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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.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Crispy fried green tomatoes are a perfect summer side!
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.
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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Try these on a burger.. You will never forget it!Or regret it!!
I made these last night and they were a big success. I was really impressed with the flavor. If I ever make these again I’ll be coming back to this recipe. Thanks!
I live in Brazil and I felt like you were talking about my city. Guess bad drivers are just about everywhere, you just have to go out in your car and meet them. ;)
Haha, yes, they’re everywhere! And hello to you from Brazil! :) so happy to see you’re reading from there! xo
your hov situation is really weird! but the whole rant was comical. btw – you know how i feel about tomatoes but those are pretty.
Wow – Seattle drivers and DC drivers are really pretty much the exact same. Asshats.
bahaha! I love your driving rants! I’m pretty laid back when driving but omg, these Colorado people don’t know what to do in the rain. It *never* rains here so on the three days of the year that it does people think they need to go 10 mph on the interstate. Insane.
Fried green tomatoes are a favorite of mine! I want!
You knew we were in DC recently, and had the same thoughts about the driving there. Yikes!
Bet those fried green tomatoes tamed some of your aggression’s :D
I have never had a fried green tomato, but man oh man do these ever look good!! I’ve been frying more than I probably should lately, but I love it :)
Nothing makes me more excited than fried green tomatoes! These look so great- I love them!
The traffic everywhere in America is crazy (and always seems to be crazy when we need to get to the airport). I think it’s because you have such wide roads so when they’re all jammed, it looks like the end of the world…
Anyway, I’ve always wanted to try fried green tomatoes and now I have no excuse not to!