In the fall, after harvesting the main tomato crop, many gardeners wonder what to do with green fruits. They will not have time to ripen due to weather conditions, but it is a pity to throw away. From green tomatoes you can cook a lot of delicious snacks. There are many traditional recipes for salting and pickling fruits, which differ in the way they are cooked and the set of spices. But we will focus on how to cook fried green tomatoes. The recipes for this dish are unusual, but the results are impressive.
A bit of history
This dish came to us from southern countries. It is also popular in the United States, where fried green tomatoes, the recipe from the photo of which is in this article, are very popular and are not inferior to primacy vegetables prepared on the grill or asparagus in various interpretations. You can cook it in several ways. It can be an independent dish or a light meal . Fried green tomatoes can be served for breakfast. They go well with hot sauces.
Simple snack
To prepare this dish you need very few ingredients, in addition, they are all in every kitchen. So, if you have acquired several unripe tomatoes, then use the following recipe. To cook fried green tomatoes, the recipe for which is very simple, you need to take 5-6 large fruits, a glass of flour, two chicken eggs and vegetable oil. Cut the tomatoes across into circles about 0.5 centimeters thick. Beat eggs in a separate bowl. We put a frying pan on a fire and pour vegetable oil.
Dip each circle of tomato in flour, then in an egg and again in flour. We spread them on a heated frying pan and fry on each side. The fire must be moderate so that the tomatoes are fried, and a beautiful, golden crust appears on top. We spread the tomatoes on a paper towel to remove excess fat, and then serve them to the table. Fried tomatoes, the recipe of which can be supplemented with spices, will surely please your loved ones.
Fried tomatoes with bacon
This dish is especially popular in the USA. For cooking, take 400 g of bacon, half a glass of milk, two large green tomatoes, half a glass of corn starch, a small spoon of salt and pepper to taste. Put the frying pan on the fire and fry the slices of bacon. The fire should be small. In the process, the bacon will give all its fat, on which we will fry the tomatoes. Meanwhile, we cut each tomato in not very thin slices.
Pour milk into a separate container. We take out the bacon from the pan, and leave the fat. Dip each circle of tomato into milk, and then roll it in flour. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. After the flour, dip the tomatoes in the egg, and then in the starch. Next, fry them in a pan until golden brown. Salt and pepper after cooking. Fried, green tomatoes, the recipes of which can be supplemented with herbs and spices, serve hot or cold, at your discretion.
Fried bacon can be added to the dish when serving.
Fried tomatoes with spicy sauce
The batter in this recipe is prepared with the addition of hot sauce, which gives the dish an unusual taste. Take 4 large tomatoes, 100 milliliters of milk, one egg, 100 grams of butter, three large spoons of breadcrumbs or cornmeal, hot chili or tabasco sauce and salt. We wash and cut the tomatoes in circles no more than 10 millimeters. Beat the egg with milk separately and add a little hot sauce to your mixture (to taste). Mix flour or crackers with salt and pepper. In a pan, melt butter, which can be mixed with vegetable.
Now dip each circle of tomato in the egg mixture, and then in breadcrumbs or flour. We spread them in a frying pan and fry on each side for 2-3 minutes. The breading should be rosy and beautiful. Fried green tomatoes, the recipe of which can be simplified by dipping them only in flour, spread on a towel, and then serve.
Fried tomatoes for the winter
It is impossible to cook tomatoes in their classic design for long storage. But there is a recipe that is close to traditional. Fried green tomatoes (recipe for the winter!) Are prepared as follows. We will not use batter. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into circles. Then fry them on each side in vegetable oil. We spread the finished tomatoes in pre-prepared jars. Every few layers we put spices (pepper and salt).
Squeeze the tomatoes lightly with a fork, tamping a little so that they let the juice. If not all tomatoes are coated with oil, then top it up. We close the cans with
nylon lids and put away in a cool place. Keep fried green tomatoes, the winter recipe of which requires little time for cooking, you need no more than a year. In winter, you can dip them in batter and fry for 1-2 minutes.
Garlic tomatoes
This dish has an unusual taste. Crisp, light acidity inside and a delicate aroma of garlic will not leave indifferent even people who know a lot about food. To cook fried, green tomatoes with garlic, the recipe of which we offer, you need to take three large green tomatoes, half a glass of cornmeal, 100 milliliters of buttermilk, a quarter cup of breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, 100 milliliters of sour cream and mayonnaise, 1-2 cloves of peeled garlic.
Cut tomatoes and sprinkle with spices. Separately, mix flour, crackers and spices. Dip the circles in buttermilk, and then in a mixture of flour and crackers. After that, fry them on both sides in a heated pan with vegetable oil. Separately, prepare the sauce. Mix sour cream and mayonnaise, add chopped garlic and spices. We serve fried green tomatoes, the recipe of which must be kept in your notes, with aromatic sauce.