It sounds to me like you would prefer the tomatoes that are starting to color a bit in the middle, that's when they start to taste sour. The completely green ones won't taste sour. It's funny, I prefer the completely green ones, I don't like the sour taste of the ones starting to color. I prefer when they taste more like fried zucchini. To each their own I guess.
Salt your tomatoes and let drain on paper towel . Make a batter with self rising flour put what herbs you like.with a egg a little milk. Coat your tomatoes and fry. They are great on a hamburger. Look up Wipperwill Howller on TH-cam she has a great recipe.for this.
My dad was passing away and he told us he didn’t want his last meal before death to be Ensure. 😀. And yes….. he asked for fried green tomatoes to be his last meal. He only took one bite but was happy. He died that night. Love love this memory. ❤️
I live in upstate South Carolina, I was without power for 5 days and also no internet or phone service. My family and I were lucky to find a condo near the beach to stay in. The first thing I did was watch this video. You calm me down and I always feel peaceful after watching you. Thank you for sending positive thoughts our way. There are whole small towns that are just gone. Know that your smile and positivity make a huge impact on people.
I live in Florida just below Tampa on the West Coast. 5 hours of horrible wind and rain. Our barrier islands were obliterated. So many homeless now. It may be years before some areas will be habitable if they are ever allowed to be rebuilt
I’m in the upstate and still don’t have power. I think this thing was a lot bigger and did more damage than they anticipated. We aren’t used to hurricanes so we weren’t prepared either. I think it was a category 3 when it reached us.
I’m in SC also, but I’m closer to Charleston, and we only lost power for most of one day. Chelsea, I am originally from the Midwest and had never heard of fried green tomatoes until moving to the South. I don’t care for fried green tomatoes by themselves, but put them on a burger with pimento cheese, bacon, and dill pickles, and I will eat them! So good!
My grandmother made fried green tomatoes and she would salt and pepper them before she breaded them and she would use a little bacon grease with the regular oil and then as soon as she pulled them out of the grease she would lightly salt them. But I also grew up in the south.
Yes, fried green tomatoes are very tangy, you need the comfort of cornmeal in the mix or some good (not sweet) cornbread, and some kind of pork flavor - pork fat in your greens, smoked shoulder, or pork chops. It's about balancing the bite of the green tomato with what else is on the plate. (I would say BBQ, but that's become nothing but sauce to most people.)
My grandmother (in Tennessee) also did this with the bacon grease and she cut them very thinly. I like them enough to eat them once a year around the first frost.
For hurricane Irma, we lost power for seven days. And we live in the city and had absolutely no help from FEMA or any one anywhere. For this last hurricane, we lost power for 2 1/2 days. But this time we had a generator. And I had myself stocked up with food that could last on the shelf canned. As well as being able to plug my generator into my freezer and refrigerator. And it gave us one light in the house. It was a lifesaver. Since that first hurricane, I learned how to can food, how to dehydrate food, how to make bread from my own sourdough Starter . Basically I changed my whole lifestyle. Even though I live in a condo I spent a lot of time learning how to cook with fire and how to smoke food. I also have propane if needed. There is no substitute for preparation. I pray for all those people who were caught in this horrible storm right here in town who lost their homes in 4 1/2 feet of water. And for the people that I know in North Carolina and in that whole Area. People drowning, people suffering, it’s horrible and I hope it’s over soon for the survivors, and they are able to get back on their feet and get back to their lives. But one of the reasons I love watching your channel is because you are so self-sufficient it just makes me happy.
This makes me so happy! I'm not a 'doomsday prepper', but I am a, 'prepare for life's curveballs' kind of prepper. There's nothing quite like knowing we'll be ok for a bit if we needed to.
Hi Chelsea, I was born in Kentucky but raised in Texas, I am 57 and have been raised on fried green tomatoes. My mama taught me when I was really young to “season” my tomatoes well, as well as my cornmeal/flour mixture! We like a little kick to ours so I use some Tony Chacheres creole seasoning on my tomatoes and in my cornmeal/flour mixture and then we dip them in ranch dressing for eating! So,so good 😊
I would suggest as well, as long as you have a good sense of smell, smell your out of date foods to be sure they are ok. Smell everything! I also always taste milk, cream, and half and half before adding these liquid to a sauce!
I have a problem with irrigation when chopping onions and hot peppers. I use a COVID mask! It makes all the difference for me. And I also wear surgical gloves when cutting peppers.
Fellow onion sensitive here - recently I took a cooking class & that room full of onions being diced simultaneously was my worst nightmare. I was trying my hardest to pay attention (and keep my fingers out of the way) with tears streaming down my face, while the other students were just chopping away, utterly unaffected. Those of you who are like that - you don’t know how good you have it!
I am also sensitive to onions, especially when slicing/chopping them. My biggest sensitivities, however are related to jalapeño and other warm/hot peppers. I have resorted to wearing a mask and goggles with dish towels sealing up the edges of the goggles AND two pairs of gloves!!!! I still have a reaction, so maybe no more jalapeños for me!
Ok from the south here. Fried green tomatoes are excellent cooked right. You need to slice them thinner and salt them and sweat them. Pat them dry and salt and pepper them and batter with dry corn meal and fry them on medium until a fork sticks through them and they are soft. Also, you probably need a little more oil in your pan. LOVE me some fried green tomatoes 😊
Hi from Australia I am recovering from a hip replacement after several falls and I eagerly look forward to your videos so that I will be ready to make your recipes when I recover so thank you
Regarding Green Tomatoes: I look so forward to the first green tomatoes to have fried green tomatoes kicking off the spring garden season. So, add salt and pepper and any herbs or cayenne before dipping them and frying them. Then we top with goat cheese and a basalmic reduction. So yummy!
