Today’s my daddy’s 86th birthday and we are celebrating with a cookout at my house! I’ll share all of that later this week, I know you’ll want to celebrate with us. 🙂
The tomatoes are rolling in from my parents garden right now and we are loving them! It’s always a treat this time of year to see the red ripe tomatoes being gathered and eaten. My dad is not only a talented carpenter, but his skill at growing veggies can’t be rivaled.
The man knows his way around a garden, that’s for sure.  He grows Better Boy and Roma tomatoes for the most part. They sure are good!
I had my first tomato sandwich just a couple of weeks ago and you can bet that will be a staple around here for the rest of the summer. There’s nothing better!
My mom sent me some green tomatoes that had fallen off the vine and thought that I might want to try some fried green tomatoes. I had never made them at home and this is not something that we really grew up eating, although fried green tomatoes seem to be a Southern staple. They just weren’t in our family. But I have ordered them many times out in restaurants and love them. I put together a recipe using my mom’s instructions and they turned out great!
I decided to take pics halfway through my frying and so here you go. I sliced up the green tomato.
One egg beaten, plus Italian bread crumbs, mixed with all purpose flour. Maybe 3 TBS of each. This is an on the fly recipe. I dipped the tomato slices in egg batter, then dredged it in the bread crumbs/flour mixture, and plopped them into a non-stick frying pan with a little olive oil in the bottom.
Let it brown on both sides, Medium/High heat and they will brown up nicely.
And here’s what they looked like when I took them off. I ate them with some fresh tomato salsa and they were delish! I will definitely do them again!
Have you ever made fried green tomatoes?
Please tell your Dad happy birthday! I love reading about your Dad and his work on your home. I lost my dad at a young age and it warms my heart to see your Dad and Mom helping you make your home beautiful. You are truly blessed.
Thank you for this recipe!
Please tell your sweet dad that this gal from Texas is wishing him a happy birthday and many, many more to come. I look forward to the pics from your party.
Love fried green tomatoes. But love tomato sandwiches even more! Traditionally, eaten on white bread. Using basil mayonnaise sends it over the top! Just chop a bit of fresh basil into your mayo…however much you like. Slather it on to white bread, place your lovely ripe red juicy tomatoes on top. I sometimes include a paper thin slice of Vidalia onion. Oh my!!!! Heavenly.
I’ve never had fried green tomatoes but they look tasty! Wishing your Dad a wonderful birthday!
Happy Birthday to your sweet dad!
I LOVE fried green tomatoes. The best part of summer is the tomatoes…and watermelons.
Happy Birthday to your super Dad!!
Your fried green tomatoes and tomato sandwich look devine.
Yum! Fried green tomatoes! I love ’em!
…fried green tomatoes are wonderful…and is green tomato pie…birthday blessings to your daddy…laney
Happy Birthday to your Daddy and many more! I make my FGT by dredging in flour, dipping in beaten egg and then in cornmeal. Yum, but I’m going to try your way for change! Thanks to laney for reminding me about green tomato pie. I don’t know why my Mom cooked all this Southern food as she was from the SW not the S. I’m glad she did, though.
Yummy! Happy Birthday wishes to your dad!!
LOVE fried green tomatoes. Please forward my birthday wishes to your father. You are so blessed to still have them here on earth with you. Enjoy.
Yum, I’m not sure which looked best, the red tomato or the fried tomato??? That was one of the reddest tomatoes I’ve ever seen! My daughter was on vacation with her family this past week on the Gulf coast and she had fried green tomatoes and grits too. I have never eaten grits. Who would have thought of fried tomatoes and grits? Food for thought 😉
Sorry, I was rambling on and forgot to say Happy Birthday to your very talented Dad! Pass it on 😉
Hi,
They sure look good! What do green tomatoes taste like? Are they at all like ripe tomatoes?
Not something we think about here in Canada.
Cathy
HI, Cathy, no they don’t taste like ripe ones, it’s hard to explain. They are firm and sort of sweet.
Ha! I made some FGT today! My recipe is different, but I love ’em!
Please give you dad a happy birthday wish from me. I lost my dad when I was 5, so I have little memory of him. But my mom just turned 90 in June!
I’ve never had FGT, or grits either. Maybe some day. I’ve heard of the flour, egg then cornmeal too. Wonder if panko crumbs would be a good coating? That tomato sandwich made me drool! Pat@back porch musings is in my neck of the woods, so I can relate – can’t wait for the local homegrowns!!
Happy Birthday to your dad. I’m one of his fans, wondering what you two will be up to next.
Oh and you’re killing me with the photos.
I love fried green tomatoes! The first wedding present my fiance and I received was a deep fryer and I cannot wait to make some. Stack a crab cake and remoulade with it and brunch is made!
Nicole
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Happy Birthday to your dad!!!!…he is the greatest!….and love fried green tomatoes….one of my very favorite sandwiches is a BLT with fried green tomatoes! Have a wonderful birthday celebration with your family.
First I’d like to say A BIG Happy Birthday to your Dad!! ;-}
I grew up with my parents and grandparents growing big ole’ gardens..lotsa work..even for little one’s..but I loved it, especially the time spent with family doing it all..the tilling, the planting, watching it all sprout and grow. And then came the picking, pulling, plucking, snappin’ and canning and everything else that needs doing. But best of all was the eatin’! And fried green tomatoes was a big favorite. Sometimes we liked them sour. After slicing them, arrange them in a large flat dish or platter, then pour lemon juice over them and let them soak for a bit. Then carry on with whatever your fav recipe calls for. I use a mixture of cornmeal with a little bit of flour, dipped in egg first and then S&P. Hope ya’ll try this! You will love them!!