What Do I Do With Green Tomatoes?!

[QM]

I tied up our tomato plants this evening, and long story short I now have a few green tomatoes on my hands. Some of them are smaller and some may turn red (probably not!). Any suggestions as to what to do with them? I hate throwing them out since they must be good for something. If you have a recipe or something, please post exactly what to do. Thank you so much in advance!

[2ndGenGranola]

Batter them and fry them until they give when you poke them with a fork. Mmmmmmmm. I'm on my way over!

[frugalwarrior]

Slice them kinda thin but not paper thin. Heat corn or veg oil in fry pan. Whip egg,dip,roll in cornmeal (salt and pepper first if you like) fry until soft inside and golden brown outside. Use tomatoes that are mature but green not little ones. Fried Green Tomatoes.

[frugalfranny]

Oh yeah........you gotta go for the fried green tomatoes........YUM! If you don't have cornmeal.....mash up some flavored croutons and dip them in those after dipping in the egg. I have tried many 'coatings' of different things.....so experiment.

Have also even put them in an omelet......cook them just a bit first, before putting the eggs in the pan for the omelett.

[nuisance26]

~I'm not a fan of fried green tomatoes. They're pretty tasteless. I suggest picking them. My mom make these every year. It's so easy!
Stuff your tomatoes in a sterilized, warm quart jar with some celery and pepper strips if you have them. Add a stalk of fresh dill(or 1 tsp dried)and a clove of garlic. In a small saucepan, make a brine of 3/4 cup water, 3/4 cup white vinegar and one tsp salt. Heat until boiling then pour into jar. Allow to cool a bit before you cover and refrigerate the jar. You can hot process the jars if you're making a lot but for one jar the fridge is fine. Allow the flavors to mellow for at least 3 days(a week is better).~

[Brat]

Green tomato relish too.

[old_lady_in_the_shoe]

Green Tomato ChowChow

All vegetables finely chopped
1qt. green tomatoes (stem core removed)
1 cup cabbage
1 green pepper
1 small hot pepper
1/4cup onion

3/4cup vinegar
1/2cup sugar
1 tsp salt

Bring vinegar, sugar and salt to a boil.
Add mixed veretables to liquid.
Simmer 20 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from heat and cool.
Place in airtight container and refridgerate.
Serve cold.
Excellant condiment for hotdogs, hamburgers on buns
or with a steak and beans dinner.

FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Batter
1 cup flour
1 egg, seperated
1/4 cup milk--or more
garlic salt and black pepper

Mix together the egg yolk, milk, flour and seasonings. You may need to add
more milk to get the batter to a pancake batter consistency. Refrigerate for
at least 1 hour. Also refrigerate the egg white. Remove from the refrigerator
and whip the egg white until very soft peaks form. Gently incorporate into
the batter.

Remove blossoms from the green tomatoes and cut out the core. Cut the tomatoe
as you would a red tomato for salad--not chopped--sliced. Heat up the deep
fryer or at least 3/4" of oil in a heavy skillet. When the oil is hot, dip the
tomatoes in the batter and drop into the hot oil. Fry to a golden brown.
Remove and drain well. We like to grate parmesan cheese over them when we eat
them. You can also add a little cornmeal to the batter--about 1/4 cup and
increase the milk.

Stewed Green Tomatoes
Delicious as a side-dish when served with a hardy meat entree. 4 servings.

2 tablespoons minced onion
2 tablespoons vegetable margarine
2 cups sliced green tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon chopped parsley(garnish)
Saute onions in margarine in sauce pan until light brown. Add the green tomatoes. Stir and cook the tomatoes slowly until they are tender. Season with the remaining ingredients. Garnish with parsley.


Green Tomato Pie
CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com

Category: Green Tomatoes
Serves/Makes: 6 | Difficulty Level: 3 | Ready In: 1-2 hrs

Ingredients:

1 pie crust
9 hard green tomatoes
2 large onions
1/4 cup butter
1 pound Swiss cheese
1 pound muenster cheese
salt
pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar
bread crumbs
wine or cider vinegar



Green tomato pie
Directions:
Remove stem end from tomatoes and slice thickly. Slice onions and saute in butter. Slice or grate cheeses. Line 11"x17" pan with some kind of crust (Regular flaky crust is great, but I usually do some sort of savory crumb crust, just 'cause it's easier. Bread or crackers and pecans are nice, with butter to hold it together).

Then make layers of bread crumbs, tomatoes, salt/pepper/sugar, cheese, and onions, starting and ending with bread crumbs. Sprinkle with vinegar, and top with crust or more crumbs drizzled with butter or olive oil. Bake at 375F till brown and bubby.

This recipe is from CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com
© 1995-2009 CDKitchen, Inc.

[dean]

bread and fry

put them in a brown paper bag to ripen

[Judi Dial]

Hey folks with the recipes, how about adding them to the cookbook please?

Thanks!

Judi

[frugal is fun]

I say pickle them but I have a different recipe and I usually do a large quantity, 1/2 bushell, not just a few.

Slice thin either by hand or with food processor.
soak in white vinegar over night
drain in colander over night (I usually put a plate on top with weights)

Once drained, add S&P, garlic sliced thin, hot peppers sliced thin, and oregano. Put in canning jars, top with olive oil until there are no air bubbles left, screw lids on tight and now you have the most awesome addition to any sandwich.

[spyzvixxen]

Pickled tomatoes!!! My grandfather used to make them every year. So good!!