Fellow Canadian here, when I moved to the southern US years ago I fell in love with fried green tomatoes. There are different ways to cook them, cornmeal, or batter, or flour etc. So that could affect how you feel about them. You could also slice the tomatoes a little thinner for a different proportion of tomato to batter. I’m no southerner so don’t claim any real knowledge, just speaking from my experience. I think it’s like everything else, we all like different things, don’t we? I had never heard of a fried green tomato until the beloved movie, but I’m now a fan of both 😉
Those tomatoes definitely look too thick. The best ones I've eaten (from a little mom & pop place) are maybe half that thick. I suspect the tomatoes are salted & allowed to drain a bit before the batter. Possibly other seasoning but not much. The lower frying temp looks right. I didn't grow up them. Maybe early 20s?
I, too, love the tea towel you are displaying in your kitchen right now. The website shows curtains from that fabric which might look great on your new door.
I’ve made fried green tomatoes in a non-traditional way - just flour, egg, breadcrumbs like eggplant parm, pan fried in oil. They were fine but not my thing. I did not grow up eating fried green tomatoes though. I DID, however, grow up eating fried RED tomatoes. My family makes red tomatoes coated in salted flour pan fried in Crisco and they get a caramelized sweetness to them that’s delicious. As my mom told me, the secret is not to be impatient. You have to let them get their golden brown crust on the first side before flipping them. ☺️
Hello from Vancouver Island British Columbia! I was canning my spaghetti sauce and this video popped up. It was like having a friend over. I even cried along while cutting my onions. It was nice listening to someone with similar likes, that also lives in BC. I even lived in Lumby at one time. Thanks for the video and letting me join you 😊
"Fried Green Tomatoes" is also my favourite movie and have watched it soooo many times. I'm on the other side of Canada (New Brunswick) visited your beautiful province in 2022 and it was our favourite trip ever. Love your channel!
Fried green tomatoes were my forever 29 daughters absolute favorite side dish. Actually she loved any and all vegetables and fruits but she could not wait for the first fried green tomatoes every year
Fried Green Tomatoes is my second all time favorite movie. Steel Magnolias is favorite. I could watch them everyday and still want to watch them again.
I Just Wanted To Tell You That I Grew Up In Central Texas... My Parents Were Homesteaders And My Father, And Both My Grandfathers Were Farmers. I Too Worked On The Farm. We Grew Tons Of Green Tomatoes To Sale At The Green Shed!!! I Love Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Summer Squash, And Fried Zucchini As Well As Fried Onions, Green Beans And Fried Jalapeno Peppers!!! I Love Them All!!! 😊❤
Sue 83 years just to let you know I put my onions in a crockpot with a pad of butter on low all night and my onions are nice and brown for french onions canned soup, just love your show,
I'm from Australia- didn't taste a fried green tomato till I was in my late 20's and was growing my own food. I have looked forward to eating them every year since. A seasonal treat!
Chelsea…you give me so much inspiration to be the person I know I can be!🥰 You make homesteading seem like so much fun and completely doable! Huge hugs from Hawaii ☀️🌴🌺🥰
On the Fried Green Tomato topic… I did NOT grow up with them. But, I made them early in my gardening years and liked them immediately. I was told by several people before i ever made them that if they seemed too bland, dip them cocktail sauce. So, that’s what I do…. and, really love that combination.😋👍
Either homemade or store bought Italian dressing. I marinate them for about 30 minutes then bread them in cornmeal/flour with salt, pepper, touch of red pepper flakes. Fry in bacon grease.
We actually went to the Whistle Stop Cafe where the movie was filmed in Juliette Georgia years ago in 1994. It was wonderful and we were there when they opened for breakfast with fresh coffee and we had the fried green tomatoes! They were really good and never had them before. "the secret's in the sauce" 😄
I like fried green tomatoes when they they have a good blush on them. The green ones are to sour. The other have more ones have more of a tomato flavor. I bread them in equal amounts of corn meal and flour, butter milk, S&p, garlic powder. Mix dry ingred. together. Dip tomatoes in dry mixture,then in milk, then in dry mixture again. Then fry. Good luck. I love you and your channel.
I grew up eating fried zucchini, which I still LOVE and make every summer. The movie Fried Green Tomatoes was a family favorite. Eventually my dad decided he wanted to try fried green tomatoes, but same as you, just not my favorite. If ever we’re making fried zucchini at a family gathering my dad generally insists on just a single fried green tomato to be in the mix as an homage to the movie. But zucchini will always be what it’s all about for us!!
I’m from Kentucky and fried green tomatoes are a favorite food every year. I’m fifty one years old and I was raised on them since I was little, it’s a staple food in the South, I know that, lol, they’re delicious!
