Fried Green Tomatoes (ketchup, sugar, cayenne, garlic powder)

[AliceT]

My mom was a firm believer in using bacon grease. She always saved the grease in a tin can and used it to grease pans and brown meats.

[MooksterL1]

I just slice, salt and then dip them in cornmeal and fry them in oil.

[shirleybee]

I salt and pepper them, and then i use half flour and corn meal together .and fry them in cooking oil. i also cut up hot pepper with them .

[Gelasia]

`I love friend green tomatos! I havent made them in a while

I dip the slices in milk and than corn meal with salt & pepper
Pan fry thats it

[GrandmaChris]

I have never had these until a few weeks ago - a friend shared her appetizer - and YUMMY. Going out to dinner with this same group of friends and I'm ordering my own to share this time..

[harry chickpea]

IMO, fried yellow squash is better. Same idea, but you can also try adding various herbs and spices to play around.

[Debsi]

I've always wanted to like these more than I do (because of the wonderful book and film, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe, of course).

I think my favorite batch was made with a box mix that made a lovely crisp coating. I've tried various recipes with flour and/or corn meal coatings, bacon grease vs oil, etc.

[burdell]

I have a local restaurant that does Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp and a Remoulade Sauce. It ROCKS! and should be on a controlled substance list.

[Lodestar]

Hardly anyone makes them here in MN so they're a real treat. Before DH retired and started growing our own I'd ask my Farmer's Market supplier to bring me a dozen near the end of the season and she was dumbfounded about picking a tomato before it was ripe.

Unfortunately I find them a messy nuisance to fix. But when I do I slice about a third of an inch thick, salt and drain on paper towels, dip in beaten egg with a little milk, then in very, very fine seasoned saltine cracker crumbs. I fry in a half and half mixture of butter and oil in a cast iron frying pan. The men like to dip them in Ranch dressing, the all-purpose Minnesota condiment. I prefer mine plain.

I just picked the last of them this morning but will make my geriatric, too-lazy-to-clean-up-the-mess mock fried green tomato dish. Layer them in a broad, shallow buttered casserole with seasonings, buttered cracker crumbs and bake until tender. Not the same, but close enough.

[eureka1]

I just might try those! I've never seen green tomatoes in the market though.