These will still be delicious but slightly less crunchy. To make fried green tomatoes without cornmeal, simply double the fine dry breadcrumbs and omit the cornmeal. Vegetable oil, canola oil or peanut oil.Plus, tomatoes that are starting to ripen are juicier, which makes it a little harder to get that crunchy crust and begins to get 'mushy middles'. If they get any more ripe than that, the sugars have developed and the tomato gets a little too sweet for my taste. Simple fried green tomatoes can be made with really green and slightly yellowish green tomatoes. I did eat my fair share of Southern fried side dishes, though, including fried yellow squash, okra, and potatoes. I did not grow up eating fried green tomatoes but when I tried them for the first time 20+ years ago, it was love at first bite, for sure. And to be honest, that's the size my little garden produces! I like to use small to medium size green tomatoes so I can get more of the crunch coating in every bite. They are perfect for game day or any party appetizer. Try my Fried Green Cherry Tomatoes if you have unripe cherry tomatoes in your garden. You can never eat just one- unless you are using Grand Champion-size tomatoes, then maybe, just maybe you could stop at one. In the South, we eat fried tomatoes like potato chips. I'll tell you my secret to keeping the crunchy coating on even the sides of these easy, no-fail fried green tomatoes!

Tangy, tender-but-not-mushy on the inside. Simply the best fried green tomatoes recipe! The secret to Perfect-Every-Time Fried Green Tomatoes recipe revealed! Crispy, crunchy cornmeal coating on the outside.

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