Chelsea I’m also Canadian a sixth generation Canadian and I’ve never tried a fried green tomato before either and I’ve never tried grits either although I’ve often heard it compared to porridge or cream of wheat which I have had but definitely not something that I look forward to having I think it may be a childhood thing as well??? Also white sausage gravy that they eat for breakfast in the south, not something we have we always enjoy good brown gravy. I think it’s a difference between the North and the south?? I definitely am going to make some French onion soup to be canned!!! Looks amazing! Thanks for the idea, God bless! ❤️🥰🙏🏻🍁🇨🇦🙏🏻 Prayers for all those affected by the hurricane. ❤️🙏🏻
If you e had polenta, you have basically had grits. They are a little coarser and made from white corn. I do salt, pepper, and butter in mine. The family like cheddar too
Fried green tomatoes were my first pregnancy craving. Praise God my mother went right out to find some green tomatoes and fried them up in corn meal. They just ruin me. Happy eating Chelsea
I get so bored and cabin feverish during the winter I freeze my extra tomatoes 🍅 and can them when it’s cold outside! It reminds me spring and summer and gardening will return!
Chelsea - I like to start my projects like this with a spoonful of broth on the bottom of my jars. I feel like it helps with the debubbling process and I find I don’t typically have to go back and add more at the end. I do it for most things I don’t dry pack. Hope you try it and see if it helps you 😊
Loaded fried green tomatoes! Fried green tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo(or salsa), jalapeño, topped with some cilantro or parsley and drizzled with sour cream pepper and salt!
I salt and pepper the green tomatoes first and then I don't cut them super thick, so they can cook a little quicker. You can add a little dollop of pepper jelly to a slice when ready to eat. ALSO... if you add a slice of fried green tomato to a pimento cheese sandwich it is divine! :) I am a Southerner born and raised, so I may be biased. Good for you for trying it and for being honest!
I grew up on the farm, I'm 68 now and we always made fried green tomatoes at the end of the season. Just dip in flour seasoned with salt, pepper and whatever seasoning you like. Fry till golden brown.
I am super sensitive onion. I read about wetting a paper towel and setting it next to where you are chopping your onions. I was a bit skeptical, but it works! I set out right on it near my chopping board. If I am doing a lot of onions, l will soak it again in more water. Or, just start with a new, wet paper towel. Even my kids couldn't believe how well this worked! I was always having to stop in between chopping, walk out of the room, etc. Also, yeah to Whistle Stop!! We used to sell their entire line at our market. They are so good!! Thank you for your amazing videos!
I bought onion goggles years ago, totally love them. Try burning a candle while you chop the onions. I usually once I start I put them in cold water right away, that does help keep the fumes down some too.
Yay! French onion soup. I missed how you make your bone broth in the instantpot. Is there another video we can watch? Thank you so much for doing all of this. You’ve become my favorite show to watch and I love every time you post. ❤️
in South Africa we make green beans with potato not to much and chopped up onions all cooked together. then mashed when cooked with black pepper and salt. it is so good
I’m retired completely (I retired started babysitting my grandchildren full time and working part time now fully retired!) I do raised gardening and love it. I can’t bend over well,but the garden keeps me busy and active. I purchased an electric presto pressure canner what a game changer! I recently canned French onion soup it is delicious! I love watching your channel thank you so much for sharing!
Girlfriend, coming from a true southern that ate fried green tomatos all my life. Here is what you need to do. First salt and pepper, those tomatoes before you batter them. If you like some zip of heat. Add that to the batter. I have used, Tabasco, red pepper powder, horseradish in ketchup. Sauce is the topper to use on those delicious delights. While you were cooking them, I could taste them in my mouth. You just needed spicing. You will love them.
I love green tomatoes fried fast, so they aren't soft inside. Then dill tarter sauce as a dipper. Yum! On a unique note, I have zero sensitivity to cutting, roasting, and grilling onions. It must be person specific. Thank you for sharing your recipes❤
I did not grow up with them because my mom was originally from Indiana, but I absolutely love them, but when I make mine, I season my tomatoes with whatever your favorite like all-around season mix is and then I like mine with a little bit of hot sauce
I’m late coming into this video so I’ll be lost in the comments - Chelsey!! Make your door curtain with your favorite Kitchen towel!!!! Super cute way to use them🥰🤗
I’m from Illinois but Grandma was from Mississippi so we had fried green tomatoes! She would mix flour and cornmeal together with salt and pepper. Delish! Very good on a cheeseburger. 😉
I’ve tried the fried green tomatoes but I made my own mix. I didn’t grow up eating them but I did like the ones I made. 🍅 I sniffle when working with onions too.
Your caramelized onions are inspiring me to can some too! I live in SW Idaho and we are a big onion growing area. The trucks go around a corner and some spill out, you can drive along the roads and pick them up for free. You can also find them for sale very inexpensively, so I think this is a great recipe for me to can. I’ll add it to my list! I have never tasted fried green tomatoes myself. I did grow up in Texas, but my mom was from Indiana, so we didn’t tend to eat southern food much. I’ve actually never seen the movie either, I’ll have to look it up. It might be rated R, which would be a problem. It sounds fun, though!
Try making them with a dry cornmeal breading. Soak in egg / buttermilk wash season tomatoes with salt and pepper tossed buttermilk wash then dredged in the cornmeal mixture
Try blowing a table fan in your direction when you’re peeling onions . I’ve heard it works well, I’m very sensitive to all smells but I remember the fan trick after I’m done peeling onions.
We love fried green tomatoes but did not grow up with them. I do salt them in advance of battering them and frying. Also like a little cayenne or some spice in the batter. Made me hungry for them when you fried them up!
I add beer to flour to make a batter and let it sit for about an hour then make onion rings. I also put a paper grocery sack into the oven and keep the oven on warm so I can transfer them from the skillet to the oven to stay warm.
