Sorry. It’s over. Tomatoes no mas, my friend. At least not the ripe ones. I’m three days away from pulling what’s left of my tomato plants out of the ground and prepping the soil for some garlic, and I’m saving everything I got. I love tomatoes. Growing them in Leavenworth I always had too many to know what to do with. but this season I had a really small area to play with and so I didn’t quite get my fix, so I’m fixin’ to try somethin’ new. Fried Green Tomatoes. I may be the last one on the planet to have tried this but I’m putting up the recipe anyway. I figure if nothing else it might be at least a new recipe for you to try. Enjoy!
- 4 to 6 green tomatoes
- salt and pepper
- cornmeal (or amaranth flour if you’re allergic to corn and wheat)
- bacon grease or vegetable oil (OOOO! I <3 bacon drippin’s!)
Slice the tomatoes into 1/4 – 1/2-inch slices. Salt and pepper them to taste. Dip in meal 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 – delicious with breakfast!
I’m going to try mine with 21 Season Salute.
Interested in reading more about urban farming and the trials of growing food as a low income young (or not so young) person with two jobs, a band, a social life? Watch the trials and tribulations unfold at my other blog dirtygardenerNW.wordpress.com. I will be recording my work at my rental in Wallingford and how I manage to make things happen there. I am also now on twitter dirtygardenerNW@twitter.com. This article and other articles will show up on both. Have fun and happy frying! -Kris
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