Green Tomatoes
Fried green tomatoes are a Southern thing. Here in California though, I've been hearing a lot about fried green tomatoes. My local farmer, Lacie Robertson tells me she has customers who are absolutely passionate about fried green tomatoes. So I decided to give them a try and picked-up some green tomatoes from Lacie at a local farmers' market.
The Southern way!
I'm not a Southern girl but I actually do have
some Southern roots. My great grandfather hailed from Kentucky. So I am thinking, I'm a little bit Southern after all. And this means if you're going to make fried green tomatoes, you've got to make them the Southern way...which means you gotta use corn meal and a cast iron skillet!
I chose a Southern recipe for my batch by Food Network celebrities Gina and Patrick Neely. Like true Southerners, they recommend using hard green tomatoes. I was amazed at how hard an unriped tomato actually is!
I sliced my tomatoes into 1/4" slices and then seasoned them up with Nature's Seasoning. Next they got battered up. I liked that the Neely's recipe is traditional but updated. Their breading is a traditional corn meal base combined with panko. (I substituted Italian bread crumbs for the panko.) The results were incredible...and my husband even liked them!
Tart & Tangy
So here you go y'all. Here's the recipe link for fried green tomatoes. And, after I made my batch, my Southern friend Ruth in Oklahoma (who loves fried green tomatoes) said
"warning...you might start speaking with a Southern twang!"
Sounds and looks delicious Lisette - another one to add to my must try recipe list, thank you (all said with a Southern twang of course!)
ReplyDeleteTeresa, I bet you'll really like them, too! I am huge fan now. Have you ever seen the American movie Fried Green Tomatoes? You'll have to watch it now. :)
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