I grew up with fried green tomatoes. My mom sliced them thin and crispy. I do the same way. In fact I will be canning sliced green tomatoes so we can have them in the winter.
Fried Green Tomatoes is a classic and one of my favorites, too. I love my fried green tomatoes with a dip and season my batter with extra spices to make them yummy. I have had to play with recipes. Have a wonderful Day, Chelsea. I Hope you feel 100% better soon.
I like the fried green tomatoes breaded as opposed to battered. Serve with sour cream. They taste like deep fried zucchini. Cover with flour, then egg wash and panko breading and deep fry. Yum yum
It really warmed my heart when you said you named your stove. I name everything I have...ie car-Marley, fridge-Frieda, rentals have names as well. The list goes on. Im glad I'm not alone on this, I feel more sane now ❤ 😅
I'm an old woman who grew up eating fried green tomatoes. We loved them. We would cut thin slices so the tomatoes would cook through and not taste raw. Salt, pepper, dip in egg wash, coat with seasoned cornmeal and flour mixture and fry. I don't know if the type of tomato makes a difference in the taste of fried green tomatoes. My dad was the gardener and his favorite tomato variety was called Big Boy.
Have to appreciate the info on the "onion goggles". My husband thought I was crazy, but cutting up some very strong onions produced zero tears. I usually have them running down my face with eyes burning like crazy, but nothing wearing the goggles! Definately get the ones with the padding around the edges tho! Really learn a lot which is helping me in my own adventures into canning and gardening.
I'm not a fried green tomato lover, but I'm always excited for green tomatoes to make a roasted green tomato salsa verde. It is SOOO GOOD! I did french onion soup this year and chili base as well! I really like the idea of the onions and broth, because I use it for a variety of things as well. Today canned up a bunch of taco soup using the last of the produce from last year's garden that was in the freezer. Also did a bunch of pickled banana peppers, after dicing and vacuum sealing almost 60 cups of bell peppers for the freezer!
My mother in law, God rest her soul. When she served fried green tomatoes..she would make a horseradish dip to accompany them. It's just a simple horseradish and mayo!! Absolutely delicious. I too don't like plain fried green tomatoes.. but with this dip, you will want to have them again. Enjoy
Gotta season the green tomatoes...salt pepper onion powder and garlic...then batter...serve with ranch dressing on the side. and/or shake dry ranch powder when done. add some spicy seasoning to the tomatoes for an extra kick
A hint from this southern gal. If you rest your tomatoes after you batter them then fry them you get the most amazing crust! Let them rest for about 10 minutes or so. Just until they get gummy. Also if you're left with a bunch of green tomatoes at the end of the season you can slice them and can them. Then you have them throughout the winter for something warm and comforting.
Season the green tomatoes before battering (pat them with a paper towel if they are too wet from salt before battering) - I have found this makes a difference
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It sounds to me like you would prefer the tomatoes that are starting to color a bit in the middle, that's when they start to taste sour. The completely green ones won't taste sour. It's funny, I prefer the completely green ones, I don't like the sour taste of the ones starting to color. I prefer when they taste more like fried zucchini. To each their own I guess.
Salt your tomatoes and let drain on paper towel . Make a batter with self rising flour put what herbs you like.with a egg a little milk. Coat your tomatoes and fry. They are great on a hamburger. Look up Wipperwill Howller on TH-cam she has a great recipe.for this.
Is this membership just for women??? Im sure some men would be interested as well. Just saying …
My dad was passing away and he told us he didn’t want his last meal before death to be Ensure. 😀. And yes….. he asked for fried green tomatoes to be his last meal. He only took one bite but was happy. He died that night. Love love this memory. ❤️
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So glad you have a happy memory and so sorry for the loss of your dad 💔
Lynn, your story made me smile. Thank you for sharing your memories. ♥️🙏🏻
It sounds like he was a special kind of guy! I wish I could have known him and I’m so sorry for your loss.
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I live in upstate South Carolina, I was without power for 5 days and also no internet or phone service. My family and I were lucky to find a condo near the beach to stay in. The first thing I did was watch this video. You calm me down and I always feel peaceful after watching you. Thank you for sending positive thoughts our way. There are whole small towns that are just gone. Know that your smile and positivity make a huge impact on people.
I'm also in upstate SC but we weren't so lucky. 😔 I missed the zoom call. I didn't get power back until Tuesday
I live in Florida just below Tampa on the West Coast. 5 hours of horrible wind and rain. Our barrier islands were obliterated. So many homeless now. It may be years before some areas will be habitable if they are ever allowed to be rebuilt
I’m in the upstate and still don’t have power. I think this thing was a lot bigger and did more damage than they anticipated. We aren’t used to hurricanes so we weren’t prepared either. I think it was a category 3 when it reached us.
I’m in SC also, but I’m closer to Charleston, and we only lost power for most of one day.
Chelsea, I am originally from the Midwest and had never heard of fried green tomatoes until moving to the South. I don’t care for fried green tomatoes by themselves, but put them on a burger with pimento cheese, bacon, and dill pickles, and I will eat them! So good!
My grandmother made fried green tomatoes and she would salt and pepper them before she breaded them and she would use a little bacon grease with the regular oil and then as soon as she pulled them out of the grease she would lightly salt them. But I also grew up in the south.
