Jersey Fried Tomatoes Recipes

MOM'S FRIED RED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes into thick slices. Put aside.
• Mix flour, salt and pepper in shallow dish for coating.
• Heat butter and olive oil in pan, until it's hot enough to fry inches.
• Pre-heat oven to warm setting. (Lowest setting).
• Coat tomato slices in flour mixture.
• Place in pan until gloden brown.
• Place on baking sheet and place in warm oven until ready to serve. (I think they taste better if put in the oven for a little bit because it crisps them up a bit.).

FRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes, but do not peel.
• Cut into 3/4-inch slices.
• Place on paper towels to drain.
• Combine flour, salt, sugar and pepper.
• Dust tomatoes in flour mixture on both sides.
• Add evaporated milk to rmaining flour mixture to make a thick batter.
• Dip floured tomatoes in batter.
• Fry in hot oil 1/2-inch deep until golden brown on both sides.

PARMESAN PAN-FRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine flour, onion powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl; mix well.
• In seperate bowl, combine panko and parmesan.
• In a third bowl, combine eggs and mustard.
• Take tomato slices and dip in flour mixture, dusting off excess.
• Then dip in egg mixture, letting excess drip off.
• Finally, dip in parmesan/panko mixture, pressing parmesan mixture onto slices for good coverage; repeat until all slices are breaded.
• These should be stored in a single layer and dusted lightly with extra crumbs. DO NOT STACK.
• Heat olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium to high heat.
• Place 3 slices (one order) in pan and let cook about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown. DON'T FLIP TOO SOON or parmesan mixture will fall off.
• Continue with remaining slices and serve hot.

RED, JUICY, HERB-FRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together basil, thyme, salt, and white pepper. Mix in 5 teaspoons olive oil to make a spreadable paste. Spread paste on cut side of each tomato half.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in small skillet over medium-low heat. Place tomatoes herb-side down in skillet, and cover. Simmer for 5 minutes; tomatoes should be hot but not stewed. Serve immediately.

JERSEY FRESH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, green bell pepper, onion, and celery in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat and cook until green bell pepper and onion are soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in sugar, salt, oregano, basil, and pepper.
• Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir into the skillet. Simmer tomato mixture until thickened, about 5 minutes.

JERSEY FRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Mix egg, milk, salt, and pepper together.
• Dip tomato slices in egg mixture and cover in bread crumbs.
• In large skillet add enough bacon grease to cover pan.
• In a large skillet fry tomato slices on each side until golden brown. (Make sure that when you flip them and during cooking that enough bacon grease is in the pan.).
• Remove and place on paper towel.
• Repeat until all tomato slices are cooked. Make sure to add more bacon grease to the pan between batches!
• For a different taste my mom enjoys just dipping the tomato slices in flour and skipping the egg mixture and bread crumbs and frying the same way.