Dinner and a Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes
By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter
In the summer I always like to have Family Movie Night.
We set up the projector and hang a sheet over the fence to create that drive-in movie feel.
The hotdogs are cooked on the grill, popcorn is popped, and the carbonated drinks are pasted around before and during the movie.
Sometimes we even stretch our taste buds and prepare a meal around the movie’s theme. These meal themes can be colors, animals, or countries that are mentioned in the movie. An example of how this theme works is when we showed Ice Age.
But as my kids got older I started having Adult Movie Night with our friends. Each movie that we showed had some type of theme. This theme was carried out into invitations where friends were encouraged to bring a dish that applied to the theme. Our first movie night my husband and I showed Fried Green Tomatoes. As one can expect the showcased dish was the southern delicacy fried green tomatoes.
So plan your own dinner and a movie night with your family and friends and use the recipes below to start your movie tradition.
Chef Steve’s Fried Green Tomatoes
4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 green tomatoes sliced ¼ inch thick
- 2 cups Italian breading or your own blend
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 1-cup flour
- 1-ounce salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoon pepper
- 1-ounce garlic powder
Mix eggs and buttermilk in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Put breading in a baking dish and slice tomatoes. Cover tomato slices in flour mixture and then dip into egg/buttermilk mixture. Place in baking dish with breading and cover with breading.
Chef Steve’s Heart Healthy Fried Green Tomatoes
4 servings
- 2 to 3 green tomatoes sliced 3/8 inch thick
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 1-cup flour
- 1-ounce salt
- 1 ½ tablespoon pepper
- 1-ounce garlic powder
- Parchment paper
Slice tomatoes into 3/8 inch thick. Mix eggs and buttermilk in bowl. Place flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a baking dish and mix. Coat tomatoes in flour mixture then dip into egg/buttermilk wash. Repeat with flour mixture and egg/buttermilk wash and then flour mixture. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for