Yes, fried green tomatoes are very tangy, you need the comfort of cornmeal in the mix or some good (not sweet) cornbread, and some kind of pork flavor - pork fat in your greens, smoked shoulder, or pork chops. It's about balancing the bite of the green tomato with what else is on the plate. (I would say BBQ, but that's become nothing but sauce to most people.)
My grandmother (in Tennessee) also did this with the bacon grease and she cut them very thinly. I like them enough to eat them once a year around the first frost.
I was that someone, who reminded you of picking your purple beans 😃- I am glad, it worked 🥰🤩
For hurricane Irma, we lost power for seven days. And we live in the city and had absolutely no help from FEMA or any one anywhere. For this last hurricane, we lost power for 2 1/2 days. But this time we had a generator. And I had myself stocked up with food that could last on the shelf canned. As well as being able to plug my generator into my freezer and refrigerator. And it gave us one light in the house. It was a lifesaver. Since that first hurricane, I learned how to can food, how to dehydrate food, how to make bread from my own sourdough Starter . Basically I changed my whole lifestyle. Even though I live in a condo I spent a lot of time learning how to cook with fire and how to smoke food. I also have propane if needed. There is no substitute for preparation. I pray for all those people who were caught in this horrible storm right here in town who lost their homes in 4 1/2 feet of water. And for the people that I know in North Carolina and in that whole Area. People drowning, people suffering, it’s horrible and I hope it’s over soon for the survivors, and they are able to get back on their feet and get back to their lives. But one of the reasons I love watching your channel is because you are so self-sufficient it just makes me happy.
This makes me so happy! I'm not a 'doomsday prepper', but I am a, 'prepare for life's curveballs' kind of prepper. There's nothing quite like knowing we'll be ok for a bit if we needed to.
Hi Chelsea, I was born in Kentucky but raised in Texas, I am 57 and have been raised on fried green tomatoes. My mama taught me when I was really young to “season” my tomatoes well, as well as my cornmeal/flour mixture! We like a little kick to ours so I use some Tony Chacheres creole seasoning on my tomatoes and in my cornmeal/flour mixture and then we dip them in ranch dressing for eating! So,so good 😊
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You can use food products PAST the expiration date. It’s actually a “freshest by” date.
I find flour-type products taste stale after the best-before date, but I totally agree with everything else.
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That’s what my daughter says also.
Before you give up on fried green tomatoes try salting and pepper before you batter
I would suggest as well, as long as you have a good sense of smell, smell your out of date foods to be sure they are ok. Smell everything! I also always taste milk, cream, and half and half before adding these liquid to a sauce!
I have a problem with irrigation when chopping onions and hot peppers. I use a COVID mask! It makes all the difference for me. And I also wear surgical gloves when cutting peppers.
Fellow onion sensitive here - recently I took a cooking class & that room full of onions being diced simultaneously was my worst nightmare. I was trying my hardest to pay attention (and keep my fingers out of the way) with tears streaming down my face, while the other students were just chopping away, utterly unaffected. Those of you who are like that - you don’t know how good you have it!
I am also sensitive to onions, especially when slicing/chopping them. My biggest sensitivities, however are related to jalapeño and other warm/hot peppers. I have resorted to wearing a mask and goggles with dish towels sealing up the edges of the goggles AND two pairs of gloves!!!! I still have a reaction, so maybe no more jalapeños for me!
I have a very gnarly scar on my finger for this exact reason! Was in a school class and couldnt see at all and… well… it wasnt pretty lol
Fried green tomato BLTs with a remoulade sauce are the bomb! The sauce is good on crab cakes, too.
Fried green tomato, bacon, and avocado sandwiches with a little mayo on toasted sourdough are good
Ok from the south here. Fried green tomatoes are excellent cooked right. You need to slice them thinner and salt them and sweat them. Pat them dry and salt and pepper them and batter with dry corn meal and fry them on medium until a fork sticks through them and they are soft. Also, you probably need a little more oil in your pan. LOVE me some fried green tomatoes 😊
Hi from Australia I am recovering from a hip replacement after several falls and I eagerly look forward to your videos so that I will be ready to make your recipes when I recover so thank you
Regarding Green Tomatoes:
I look so forward to the first green tomatoes to have fried green tomatoes kicking off the spring garden season.
So, add salt and pepper and any herbs or cayenne before dipping them and frying them. Then we top with goat cheese and a basalmic reduction. So yummy!
Thank you for your prayers. Hurricane damage so far inland has been devastating and unprecedented. ❤
Fellow Canadian here, when I moved to the southern US years ago I fell in love with fried green tomatoes. There are different ways to cook them, cornmeal, or batter, or flour etc. So that could affect how you feel about them. You could also slice the tomatoes a little thinner for a different proportion of tomato to batter. I’m no southerner so don’t claim any real knowledge, just speaking from my experience. I think it’s like everything else, we all like different things, don’t we? I had never heard of a fried green tomato until the beloved movie, but I’m now a fan of both 😉
Those tomatoes definitely look too thick. The best ones I've eaten (from a little mom & pop place) are maybe half that thick. I suspect the tomatoes are salted & allowed to drain a bit before the batter. Possibly other seasoning but not much. The lower frying temp looks right.
I didn't grow up them. Maybe early 20s?
I did not grow up eating fried green tomatoes but I do like them when they have corn meal on them and not overly cooked.
