October is the perfect time to pick those tomatoes while they are still green. The first frost is around the corner! The best tomatoes for frying are firm and green, any red spots and they won't do as well. Start by washing and slicing them into 1/4 inch thick slices- about 5 slices per tomato.
Here's our recipe:
Fried Green Tomatoes
3-4 green tomatoes
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup corn meal
1/2 tsp salt & pepper
milk
vegetable oil
Mix together flour, cornmeal, salt & pepper. Add enough milk to create a thick batter. Heat 2 inches of oil in a large skillet. Batter each tomato slice, and wipe off excess. Carefully place in hot oil, browning on both sides. (may or may not need turning, depending on the amount of oil) To cool, drain in a colander to keep tomatoes from becoming soggy. Salt to taste.
If you don't want to mix your own ingredients, we developed a batter mix that makes perfect fried green tomatoes every time. Find the batter mix at WhistleStop Cafe website We find that using a hot oil will actually make the tomatoes crispy, but not greasy. We also like to fry other things...try some dill pickle slices while you have the mess out!
Bye Y'all!
Sandi
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I loved the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes at the WhistleStop Cafe." Makes a great name for your web site too. The fried green tomatoes pictured with your recipe look delicious.
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Eleisia~ thanks for the comment!
I have to admit the picture of the fried green tomatoes is not one I did...you will easily be able to tell the 'homemade' shots.
But I still like the pictures- just excuse the poor photography!
I will check your blog!
Sandi
hi sandi,
i'm just about to start with the fannie flagg book. i've been tied up with my work.
i really do hope that i can check out your family's cafe in the near future.
thanks for visiting my blog. i've added you on my blogroll.
=)
as soon as I saw the name of your blog I knew this recipe had to be on here :) This is a weakness to any southern girl :) I love all of the pictures on your blog... the one of the tomatoes made my stomache growl. I will be making these as soon as they're back in season.
I like how you use less cornmeal than flour in the batter. The recipe I used had equal amounts of each, and I think I would like it better with less corn, more flour. Tagging your recipe for next time!
I'm making these tomorrow. Woo hoo!
just made them tonight for the first time and they came out perfectly! even my best friend (who normally hates tomatoes) loved them. i used them to make fried green blt sandwiches-yum. i cooked up the bacon and then fried the toms in the bacon fat-DELICIOUS!
Great recipe. This one's easier than the four step one I tried first.
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Hi!!
Beautiful movie......
This is a great recipe, and a wonderful blog.
I was looking for a good "green fried tomatoes" recipe, and I found your blog. For sure this is the recipe I will prepare, and for sure I will come back and visit again.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
I could just hug your neck for all of these wonderful recipes! I am just now learning to cook. I had a lengthy list of recipes I wanted to find, and you had them all!
Your'e a lifesaver!
Wish me luck!
I could hug your neck too!
This is how my Memphis-area grandmother taught me to make fried green tomatoes:
Slice tomatoes and dredge in stone-ground white cornmeal. Place on a cookie sheet. Put in freezer till firm. At this point you can use them, or transfer them to a freezer bag to store in the freezer (they keep fine for months).
Fry in a frying pan with some oil. The trick is to fry them frozen - they get nice and crisp on the outside without getting too cooked on the inside.
I made these today and they were wonderful thank you for posting the recipe!!
I'm so glad I found this recipe. I lived about a mile from the Irondale Cafe for 10+ years and made sure I visited at least once a week. I now live in Chicago and I do so miss the cuisine. I'm going to cook a mess of these up for my wife.
Thanks a lot for that recipe! I´ve just seen 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the WhistleStop Cafe' and i never get bored with it. Have also created my own blog, in portuguese and guess i´m gonna put that recipe in there. A very good indeed!
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In my culinary journey I was able to work about a year at the Whistlestop Cafe for Jim Dolan with Mary Banks...
There is alot of hard work that goes with producing country cooking but it was an experience I still share with people today.
I consider myself blessed to have been able to experience the love and dedication that I learned with my employment there.
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Here in So Cal, my tomato plant was still producing tomatoes! They will never get ripe, so I uprooted the plant today and I made fried green tomatoes using your recipe! They were delicious! Love your blog! Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for posting this recipe,,, Fried Green Tomatoes is my favorite movie, and I knew one day I'd find the recipe, so I could try them :) I fried a mess of them tonight and they turned out delicious! Made a BLT for my DH out of them and he thought they were pretty darn scrumptious! :)
Great Post! Thank you!
With the garden tomatoes just about ready to pick this was the perfect recipe read!
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I made this tonight and it came out very well. The batter coated the tomatoes and crisped up nicely. I only used about 1/2 inch of oil and flipped the tomatoes. I used three medium sized tomatoes and ended up with about twice as much batter as I needed. After the tomatoes were done, I put them in a 200 degree oven to keep them warm. Then, I dumped the excess oil from the frying pan and poured in the leftover batter to make a pancake. I served the tomatoes and the pancake with a delicious remoulade. Thanks for the great recipe. This one is a keeper!
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