

    I’m going to make fried green tomatoes for the first time! Your recipe looks amazing! Thanks for sharing it.

  4. Marry Joan says:

    OMG i love it !
    i´m making your recipe and my family liked.
    thank you for the tips here is tomatoes everyday :D

  5. Huguette says:

    This sounds pretty easy & my husband just love tomatoes. But he is lactose intolerant, do you think I can substituted the buttermilk with almond milk?

    1. Julie says:

      Yes, that’d be fine!

  6. Ambre says:

    I, sadly, am the only one in my house who absolutely adores fried green tomatoes (the food and the movie)… and mine never turn out looking this good. Maybe they will when I use your recipe.
    I can also totally agree with you on the traffic idiots, and could add to the list those people who ride your bumper in the middle lane while you’re doing the speed limit to try and pass a slowpoke in the right lane, even though the left lane is completely empty!

  7. Dawn says:

    I have a secret to fried green tomatoes… add a little bit of dill to the batter.