long long ago
a movie came out
do you remember
have you seen
Fried Green Tomatoes
Ruth: I love your stories. Tell me a story,
Idgie. Go on, you old bee charmer. Tell me a good tall tale. Tell me the one about the lake.
Idgie: What lake?
Ruth: The one that use to be here.
Idgie: Well, that was just a lie.
Ruth: I know that, fool. Tell me anyway. Tell me a story.
Idgie: Uh. One time... there was this lake... And it was right outside of town. We used to go fishing and swimming and canoeing in it. And, uh, see, one November, this big flock of ducks came in and landed on that lake. And then the temperature dropped so fast that the lake just froze right there. And they... er... the ducks... they... flew off, you see, and they took that lake right with them. Now they say that lake is somewhere over in Georgia. Can you imagine that?
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i l♥ved it
and since that day so many years ago
each summer i have thought about
Fried Green Tomatoes
yet i never tried
until the other day
now hear me out
i am no southerner
never been to the south
i made this my way
the only way i know how
by adding my own little ingrediants
so do as you wish
dip and fry the traditional way
or
be brave...try it your way
the thing i can say
OH MY GOODNESS
so many years i have been missing out
~Fried Green Tomatoes~
nice round {unripe} green tomatoes
2 handfuls of conrmeal
1 handful of pecorino romano cheese...grated
2 eggs beaten
2 handfuls of flour
2 hearty pinches of kosher salt
2 heaping pinches of cracked pepper
dredge in flour
making sure to cover both sides
give a dip in the egg wash
coat your tomato in the cornmeal mix
slip into a pan
once you see the oil coming up to the top
of your tomatoes
its time to flip
fry for a moment or two longer
once golden brown on each side
remove and cool
sprinkle with a wee bit of kosher salt
~now you no longer have to resist the urge~
10 comments:
With your beautiful pictures I can almost taste them! I do love fried green tomatoes.
yay...i loved that movie...and WOW.your photos are exquisite and mega-deliscious!! Gorgeous as ever..such a beautiful way to spend my time visiintg here..lovely recipe..awesome!
Hope you are having a sparkling day!
They sure do look good...and bring back some fond memories. I just don't know where to get them. The stores don't sell them until they are red here in the city. I guess city folks don't know about fried green tomatoes. They just don't know what they are missing.
Mary
I love the movie...I adore the taste of Fried Green Tomatoes.....yours look delightful with addition of the cheese. I'm with Mary...no one out here in the SW sells them green. Boo Hoo. The Olde Bagg
i love that movie - haven't seen it in ages - ages!
miss you guys - guy likely coming by today to see the Volvo - maybe i'll actually have a van sometime soon cause i really want to pile us all up together and head off somewhere over the rainbow!!!
I loved both the movie and the book, although both were criticized for trying to fly the main characters' lesbianism under the radar, so to speak. But in any event -- I've always wanted to try green fried tomatoes but didn't know how to make them (it's not a common dish in my neck of the woods). Thanks for the tutorial -- now I know what to do!
I would watch that movie over and over and over again. I loved it. :) Thank you for sharing this little recipe. We still have quite a few unripe tomatoes in the garden. I will convince the hubby to spare a few so we can feast upon these. Thank you so much! Theresa
We love Fried Green Tomatoes at our house. The kids eat them like candy. However, I must say. I love your recipe. It looks so delicious, so as soon as I can, I plan on frying some up with your recipe. I will get back to you and tell you how my boys ate them all up, because I am sure we will all be fighting for the last one.
xxxooo
Wendy from Wonderland
that's one of the best movies ever.
i love their story of friendship.
i don't think i could watch it right now....
but it's beautiful.
and the tomatoes look yummy. i've never had them either. it's time to change that.
oh MY!!! i loved the movie and have always thought of fried green tomatoes since.
now, do i pick my tomatoes before they're ripe???? i'm soooo tempted.
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