Don't even think I'm getting all domestic, because I aint, but, I decided to try to cook fried green tomatoes for supper. When groceries are sitting in my yard, free, I tend to try and use them. I went to some websites and they were all foo foo and told me to use stuff I don't have and I didn't feel like going to the store...so, I decided to wing it with things I had on hand.
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I looked in the cabinet and I had flour, but, no cornmeal, and no bread crumbs (who the fuck keeps bread crumbs on hand??) so I thought..hey, people use crunched up potato chips on casseroles, don't they? So I put flour and a half a bag of stale BBQ chip crumbs in a bowl and made an egg wash and dunked green tomato slices in both and fried them in butter. I also added a bunch of Parmesan cheese because I found some of that too. I put in all kinds of spice goodies like, garlic and red pepper flakes and fresh basil. I have no idea what I'm doing, but, it smells pretty good. Okay, I added fresh basil and pineapple sage to the tops because it's growing outside the front door.
I looked in the cabinet and I had flour, but, no cornmeal, and no bread crumbs (who the fuck keeps bread crumbs on hand??) so I thought..hey, people use crunched up potato chips on casseroles, don't they? So I put flour and a half a bag of stale BBQ chip crumbs in a bowl and made an egg wash and dunked green tomato slices in both and fried them in butter. I also added a bunch of Parmesan cheese because I found some of that too. I put in all kinds of spice goodies like, garlic and red pepper flakes and fresh basil. I have no idea what I'm doing, but, it smells pretty good. Okay, I added fresh basil and pineapple sage to the tops because it's growing outside the front door.
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There it it is, and while I was getting the pic on they cooled off. Let me taste these suckers........OMG. That's really GOOD. I am as shocked as you are.
There it it is, and while I was getting the pic on they cooled off. Let me taste these suckers........OMG. That's really GOOD. I am as shocked as you are.
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Fried green tomato's, served on a Depression glass Vaseline ware plate.
Fried green tomato's, served on a Depression glass Vaseline ware plate.
37 comments:
They look great. They remind me of those great Maryland crab cakes.
I hardly go out to eat anymore either. Store trips are for specialty spices whenever I cook middle eastern stuff, and everything else I get at home.
Jarhead
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Hmm...egg wash sounds pretty foo foo to me ya know. Your dinners with plate descriptions are getting really artsy. Might be getting to pretentious around here for me. lol
Your GFT's look really good. Never had them, I think I'll try it if my tomatoes ever get big enough way up here by the arctic circle. (only a modest exaggeration)
I don't go out to eat much around here cuz I can make anything better than the 'restaurants' do. That's not bragging either. They're just that bad.
It was just eggs mixed up with a splash of milk. I didn't know what else to call it. Egg gunk? LOL!
Try them, I'd never had them either. They're feeekin' good.
Any consolation (sp), I make my crab cakes with Ritz crackers (or wahtever store brand is available), and they taste awesome. My professor at Cordon Bleu would be so Livid!
Oh well, fuck 'em.
Quit spamming for Twitter, crabbie. I'm not getting that shit, I'm not 12. But, good luck. Jesus.
I'm hungry. I would love for you to come by my house with some of your groceries and cook for me!
I'll give you free garden produce, but, you have to cook it.
Looks delicious! I'm getting a little adventurous in the kitchen too, although what I'm making isn't being grown on the premises...I made chinese beef with broccoli...I was going to send you the pic but I'm gonna post it in a min...
I agree with Stringam..I'd love for you to bring some of your groceries over, only I'd cook for you!
I made a version of this a few weeks ago, but the recipe called for a mix of cream cheese and a bunch of herbs and stuff mixed in and then you make little tomato sandwiches with the cream cheese in the middle and then you bread them and fry...i love both tomatos and cream cheese, and they were really good...sb
All I heard was a sandwich with cream cheese in the middle....Sounds amazing.
My mothers all time favorite sandwich growing up was: cream cheese, olives and walnuts....
That looks so delicious. Add this to my list of things to cook!!
Ok, pic up! Check it out, be jealous :)
MMMMMMM those tomatoes look super yummy!!!!
DD you have created a masterpiece on a plate
I bet they were deelishous. I too have never
tried fgt howsomever I shall be soon enuf =D Kiki
i ALWAYS have breadcrumbs on hand.. how can you make meatloaf without it?! lol - that stuff sounds gross. I only eat tomatoes when they're processed in shit haha :P
DD,
They look better than the Whistle Stop Cafe. I've grown up on this stuff.
But we make it simple. Dridge in flour(with salt and pepper)-egg wash--more flour. IT makes a good crust. And I know you like your butter but that can't get hot enough to give it the crispy crust--you got to deep fry!!! Makes you want to slap your mama!! (Maybe I shouldn't say that.) When your okra is ready, cut it in chunks and flour it and deep fry that too. (I guess by now you have figured out I'm not anorexic.) Add a dab of ketsup or catsup on the side for a little dipping and you have sheer heaven.
Add fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy and homemade biscuits and all you have to do is make out your will, because something that good can only kill you.
Bon Appetit!
Yum!!! You and Bayou Jane have me wanting to run to the farmer's market tomorrow to pickup some fresh veggies. Deep frying in a pan makes such a mess though. Any hints on avoiding the oil splatter?
what you need now are some chickens, for their eggs!!
Those look soooo good. I made them once years ago after watching
some old movie by the same name.
Both were good, but with my cooking skills the end result just did not look as "pretty" as yours. I recall the breading kept
sliding off. We ate them anyway.
I thought that was pork chops or fried chicken! I want some! Sounds fab. See? You can invent recipes. The BBQ tasted good on them huh? Who would have thought of that? I will keep the tatey chips thing in mind. It may be a new taste for the usual fried veggies. BTW: I usually have bread crumbs on hand! The Italian kind. I use for my chicken cordon bleu, sounds scary hard. But so easy a child can do it! I am gonna have to use your recipe for a zuchinni i was given.
Roxanne
You can fry in butter if you don't ues high heat and they ARE brown, so slap your mother. Geez.
Corina, I always use saltines in meatloaf. And brown sugar..um. Everybody cooks different and no one is "right".
MMMMM fried green mators. What memories that brings back.
Connie
I just had a leftover from the fridge. Damn, they're good cold too! I learned something. How about that?
Cornflakes make a great coating too. I use a Fry-daddy to avoid the spatters and it tells you what temp your at so you avoid the rist of burning stuff or having the oil flare up.
Your plate is beautiful! I love zuc's fried the same way!
sounded great. You can also toast a piece of bread and just shred that up to for bread crumbs but the potato chips would work and did just as well as I can see.
I bet they were really good. Vegetables have to be one of the best tasting foods if you adventure a bit with them.
crystal
I didn't have any bread or cornflakes. I had Special K Almond, I wonder how that would taste? Probably good. Wish I'd thought of that. Next time. I AM cooking these again, because they were delicious. Really different.
And next time, I'm going to try some with cream cheese in the middle.
That looks yummy.
Good Job DD. Remember, a recipe is only a suggestion. Corn flakes and rice crispes work in a pinch too!
Tricia! OMG delish! Sounds like a tea sandwich.
I hope you like them with the cream cheese, I think I put in parsly and a little garlic, and salt & pepper...let us know if you like em that way ! sb
I have plenty of Parsley in the flower bed! Cool!
You can just use flour to bread. I never use breadcrumbs, they disgust me. Who wants someone's sandwich droppings coating their food?
I'm the laziest cook ever but I love gourmet flavour, so I cut corners everywhere.
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