FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH BACON RéMOULADE
Tart unripe tomatoes are the star of this dish: Tossed in a cornmeal batter, then fried in bacon fat for just a couple of minutes per side. The crisp outside yields to a soft middle, finished with a relish of pickled tomatoes and smoky-sweet bacon. Or, skip the relish, and do as our commenters suggested: Pair it with a creamy mayonnaise sauce, infused with red peppers or even sriracha.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories easy, appetizer, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the bacon rémoulade: In a large nonstick skillet over high heat, cook bacon until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. Reserve the bacon grease in the skillet.
- In a small bowl, combine pickled tomatoes and chives. Crumble in bacon. In a medium bowl, combine egg yolk, 1 tablespoon green tomato pickling liquid (or lemon juice), 1 teaspoon cold water and 1/4 teaspoon salt. While whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in neutral oil and olive oil until sauce begins to thicken into mayonnaise. Add more pickling liquid to taste.
- Finely chop 1/2 cup of the pickled-tomato-and-bacon relish and mix it into mayonnaise to make rémoulade. Save remaining relish for serving.
- Prepare the tomatoes: Sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper over green tomatoes and set aside. Put flour in a shallow bowl, the eggs in another shallow bowl, and the cornmeal in a third. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Add tomatoes to flour one or two at a time. Coat all over, shake off any excess and transfer to eggs. Dip both sides in eggs, shake off any excess and transfer to cornmeal. Press tomatoes into cornmeal until well coated on both sides, and then transfer to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tomatoes.
- Heat the nonstick skillet with the bacon grease over medium heat. Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels or a paper bag. When grease is hot but not smoking, add tomatoes to pan in batches of 3 to 4. Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Transfer to lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt while still hot. Repeat with remaining tomatoes. Serve fried tomatoes with rémoulade, bacon and pickled green tomato relish and hot sauce.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 674, UnsaturatedFat 26 grams, Carbohydrate 68 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 20 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 641 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
KENTUCKY STYLE FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
If you're not frying your green tomatoes in bacon grease then you have lost half of the great flavor! No self-respecting Southerner fries their green tomatoes in anything but bacon grease!
Provided by BONO1
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes Fried Green Tomato Recipes
Time 11m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. In one small bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal and pepper. In another small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk using a fork.
- Dip the tomato slices into the egg and milk, then coat with the dry mixture. Place the breaded tomato slices in the hot bacon grease. Cook until browned on each side, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Bacon grease burns easily, so adjust your heat if you need to.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 865.7 calories, Carbohydrate 61.8 g, Cholesterol 152 mg, Fat 63.6 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 10.8 g, SaturatedFat 24.5 g, Sodium 148.9 mg, Sugar 5 g
BLFGT SANDWICH
Steps:
- Heat neutral oil in a shallow, heavy-bottom fry pan to 360 degrees F.
- Season both sides of the tomato slices with salt and set them aside on a paper towel lined plate to absorb some of the moisture.
- Place 1/2 cup flour in a shallow baking dish. In a separate, baking dish, whisk together the cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, a pinch of salt, a few turns of black pepper, and remaining 1/2 cup flour. Then add the egg and the buttermilk and whisk to combine. In a third baking dish, combine the breadcrumbs with a pinch of salt and a few turns of pepper.
- Coat the tomato slices first in the plain flour. Then dip them in the batter, allowing any excess batter to drip off. Finally, coat them in the breadcrumbs. Fry the battered and breaded tomatoes for 2 minutes per side, until golden brown. Use a spatula or slotted spoon to transfer them to a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Season them with salt and reserve.
- Fry bacon on a griddle until crisp and to desired doneness. Remove from the griddle onto a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. In the same griddle with the bacon fat, toast bread, flipping it over a few times to evenly distribute the bacon fat. Toast until crispy and golden brown.
- To make the schmear, combine mayo, herbs, salt, pepper, and lemon juice and whisk to combine. (This can be done in advance).
- Spread 1 tablespoon of mayo on each slice of bread. Top each side with 3 slices bacon, 2 slices tomato, 2 lettuce leaves, and other slice of bread. Slice in half and enjoy right away or wrap up for later. If wrapping, make sure the sandwich is cool before wrapping it up so it doesn't get soggy.
BEST FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
You can also fry up red tomatoes with this recipe but make sure they are not over ripe or they will be mushy. Serve these tomatoes outside with a glass of iced tea one summer night and enjoy the sunset with someone you love.
Provided by Diana Swenson-Siegel
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes Fried Green Tomato Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch thick. Discard the ends.
- Whisk eggs and milk together in a medium-size bowl. Scoop flour onto a plate. Mix cornmeal, bread crumbs and salt and pepper on another plate. Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into milk and egg mixture. Dredge in breadcrumbs to completely coat.
- In a large skillet, pour vegetable oil (enough so that there is 1/2 inch of oil in the pan) and heat over a medium heat. Place tomatoes into the frying pan in batches of 4 or 5, depending on the size of your skillet. Do not crowd the tomatoes, they should not touch each other. When the tomatoes are browned, flip and fry them on the other side. Drain them on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 510 calories, Carbohydrate 56.3 g, Cholesterol 95.4 mg, Fat 27 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 1136 mg, Sugar 9.9 g
BACON FAT FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Some people use plain meal, some use plain flour. I like the mixture of both, but however you coat them, they turn out just plain good. Ask any farmer, they will tell you.
Provided by Darlene Summers
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put salt, cornmeal, flour and pepper in a large zip lock bag.
- Slice tomato 1/4 inch thick into a bowl big enough to hold all slices.
- Pour milk over tomatoes.
- Shake dry ingredients up in a Ziplock bag.
- Pour milk off of tomato slices and pour slices into bag of dry ingredients.
- Lock bag and shake tomato slices in bag till well coated; set aside.
- Put bacon drippings and oil in large frying pan. Heat till hot enough to fry.
- Lay slices of tomatoes in fry pan and fry till brown on first side. Turn and fry till brown and tender on other side.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 549.6, Fat 48.6, SaturatedFat 9.5, Cholesterol 13.1, Sodium 429.4, Carbohydrate 26.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 3.4, Protein 4.2
FRIED GREEN TOMATO SANDWICHES
This is one of my favorite quick-fix suppers. I'm sure a lot of people have never tried fried green tomatoes, but they're yummy.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 20m
Yield 6 sandwiches.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a shallow dish, combine flour and seasonings; dip tomatoes in the mixture and set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. , Remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, cook tomatoes for 2 minutes on each side; drain on paper towels. , Place six slices of toast on a baking sheet. Layer with three tomato slices, two bacon strips and a cheese slice. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with lettuce if desired. , Spread mayonnaise and mustard on remaining toast if desired; place over lettuce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 562 calories, Fat 36g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 1076mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
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