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On the Menu - Fried Green Tomatoes

​It's that time of year: the tomato bushes are loaded with tomatoes and you're making sauce and chutney as fast as you can with the ripe fruit. But what do you do with the green tomatoes?

I grew up believing that green tomatoes would give me at best a tummy ache, at worst make me sick. 

And then I saw a movie - do you remember Fried Green Tomatoes - and my eyes were opened to this delicious treat. I'm sure the tummy ache was a rumour spread so those who shall remain nameless could enjoy all the green tomatoes, fried of course, themselves.

If you haven't tried fried green tomatoes, do. They're good, and easy to make. And a great way to use up those green tomatoes you have growing in the backyard.

Fried Green Tomatoes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cornmeal 
1/4 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1cm slices
Vegetable oil* 

Method:
Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl; stir well. Dredge tomato slices in cornmeal mixture.

Fry tomato slices, a few at a time, in 6mm (1/4 inch) hot oil in a large frying pan until browned, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

Notes:
I use olive oil, we like the richer flavour.
We have Fried Green tomatoes as a side dish with sausages, rissoles, grilled chicken pieces etc.