NOTE: This article is for my best recipe using green tomatoes! Make this Southern food favorite, fried green tomatoes….and wow your family and friends. It’s easy, fast, and best of all helps you use up those extra green tomatoes at the end or beginning of the harvest season!

Did you ever watch that old movie by Fannie Flagg called "Fried Green Tomatoes?" It's a great show! It will make you laugh and cry and just get a little taste of Southern spirit. When I first watched that movie, I had never heard of fried green tomatoes. Mr. V. wanted to take me to get fried green tomatoes on our first date, but I thought they sounded kind of gross, so that never happened.

But this past harvest month, I ended up with loads of green tomatoes because of an exceptionally early freeze. Luckily! Because I had to do something with those tomatoes, I decided I'd go ahead and make some fried green tomatoes: and YUM! I don't know why I waited so long! Here is my recipe and directions for how to make these delicious treats!

I love pickling my green tomatoes and fermenting them for long-term preservation, but honestly, a person can only store so many jars of fermented foods! The one exception is this recipe for fermented red and green tomato salsa (SO good!).

This easy fried green tomato recipe provides a quick and delicious side dish (or even main, for some folks) that’s healthy too.

**And you may want to take a look at this article: 30 Easy Recipes for Using Up Your Tomato Harvest when you have a moment.

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How to Make Fried Green Tomatoes

Ingredients for Fried Green Tomatoes

3-4 large firm green tomatoes

1 1/2 cups flour or bread crumbs are fine, too. (I used unsweetened pancake mix) You could probably also use cornbread mix!

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 tablespoon Chipotle

About 4 eggs, beaten

Bacon grease or other cooking oil--about 2 tablespoons

A large pan

NOTE: You can get creative with your spices here too! Try some smoked paprika or some homemade preserved basil salt! There are many other options to give these your own personal touch!

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Directions for Fried Green Tomatoes

Step 1)

Slice your tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick or so.

Step 2)

Get your flour mixture ready by combining the spices and flour together well. You can add other spices if you like, too: red pepper flakes, dill, nettle powder, etc.

Step 3)

Dip your tomato slices one by one, into the beaten eggs

Dip the tomatoes into the egg mixture----

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Step 4)

Dredge your dripping tomato slices one by one into the flour mixture and cover them completely.

Step 5)

Heat your oil and have it ready in the pan

Step 6)

Place your covered tomato slices in the pan, and fry on medium to medium high for about two minutes per side. They should look slightly browned and slightly crispy, not mushy. If they're not frying fast enough or if they are burning and not allowing the tomato to cook, just adjust the heat.

Cook both sides.

After dipping the tomato into the eggs, completely dredge in the flour mixture. Pop into the frying pan quickly---

Step 7)

Remove from the frying pan to a plate. I like to place a paper towel or something absorbent under the fried green tomatoes to help lose some of the grease.

Step 8)

Enjoy!

I like to eat these as a side dish for other Southern foods: scrambled eggs & grits, any Barbecued meat, hamburgers, etc. These are wonderful alone or with other foods, and are a great way to use up your green tomatoes!

Final Thoughts on Fried Green Tomatoes

I just love how those words flow together: Fried. Green. Tomatoes. How descriptive! I love the movie, but I love eating these fried green tomatoes even more! And I no longer think they're gross. I've learned to give things a try before passing judgment, and this was one of my lessons!

Besides—-this healthy recipe makes a wonderful side or even a main dish! I hope you love these as much as we do!

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