Fried Green Tomatoes

Gypsy Heart

Gypsy Heart

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4 to 6 nice big firm green tomatoes
salt and pepper and cayenne pepper if you wish
egg
cornmeal
bacon grease or vegetable oil
PREPARATION:
Slice the tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices. Salt and pepper them to taste. Dip into a egg dip and then cornmeal( flour works also) and fry in hot grease or oil about 3 minutes or until golden on bottom. Gently turn and fry the other side. Serve as a side dish or plop onto a buttered bread ...mmmmmm....making me hungry right now!
You can also do this with cucumbers and zuchini. This is one of our all time favorite meals and we will fry up platters full.
 

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CaptainZossima said:
Hi Gypsy,
As a World Famous Non-Chef I am curious how to fry in bacon grease without it burning...it seems like a delicate balance, if you understand what I mean.
Tips please.
Cap Z
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I use bacon grease all the time. There is a trick tho. You have to heat it slow and never go beyond medium. Or it will burn and splatter. And hurt...
You can re-use bacon grease over and over....if you render it clean after each use. Once you are done frying whatever and it turns brownish..cut up an apple and put into the frypan..keep heat on medium and the apple will absorb the impurities and turn the grease clear colored again.Store in metal container in frig. I do have a container I keep in the freezer and pour bacon fat into when done frying ...then I will take it all out and render it clean at once and put into smaller containers for using.
No skimpy diet cooking in this house...Butter..pork fat...whole milk and cream...hahahah
 

Fried green tomatoes is my all time favorite summer time treat. I could eat them for dessert! I like to dip them in buttermilk and then put into plastic baggie full of 1/3 cornmeal and 2/3 flour with salt and pepper and shake that all up to coat them evenly. Coating seems to stick better if you add flour to your cornmeal. It also sticks to your fingers when breading them! Zuchinni, summer squash and even cucumber slices are good fixed that way! I like them better cooked in bacon grease, but I can't eat too much of it becaue of my cholestrol and heart problem. For those of you who haven't tried this treat, it has a tart flavor and is one of the few things that don't taste like chicken! EXCELLENT!! And PS....Heat your bacon grease just until it starts to smoke and then backoff just enough to keep it from burning. Monty
 

One thing if you use bacon grease ...dont add salt until you have tasted ....bacon grease naturally salts the food....so it must be good for you if its natural! ;) :D
 

Excellent tip on rendering used bacon grease! I never knew that, I will try that for sure. I adore fried green tomatoes.
Here's a tip I recently learned when coating anything for frying use mayonnaise to coat then dip into bread crumbs, flour or cornmeal. It keeps your coating on your food until it can brown enough to stay, it also keeps your food things very moist.
 

Dang It ...I made myself so hungry thinking about them that the girls and I are frying up a batch right now!
 

Did you fry that bacon already? Because otherwise, you could wrap bacon strips around the chicken before putting on the grill...secure with toothpicks.Marinate chicken first with a little italian herb dressing. Slice the chicken in thinner perices for quicker cooking time ...throw that brick on it like Bomber said and then.....Pepper jack cheese when almost done..... yum
 

Fried green tomatoes are great!!!!!!!!!! I like eggplant fried the same way, But only if its right out of the garden within an hour of being picked they start to get soft. Being a HILLBILLY we try to fry everything in bacon grease. Squirrel season opened here last Saturday. I don't hunt till it gets a lot cooler though.
 

Bacon grease and cast iron, two of the best things since sliced bread! I like zuchini breaded and fried, but I gotta pass on the tomatos, lol!
Gonna have to try your rendering trick Gypsy! I just keep mine in a metal can and let the impurities settle when heated.

I've had every kind of skillet known to man, but none are as good as old cast iron. Keep it cured and wiped down with fresh oil after every use, it'll last a lifetime. Better than any new frying pan any day of the week.
 

Jeffro said:
Bacon grease and cast iron, two of the best things since sliced bread! I like zuchini breaded and fried, but I gotta pass on the tomatos, lol!
Gonna have to try your rendering trick Gypsy! I just keep mine in a metal can and let the impurities settle when heated.

I've had every kind of skillet known to man, but none are as good as old cast iron. Keep it cured and wiped down with fresh oil after every use, it'll last a lifetime. Better than any new frying pan any day of the week.
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Cast Iron is one of the best things you can cook in,due to the even heating quality...more temperature control....never use soap when washing....I wipe down with new oil and then heat in oven a bit...to keep them in shape.
 

Food Network will be looking for the next cook in a reality series soon. It is time for all good cooks at Treasure Net to apply for a position....

Gypsy that was an excellent tip on bacon rendering clean up.

Thanks you all for the great recipes and tips!

River
 

My grandmother died this past year at the ripe old age of 97. She fried EVERYTHING in bacon grease.Three meals a day, from steak to chicken. I have tried to duplicate her methods but to no avail. I even asked for and received her iron skillets when she passed away. I often close my eyes and go back to those happy times when grandma was working her magic in the kitchen....Steve
 

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