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I went to our local farmer's market yesterday… one
of my favorite places to visit on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Before I knew it, my
cart was filled with local peaches, apples, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, and other
beautiful fruits and vegetables. Then I saw it! A huge basket heaped with the largest,
plumpest green tomatoes I'd ever seen. That's when I realized that I'd never
eaten green tomatoes.
How could I call myself a
southerner, I wondered, without ever having tasted the very popular southern
dish called Fried Green Tomatoes? I decided, then and there, to rectify the
problem. I chose a couple of those luscious, green babies and put them in my
cart.
I decided to try a
dry/wet/dry method to coat the slices. Don't worry, it's easy. I'll explain in
the directions.
Fried Green Tomatoes
2 large green tomatoes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon granulated onion
powder
1/2 tablespoon granulated
garlic powder
Large pinch of cayenne pepper
2 eggs
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Slice tomatoes into ¼ inch
slices.
Sprinkle slices with salt and pepper.
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Heat oil in a skillet.
Dry/wet/dry method:
In one bowl, stir together
the flour, onion and garlic powders, and the cayenne pepper.
In another bowl, whisk the
eggs until well scrambled.
Put the panko bread crumbs
into a third bowl.
Dip the slices into the flour
mixture, then into the egg mixture, then into the bread crumbs (get it… dry/wet/dry).
Fry the slices until golden
brown, approximately 4 minutes on each side.
Drain on paper towels.
Enjoy!
Fried green tomatoes taste
like nothing else I've ever eaten. The coating is crunchy and spicy, and the
inside is firm but moist and has a slightly sour taste. Very delicious! Have
you ever eaten green tomatoes? Where you eating out, or did you cook them
yourself? How were they prepared?
