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There is a restaurant called 'Folks Restaurant' (formerly called 'Po' Folks

Restaurant) who sells a absolutely delicious serving of fried green tomatoes

with a mildly spicy ranch dressing-like sauce. It is truly delicious. Check it

out. I think that 'Folks Restaurants' are mostly in the southern United States.

 

--- On Mon 09/20, GeminiDragon < thelilacflower > wrote:

GeminiDragon [ thelilacflower]

 

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:02:34 -0700 (PDT)

Re: [recipe] Fried Tomatoes with Polenta Crust

 

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That sounds delicious, I sure have a hard time finding under ripe hard firm

tomatoes here though.<BR>

Donna<BR>

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~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:<BR>

This recipe is so delicious. If you are trying to <BR>

pick all your tomatoes before the frost comes, <BR>

and some are not quite ripe enough for a salad <BR>

or sauce, this recipe is a nice way to serve them up.<BR>

i like to make this in the winter when the tomatoes<BR>

are a bit tough or under-ripe.<BR>

<BR>

Fried Tomatoes with Polenta Crust<BR>

<BR>

4 large firm under-ripe tomatoes<BR>

1 cup polenta or coarse cornmeal<BR>

1 tsp. dried oregano<BR>

1/2 tsp garlic powder<BR>

1/2 tsp. dried basil<BR>

Flour, for dredging<BR>

1 egg, beaten with salt & pepper<BR>

Oil, for frying<BR>

<BR>

Cut the tomatoes into thick slices. Mix the polenta or <BR>

cornmeal with the oregano, garlic powder and basil. <BR>

Put the flour, egg, and polenta mixture into separate <BR>

bowls. Dip the tomato slices into the flour, then into the <BR>

egg, then into the polenta. Fill a shallow frying pan <BR>

about one-third full of oil, and heat steadily until it is <BR>

quite hot. Slip the tomato slices into the oil carefully,<BR>

a few at a time, and fry on each side until crisp. <BR>

Remove and drain. Repeat with the remaining tomatoes, <BR>

reheating the oil in between as needed. Serve with dipping <BR>

sauces such as jalapeno ranch dressing and a side salad.<BR>

Yield: 4 servings<BR>

<BR>

~ pt ~<BR>

<BR>

This has been our way: Spring for plowing and sowing;<BR>

Summer for strengthening the crop;<BR>

Autumn for grain's ripeness and for reaping;<BR>

Winter for consuming its goodness.<BR>

~ 'Cath Maige Tuired', from Caitlin Matthews,<BR>

'The Celtic Book of Days'<BR>

<BR>

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That's cool; i've never heard of those restaurants

before, nor have i seen fried green tomatoes on any

menu... but then i grew up in NY and now reside in

Oregon. :)

If i ever venture south i will look for them.

 

~ pt ~

 

The person who has no inner life

is the slave of their surroundings.

~ Henri Frederic Amiel

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~>

, " Bill Beckwith "

<tinygnome@e...>

wrote:

> There is a restaurant called 'Folks Restaurant' (formerly called

'Po' Folks

Restaurant) who sells a absolutely delicious serving of fried green

tomatoes

with a mildly spicy ranch dressing-like sauce. It is truly delicious.

Check it out. I

think that 'Folks Restaurants' are mostly in the southern United

States.

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