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Fried Green Tomatoes (Flour)

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Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
6 servings
Category
Vegetables
Course
Side Dishes
Preparation Method
Saute
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User Submitted

These crunchy, tangy Fried Green Tomatoes are made without cornmeal or breadcrumbs—flour only. Why? If you have very fresh garden tomatoes, this brings out their taste without masking it. Our grandmother made her fried green tomatoes this way and we highly recommend you try it!

For frying, we’re using 1/2 butter and 1/2 coconut oil, but you can certainly use all butter, if you prefer a buttery flavor, or all vegetable oil.

Optional: Some folks like a little sugar to balance out the tanginess of green tomatoes; just mix a couple of tablespoons of sugar into the flour when you add pepper and salt. We find the taste of tomatoes sweet enough, but everyone’s different! Adjust the seasonings to your taste.

If you prefer fried green tomatoes made with cornmeal, here’s our Southern Fried Green Tomatoes recipe.

Ingredients
3 to 4 firm green tomatoes, sliced 1/3-inch thick
1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Salt to taste (about 1 teaspoon)
Pepper to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon)
Optional: 2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2-cup coconut oil and 1/2-cup butter

Instructions

  1. Set the sliced tomatoes on paper towels.
  2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, warm oil and/or butter.
  3. In one bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper (and sugar if using).
  4. In a second bowl, beat the milk and eggs together.
  5. Dip tomatoes into flour and shake off any excess, then dip into egg mixture, then press again into the flour. Place breaded tomato slices onto a plate while breading the rest; do not stack.
  6. Place floured tomato slices in the hot skillet; brown thoroughly on both sides (5 to 7 minutes).

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Comments

<span>Boonsfarmer</span> Tue, 08/30/2011 - 13:13
Being a Yankee born in Michigan I had never had the privilage of eating Green Fried Tomatos. Then last fall on the way home from Georgia where my brotherinlaw lives we stopped at a little restaurant to eat and low and behold they had Fried Green Tomatos. I tried them and WOW!! are they GREAT! So I am going to try this recipe and see if I can do as well. PS, I should have been born in the south because I love southern food. Michael Dancer
<span>Franchefs</span> Tue, 07/13/2010 - 09:12
I learned to cook this as a Yankee Chef when I took a job in Nashville, Tennesee. The chef I learned under was from New Orleans where they add cajun seasoning to the cornmeal (and to everything!!!).........excellent!
<span>Bigb827</span> Mon, 03/15/2010 - 21:40
Put Green Tomatoes on pizza! Yes cut into chunks! And spead all over the top! Yum Yum!
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/catherine-boeckmann">Catherine Boeckmann</a> Tue, 09/29/2009 - 09:20
If it says "remove recipe" on the recipe page, you already "added" it to your recipe box. Just look in your recipe box and you will see the recipe.
<span>Frank Dedoming</span> Sun, 09/20/2009 - 07:29
The box to the right of ingredients says: Leave comment View recipe box Remove from recipe box The old home page was as you said, but no where on this new one. Frank
<span>Frank Dedoming</span> Fri, 09/18/2009 - 08:32
I cannot find out how to save this recipe to my recipe box. I do not like the new home page layout.
<span>Redmink</span> Sat, 09/19/2009 - 10:51
. Frank, Make sure you're logged in. Just to the right of the ingredients is a gray box that says "Add To My Recipe Box". Click on it, and wait a sec ... ... and you will get a message to verify that it was saved.