Fried green tomatoes are best with ranch dressing❤
I, too, love the tea towel you are displaying in your kitchen right now. The website shows curtains from that fabric which might look great on your new door.
I've only had fried green tomatoes one time and I liked them, but they were fried in bacon grease. That may have been why I liked them!
Yum bacon grease. Will try
Oh yes Bev bacon grease is a plus. Big jug in my fridge. Love browning my stew meat or roasts etc..
I’ve made fried green tomatoes in a non-traditional way - just flour, egg, breadcrumbs like eggplant parm, pan fried in oil. They were fine but not my thing. I did not grow up eating fried green tomatoes though. I DID, however, grow up eating fried RED tomatoes. My family makes red tomatoes coated in salted flour pan fried in Crisco and they get a caramelized sweetness to them that’s delicious. As my mom told me, the secret is not to be impatient. You have to let them get their golden brown crust on the first side before flipping them. ☺️
Hello from Vancouver Island British Columbia!
I was canning my spaghetti sauce and this video popped up. It was like having a friend over. I even cried along while cutting my onions. It was nice listening to someone with similar likes, that also lives in BC. I even lived in Lumby at one time.
Thanks for the video and letting me join you 😊
"Fried Green Tomatoes" is also my favourite movie and have watched it soooo many times. I'm on the other side of Canada (New Brunswick) visited your beautiful province in 2022 and it was our favourite trip ever. Love your channel!
Fried green tomatoes were my forever 29 daughters absolute favorite side dish. Actually she loved any and all vegetables and fruits but she could not wait for the first fried green tomatoes every year
All looks so delicious!!😊 Thanks for sharing your life with us!
Fried Green Tomatoes is my second all time favorite movie. Steel Magnolias is favorite. I could watch them everyday and still want to watch them again.
I have only had fried green tomatoes in my adult life and absolutely love ❤them. Delicious!!
Not only did the hurricane cause so many problems, dock workers went on strike. Its definitely going to take time to recover.
What a wonderful LOAD of pantry food you've created! So happy for you.
I Just Wanted To Tell You That I Grew Up In Central Texas... My Parents Were Homesteaders And My Father, And Both My Grandfathers Were Farmers. I Too Worked On The Farm. We Grew Tons Of Green Tomatoes To Sale At The Green Shed!!! I Love Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Summer Squash, And Fried Zucchini As Well As Fried Onions, Green Beans And Fried Jalapeno Peppers!!! I Love Them All!!! 😊❤
Sue 83 years just to let you know I put my onions in a crockpot with a pad of butter on low all night and my onions are nice and brown for french onions canned soup, just love your show,
Love fried “pink” tomatoes - just getting a nice blush. Yes they can get a little mushy, but so much sweeter. Think they have more flavor!
I'm from Australia- didn't taste a fried green tomato till I was in my late 20's and was growing my own food. I have looked forward to eating them every year since. A seasonal treat!
Chelsea…you give me so much inspiration to be the person I know I can be!🥰 You make homesteading seem like so much fun and completely doable! Huge hugs from Hawaii ☀️🌴🌺🥰
On the Fried Green Tomato topic… I did NOT grow up with them. But, I made them early in my gardening years and liked them immediately. I was told by several people before i ever made them that if they seemed too bland, dip them cocktail sauce. So, that’s what I do…. and, really love that combination.😋👍
Love fried green tomatoes. Grew up eating them. I marinate them before breading and frying them.
What do you marinate them in?
Either homemade or store bought Italian dressing. I marinate them for about 30 minutes then bread them in cornmeal/flour with salt, pepper, touch of red pepper flakes. Fry in bacon grease.
We actually went to the Whistle Stop Cafe where the movie was filmed in Juliette Georgia years ago in 1994. It was wonderful and we were there when they opened for breakfast with fresh coffee and we had the fried green tomatoes! They were really good and never had them before. "the secret's in the sauce" 😄
I like fried green tomatoes when they they have a good blush on them. The green ones are to sour. The other have more ones have more of a tomato flavor. I bread them in equal amounts of corn meal and flour, butter milk, S&p, garlic powder. Mix dry ingred. together. Dip tomatoes in dry mixture,then in milk, then in dry mixture again. Then fry. Good luck. I love you and your channel.
Your videos are the greatest. I feel like I'm in your kitchen. Thanks for sharing🥰🥰
Fried green tomatoes is my favorite movie of all time and food. Yes I grew up eating them. I’m in Louisiana.
I grew up eating fried zucchini, which I still LOVE and make every summer. The movie Fried Green Tomatoes was a family favorite. Eventually my dad decided he wanted to try fried green tomatoes, but same as you, just not my favorite. If ever we’re making fried zucchini at a family gathering my dad generally insists on just a single fried green tomato to be in the mix as an homage to the movie. But zucchini will always be what it’s all about for us!!
Beautiful french onion , I also like keeping some flavor profiles simple for lots of versatile uses
I’m from Kentucky and fried green tomatoes are a favorite food every year. I’m fifty one years old and I was raised on them since I was little, it’s a staple food in the South, I know that, lol, they’re delicious!
Chelsea I’m also Canadian a sixth generation Canadian and I’ve never tried a fried green tomato before either and I’ve never tried grits either although I’ve often heard it compared to porridge or cream of wheat which I have had but definitely not something that I look forward to having I think it may be a childhood thing as well??? Also white sausage gravy that they eat for breakfast in the south, not something we have we always enjoy good brown gravy. I think it’s a difference between the North and the south?? I definitely am going to make some French onion soup to be canned!!! Looks amazing! Thanks for the idea, God bless! ❤️🥰🙏🏻🍁🇨🇦🙏🏻
Prayers for all those affected by the hurricane. ❤️🙏🏻
Plain grits are bland. But add a little butter and pepper, yum. Or add onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and cheese! Even better!
