Zesty Fried Green Tomatoes Food

ZESTY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Sprinkle both sides of tomatoes with salt; let stand for 10 minutes. In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs. In another shallow bowl, combine the cornmeal, cheese, flour and seasonings. Pat tomatoes dry. Dip in eggs, then coat with cornmeal mixture., In a large skillet, heat 1/4 cup oil over medium heat. Fry tomatoes, a few at a time, for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown, adding more oil as needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

SPICY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the flour, black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, eggs, and beer. The mixture should resemble pancake batter.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Dip tomato slices in the batter to coat, then fry in the skillet 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Eat while hot.

BARB'S FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH ZESTY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place potato flakes, wheat crackers, flour, butter-flavored granules, salt, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until the crackers are finely crushed, then transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Melt the butter flavored shortening in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip the tomato slices one at a time into the eggs, then the cracker mixture. Pan fry the tomatoes in the shortening until golden brown on both sides, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Mix the ranch dressing, sour cream, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Serve the fried tomatoes with topped with the sauce.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• For the fried green tomatoes: Pour the vegetable oil into a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot and attach a deep-frying thermometer. Heat the oil over medium heat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels and top with a cooling rack.
• Set up 3 low-sided dishes to make a breading station: To the first dish, add the flour, salt and black pepper and stir to combine. In the second dish, beat the buttermilk with the eggs. In the third dish, stir together the cornmeal and panko.
• Using one hand, dredge both sides of the tomato slices in the seasoned flour, shaking each piece to remove any excess. Next, using the other hand, dip the tomato slices into the egg mixture, allowing it to drip before moving onto the third dish. Using your first hand, coat the tomato slices in the breadcrumb mixture evenly on both sides.
• Working in batches, carefully place the breaded tomatoes into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and crispy, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to the cooling rack and sprinkle each slice generously with more salt.
• For the dipping sauce: Put the mayonnaise in a bowl, add the hot peppers and pepper juice, paprika, sugar and salt and stir to combine. Serve the fried tomatoes immediately with the dipping sauce on the side.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH SPICY RANCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together the flour and 1 teaspoon of the House Seasoning in a shallow pie plate or baking dish. In a separate baking dish, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk. In a third baking dish, stir together the panko and remaining 2 teaspoons House Seasoning.
• Pour enough oil to come 1 inch up the sides of a large cast-iron skillet and heat to 375 degrees F over medium-high heat.
• Working with one tomato slice at a time, dredge the in the flour mixture, shaking to remove any excess. Dip in the egg wash, letting any excess drip off. Coat in the panko mixture and then place on a plate. Repeat with the remaining tomato slices. Working in batches, fry the tomatoes until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on a wire rack set in a sheet tray and sprinkle with salt while still hot. Serve warm with Spicy Ranch Dressing.
• Stir together the ranch dressing, sriracha, sour cream and paprika in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir together the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, and buttermilk. Use a fork to mix the ingredients into a pancake-like batter. Use more buttermilk to thin the batter, if needed.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in a skillet until hot enough to fry. Dip tomato slices in batter, letting the excess batter drip back into the bowl. Put the dipped slices immediately into the frying pan. The oil should sizzle strongly but not pop when the tomatoes hit the oil-- if the oil pops or splatters, it's too hot. Let it cool down a bit before proceeding.
• Fry the tomato slices in batches of 4 or 5 at a time (don't crowd the pan) for 2-3 minutes per side, turning carefully with tongs when the coating turns golden brown.Transfer to a colander or wire cooling rack to drain. To keep the tomatoes from getting soggy before they're served, Fannie suggest standing them up like wheels in the serving dish instead of stacking them.
• To make the sauce, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, and cayenne in a bowl. Taste and season more, if needed. Serve sauce over the fresh fried green tomatoes.Fried green tomatoes are best eaten fresh out of the frying pan, they will become soggy fast if you don't enjoy them within a few minutes of frying.

REALLY EASY AND GOOD FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cornmeal, salt, pepper and sugar.
• In a bowl, mix together the egg and water.
• Dip tomatoes slices into egg/water mixture, then both sides into cornmeal mixture.
• heat the butter in a pan.
• Fry tomato slices until golden, adding more butter if needed.

SPICY DEEP-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil 400 degrees.
• Wash and slice green tomatoes in 1/4 inch slices.
• In medium bowl mix flour, corn meal and seasoning, set aside.
• Mix eggs and milk, set aside.
• Dip tomatoe slices in flour, then in egg, shake off excess, then dip back in flour mixture, shaking to knock off some of the extra loose breading.
• Deep fry turning once till golden brown and they will float.
• Drain on paper towels and serve with Ranch dressing.
• Enjoy!