Here is what happens when the season is not warm enough to ripen the tomatoes, but is plenty warm enough to grow them! What? That isn’t too many you say? Well, this is ONE box. We have FIVE and a 5 gallon bucket of them, in storage.
So, what do I do with all these tomatoes? Tonight, I am making fried green ones. Because we love to deep fry them, I make a slightly different recipe than many southerners would recognize. Trust me, they are still delicious!
The coating(based on a fish and chips coating):
1 1/3 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp cider vinegar
1 1/3 cup water
-Mix dry ingredients in one bowl
-Mix vinegar and water in another bowl
-Pour wet ingredients into dry and whisk until smooth.
That’s all there is too it!
For the tomatoes, choose firm tomatoes of any size. Slice 1/4 inch thick(this will be slightly thinner than usual).
Dip into batter and let excess run off for a few seconds before dropping in HOT lard.
Fry for 2-3 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Yes, this means you have permission to taste one. 🙂
This batter is slightly salty and adds a great flavor to the tomatoes. You can use the same batter for deep frying any vegetables. Let me know how you like it!
I had more than enough green tomatoes last year and discovered they are great in soup to freeze for the winter. The recipe was online, but now I just wing it. It involves sausage, lots of green tomatoes, a few red ones, a homegrown jalapeno. Freezes great and the green tomatoes keep their pizzaz better than frozen red ones do.
Yum! I have wanted to play around with making sausage for years. Any good places to learn online? Thanks for the comment! Amy