If you e had polenta, you have basically had grits. They are a little coarser and made from white corn. I do salt, pepper, and butter in mine. The family like cheddar too
Every day is Epic @ Little Mnt Ranch !!!!!
Fried green tomatoes were my first pregnancy craving. Praise God my mother went right out to find some green tomatoes and fried them up in corn meal. They just ruin me. Happy eating Chelsea
I get so bored and cabin feverish during the winter I freeze my extra tomatoes 🍅 and can them when it’s cold outside! It reminds me spring and summer and gardening will return!
I love fried green tomatoes 🤤
Salt and pepper the tomatoes before you batter them
Chelsea - I like to start my projects like this with a spoonful of broth on the bottom of my jars. I feel like it helps with the debubbling process and I find I don’t typically have to go back and add more at the end. I do it for most things I don’t dry pack. Hope you try it and see if it helps you 😊
I do it too, but to keep the jar from cracking if I am adding something that isn’t hot.
didn't grow up with fried green tomatoes but I think they are usually a vehicle for ranch dressing, not just eaten plain
Loaded fried green tomatoes! Fried green tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo(or salsa), jalapeño, topped with some cilantro or parsley and drizzled with sour cream pepper and salt!
I totally agree with you on that. I love canned green beans but I have never had a fried green tomato but my husband loves them.
I salt and pepper the green tomatoes first and then I don't cut them super thick, so they can cook a little quicker. You can add a little dollop of pepper jelly to a slice when ready to eat. ALSO... if you add a slice of fried green tomato to a pimento cheese sandwich it is divine! :) I am a Southerner born and raised, so I may be biased. Good for you for trying it and for being honest!
We make the fried green tomatoes. Salt/ pepper then bread them in Whistle Stop too. We also make our own chipotle mayo to dip them in.
I grew up on the farm, I'm 68 now and we always made fried green tomatoes at the end of the season. Just dip in flour seasoned with salt, pepper and whatever seasoning you like. Fry till golden brown.
This!!!! that's exactly how they should be done. But they are a very southern America thing
I am super sensitive onion. I read about wetting a paper towel and setting it next to where you are chopping your onions. I was a bit skeptical, but it works! I set out right on it near my chopping board. If I am doing a lot of onions, l will soak it again in more water. Or, just start with a new, wet paper towel. Even my kids couldn't believe how well this worked! I was always having to stop in between chopping, walk out of the room, etc.
Also, yeah to Whistle Stop!! We used to sell their entire line at our market. They are so good!!
Thank you for your amazing videos!
I bought onion goggles years ago, totally love them. Try burning a candle while you chop the onions. I usually once I start I put them in cold water right away, that does help keep the fumes down some too.
Yay! French onion soup. I missed how you make your bone broth in the instantpot. Is there another video we can watch? Thank you so much for doing all of this. You’ve become my favorite show to watch and I love every time you post. ❤️
in South Africa we make green beans with potato not to much and chopped up onions all cooked together. then mashed when cooked with black pepper and salt. it is so good
I’m retired completely (I retired started babysitting my grandchildren full time and working part time now fully retired!) I do raised gardening and love it. I can’t bend over well,but the garden keeps me busy and active. I purchased an electric presto pressure canner what a game changer! I recently canned French onion soup it is delicious! I love watching your channel thank you so much for sharing!
I love fried green tomatoes. I did grow up with them...delicious.
I also love that movie, seen it a lot .Got my daughter to watch about 10 years ago, now it's on our movie list😊
Girlfriend, coming from a true southern that ate fried green tomatos all my life. Here is what you need to do. First salt and pepper, those tomatoes before you batter them. If you like some zip of heat. Add that to the batter. I have used, Tabasco, red pepper powder, horseradish in ketchup. Sauce is the topper to use on those delicious delights.
While you were cooking them, I could taste them in my mouth. You just needed spicing. You will love them.
I love green tomatoes fried fast, so they aren't soft inside. Then dill tarter sauce as a dipper. Yum! On a unique note, I have zero sensitivity to cutting, roasting, and grilling onions. It must be person specific. Thank you for sharing your recipes❤
Fried green tomatoes. I fry them in butter, salt and pepper. Fry them until they are soft. Soooo yummy.
Its also great to can sliced green tomatoes for the winter so that you can have fried green tomatoes during the winter months.
I make a sauce for my fried green tomatoes. Mayo, ketchup, garlic powder and lemon juice. I love them with the sauce.
I did not grow up with them because my mom was originally from Indiana, but I absolutely love them, but when I make mine, I season my tomatoes with whatever your favorite like all-around season mix is and then I like mine with a little bit of hot sauce
Praying for all effected by hurricane Helene 🙏
I’m late coming into this video so I’ll be lost in the comments - Chelsey!! Make your door curtain with your favorite Kitchen towel!!!! Super cute way to use them🥰🤗
I love fried green tomatoes. Grew up eating them. My mom only used cornmeal salt and pepper. 😊
I’m from Illinois but Grandma was from Mississippi so we had fried green tomatoes! She would mix flour and cornmeal together with salt and pepper. Delish! Very good on a cheeseburger. 😉
I’ve tried the fried green tomatoes but I made my own mix. I didn’t grow up eating them but I did like the ones I made. 🍅 I sniffle when working with onions too.
