letscook
Head Chef
Its the end of the garden and I have about 5 lbs of green Roma tomatoes that are not going to ripen as the cool weather has hit.
What can I do with them ?
What can I do with them ?
Just a little warning...I put some green tomatoes on my windowsill to ripen. Now the sill is stained yellow, and I just painted it a couple of months ago.thanks all for the suggestions,
since these are romas don't think ill fry them too small to deal with. but Think I will try Katies suggestion and let them sit for a while see if rippen. if not salsa will be next.
Just a little warning...I put some green tomatoes on my windowsill to ripen. Now the sill is stained yellow, and I just painted it a couple of months ago.
Great thread, LetsCook!
I've only eaten Fried Green Tomatoes one time. I don't know how they were cooked, but the resulting dish was extremely tangy to the point where I didn't care for it.
Are fried Green Tomatoes themselves tangy or was that the result of the cooking process/ingredients?
All the green tomatoes I've tasted and/or cooked didn't really come off as tangy to me. I found the flavor to be crisp and fresh.
When I make my fried green tomatoes, I dip them in beaten egg, then in Italian/seasoned bread crumbs and fry until crisp. Salt as they come out of the pan and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
there are three options that i use towards the end of the season for red tomatoes.
first, pull the plant up partly out of the ground, then water and push back down and tamp the soil lightly with your foot. this hastens ripening on the vine. somehow, the plant thinks it needs to rush ripening.
second, break off whole branches that are fruited with tomatoes, and hang until ripening. it's not just for old italian guys. if a frost is coming, pull and hang the the whole plant upside down, removing any leaves or unnecessary stems.
finally, put them in a paper bag or cardboard box with a ripe banana. both tomatoes and bananas give off ethylene gas that speeds ripening of adjacent fruit. so adding an ol banana that normally woulda been chucked helps out the green tomatoes.