What is best to serve with fried green tomatoes?

[Grasswire2]

I scored a nice dozen at farmers market today.

The limitations: No pork or shrimp. Nothing too carby, such as mac and cheese.

Do people sometimes feature the tomatoes as the main dish, and add sides such as slaw and cornbread?

I make them almost every year, but haven't figured out what goes best.

[hippywife]

1. I don't really care for fried green tomatoes, but...

maybe some type of roumalade sauce spooned onto them. I'd think most any other type of veg would go with them. Your idea for slaw and cornbread would be perfect.

My fav use for green tomatoes is a green tomato pie.

[LisaM]

2. Pulled pork?

It might make a nice side to pulled pork with barbecue sauce (I like Carolina style).

[Shermann]

5. I had that combination, and it was great. Southern comfort food at its best. nt

[rockbluff botanist]

3. Fried chicken of course!

Crispy golden fried chicken, collards, cornbread, pinto beans and tomato and cucumber salad.

Oops, my south is showing. I hope my son doesn't see this. He's a chef.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Your my kind of DUer

Dad was a Bama man. Let that South flow!

[trof]

20. ROLL TIDE! Oh...and buttermilk.

With the ''maters.

[trof]

21. ROLL TIDE! Oh...and buttermilk.

With the ''maters.

[Warpy]

19. Not nuts about the collards, but everything on your list was on mine

Definitely the beans, cornbread, and salad, and of course everything goes with fried chicken!

Plus, if you're going to heat up a pan of grease, you might as well make it do double duty.

[MLAA]

4. I would think a nice array of veggies including cabbage. Cornbread would be a great addition.

[mia]

6. I've had them with fried eggs, bacon, and hash browns.

Cornbread or biscuits.

Turkey bacon for you.

[RainCaster]

7. Spare ribs

On a wood-fired grill

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Just the FGT!

I like a little Frank's on mine. My dads homemade hot sauce recipe went to his grave with him - so just tomatoes and Frank's.

[Lunabell]

10. Absolutely fried chicken!

Cornbread and greens. Maybe a black eyed pea or two.

[Mollyann]

11. Got to have cornbread with a nice crust cooked in an iron skillet .

Either field peas with snaps, fresh or frozen, speckled butter beans or pinto beans. Turnip greens or collard greens cooked with ham hocks. Some chow chow relish and you have a meal fit for the gods.

[Grasswire2]

12. I always dredge in cornmeal and cook in iron skillet.

Not having any Southern roots or relatives puts a crimp in the usual accompaniments.

[japple]

18. Yes!!! Field peas, butter beans or pinto beans. Greens of some kind (I cook mine with garlic and

cumin in a little olive oil, adding a finely diced turnip root and a little water or broth. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes) Cornbread is a must.

[RoverSuswade]

13. Nothing.

Just fry them in Crisco breaded with salt & pepper, cormeal and flour and then put them on 2 pieces of white bread with whatever dressing you like _mustard - honey mustard - Grey poupon- whatever. Maybe add a little salad vinegar to the skillet while frying.
Have a Coca-Cola to drink with them. heaven.

[RoverSuswade]

14. And oh, yeah:

Use bacon grease if you can it really enhances the flavor. Also use solid green tomatoes do not use any that have any pink yellow or red showing Or your finished product will be very mushy

[Grasswire2]

16. interesting! nt

[eppur_se_muova]

15. Seconds. nt

[dingosatemyusername]

17. I like mine with a little onion and yellow squash fried with them n/t

[AKwannabe]

22. I made a fried green tomato BLT

This summer with my first green tomato harvest.
Also, great with bacon eggs and taters!

Try that BLT. Was BOMB!

[Grasswire2]

23. I mentioned that idea to family...

...and they drooled and couldn't stop saying yum yum yum yum.

LOL

[Grasswire2]

25. that was our supper..

Fried green tomato BLTs

OMG delicious.

I used someone else's suggestion to use a little crisco instead of oil, and nother person's suggestion for Old Bay seasoning...

...and dredged in coarse cornmeal and a little flour mixed, and black pepper.

Really the best fried green tomatoes ever. And tucked into a BLT with some mayo.



Oh, cast iron skillet of course.

[AKwannabe]

31. Nice

Sounds yummy!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Crab meat - spritz of lemon!!!! Owens Fish Camp SRQ best

Goat cheese crab on fgt

[Grasswire2]

26. that tomato looks battered and deep fried.

Yes? No?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Yes. You mean someone would try and cook some

Other way? Did not know that. Got "fried" in name

[Grasswire2]

28. interestingI

I "fried" some sliced green tomatoes tonight, dredged in cornmeal, a bit of flour, and Old Bay seasoning....."fried" in a tablespoon of Crisco in a large cast iron skillet.

So I guess we distinguish between "fried" and "deep fried". Or maybe mine were "skillet fried"

I dunno.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. I don't know how restaurant cooks them... But you may

be right? Deep fried. Bet it a lot easier. And tastes great. More fat content.
But what's a splurge every once in a while?

Only thing I think I ever deep fry at home is french fries? You?

[Grasswire2]

30. nope

no deep frying here. Too much trouble unless you have a separate appliance, and I wouldn't use it often.