Best movie EVER! I still cry numerous times every time i waych it 😅
I'm not alone in not liking fried green tomatoes! I feel validated 🤣
I don’t know if you folks are hunters but if you are and can get moose bones, make broth. It’s so rich and yummy!
Your caramelized onions are inspiring me to can some too! I live in SW Idaho and we are a big onion growing area. The trucks go around a corner and some spill out, you can drive along the roads and pick them up for free. You can also find them for sale very inexpensively, so I think this is a great recipe for me to can. I’ll add it to my list!
I have never tasted fried green tomatoes myself. I did grow up in Texas, but my mom was from Indiana, so we didn’t tend to eat southern food much. I’ve actually never seen the movie either, I’ll have to look it up. It might be rated R, which would be a problem. It sounds fun, though!
You might try salting the sliced green tomatoes and letting them sit to add flavor and remove moisture before coating and cooking.
I salt and pepper my GT. Coat it in a dry cornmeal and fry until crispy. YUM, YUM
Try making them with a dry cornmeal breading. Soak in egg / buttermilk wash season tomatoes with salt and pepper tossed buttermilk wash then dredged in the cornmeal mixture
My family always used white corn meal mix that you use for cornbread. Not the sweet yellow kind. You dip in buttermilk and then bread and fry.
Try blowing a table fan in your direction when you’re peeling onions . I’ve heard it works well, I’m very sensitive to all smells but I remember the fan trick after I’m done peeling onions.
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We love fried green tomatoes but did not grow up with them. I do salt them in advance of battering them and frying. Also like a little cayenne or some spice in the batter. Made me hungry for them when you fried them up!
I do my Froed Green tomatoes, flour,egg wash then crumb coating . Those look good. We serve with sour cream/ranch dressing mixture.
I add beer to flour to make a batter and let it sit for about an hour then make onion rings. I also put a paper grocery sack into the oven and keep the oven on warm so I can transfer them from the skillet to the oven to stay warm.
I grew up with fried green tomatoes. My mom sliced them thin and crispy. I do the same way. In fact I will be canning sliced green tomatoes so we can have them in the winter.
Fried Green Tomatoes is a classic and one of my favorites, too. I love my fried green tomatoes with a dip and season my batter with extra spices to make them yummy. I have had to play with recipes. Have a wonderful Day, Chelsea. I Hope you feel 100% better soon.
I like the fried green tomatoes breaded as opposed to battered. Serve with sour cream. They taste like deep fried zucchini. Cover with flour, then egg wash and panko breading and deep fry. Yum yum
I did not grow up with them. But I love them, some people like them with ranch dressing on
I must have seen the Fried Green Tomato movie a million times. I still have the DVD. (Now I want to watch it again)
The next time you use dried mushrooms you should rince them because they are so sandy. Love your French onion soup recipe.
Love fried green tomatoes any way but especially cut into small chunks and fried along with okra. Yea I'm a southerner.
It really warmed my heart when you said you named your stove. I name everything I have...ie car-Marley, fridge-Frieda, rentals have names as well. The list goes on. Im glad I'm not alone on this, I feel more sane now ❤ 😅
I'm an old woman who grew up eating fried green tomatoes. We loved them. We would cut thin slices so the tomatoes would cook through and not taste raw. Salt, pepper, dip in egg wash, coat with seasoned cornmeal and flour mixture and fry. I don't know if the type of tomato makes a difference in the taste of fried green tomatoes. My dad was the gardener and his favorite tomato variety was called Big Boy.
Have to appreciate the info on the "onion goggles". My husband thought I was crazy, but cutting up some very strong onions produced zero tears. I usually have them running down my face with eyes burning like crazy, but nothing wearing the goggles! Definately get the ones with the padding around the edges tho! Really learn a lot which is helping me in my own adventures into canning and gardening.
I'm not a fried green tomato lover, but I'm always excited for green tomatoes to make a roasted green tomato salsa verde. It is SOOO GOOD! I did french onion soup this year and chili base as well! I really like the idea of the onions and broth, because I use it for a variety of things as well. Today canned up a bunch of taco soup using the last of the produce from last year's garden that was in the freezer. Also did a bunch of pickled banana peppers, after dicing and vacuum sealing almost 60 cups of bell peppers for the freezer!
My mother in law, God rest her soul. When she served fried green tomatoes..she would make a horseradish dip to accompany them. It's just a simple horseradish and mayo!! Absolutely delicious. I too don't like plain fried green tomatoes.. but with this dip, you will want to have them again. Enjoy
Gotta season the green tomatoes...salt pepper onion powder and garlic...then batter...serve with ranch dressing on the side. and/or shake dry ranch powder when done. add some spicy seasoning to the tomatoes for an extra kick
A hint from this southern gal. If you rest your tomatoes after you batter them then fry them you get the most amazing crust! Let them rest for about 10 minutes or so. Just until they get gummy. Also if you're left with a bunch of green tomatoes at the end of the season you can slice them and can them. Then you have them throughout the winter for something warm and comforting.
We eat Friend green tomatoes as often as we can during the green tomatoes season .
Season the green tomatoes before battering (pat them with a paper towel if they are too wet from salt before battering) - I have found this makes a difference