Fried Green Tomatoes -- Best tomato to use?

[Nate]

I am about to purchae some tomatoes for my garden and I really love
them fried green. (However, I can never make them as well as my
mother.) Actually I suppose I should say I like Fried Green tomato
hash. She made them chunked and battered and kept turning them in the
frying pan till they reduced a lot. It turns out that the come out
looking like a Tomato hash or something.

Anyway, I am wondering what type of tomato wourks best for green
frying. I have tried Cherokee Purple, Big Boy, Mr. Stripey, and a
couple others.

Any input would be appreciated.


Thank you for your time.

---
Nate

[Chef R W Miller]

Evergreen
solid, medium-sized, green slicer, with full, mild and delicious flavors.
One of the best tasting greens

Aunt Ruby's German Green
Heirloom beefsteak from Greeneville, Tennessee, Superb, fruity sweet and
slightly spicy taste

Charlie's Green
green beefsteak with yellow hues when ripe, tastes as good as Aunt Ruby's
German Green

Green Giant
lime green, smooth, oblate fruit. Delicious sweet flavors. Arguably, one of
the best tasting green tomatoes

Grandma Oliver's Green
olive-green fruit with a sweet/tangy flavor. A very good tasting green
tomato

Green Pineapple
heirloom from Ohio, Excellent tropical fruit flavors with hints of pineapple

[The Cook]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:46:35 GMT, "Chef R W Miller"

Post by Chef R W Miller
Evergreen
solid, medium-sized, green slicer, with full, mild and delicious flavors.
One of the best tasting greens
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Heirloom beefsteak from Greeneville, Tennessee, Superb, fruity sweet and
slightly spicy taste
Charlie's Green
green beefsteak with yellow hues when ripe, tastes as good as Aunt Ruby's
German Green
Green Giant
lime green, smooth, oblate fruit. Delicious sweet flavors. Arguably, one of
the best tasting green tomatoes
Grandma Oliver's Green
olive-green fruit with a sweet/tangy flavor. A very good tasting green
tomato
Green Pineapple
heirloom from Ohio, Excellent tropical fruit flavors with hints of pineapple

Fried green tomatoes refers to frying unripe tomatoes. Most any
mature but not ripe tomato works fine.

Here is the recipe I posted in 1999.

Fried Green Tomatoes
Fanny Flagg in "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

1 medium green tomato (per person)
Salt
Pepper
White cornmeal
Bacon Drippings

Slice tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick, season with salt and pepper and
then coat both sides with cornmeal. In a large skillet, heat enough
bacon drippings to coat the bottom of the pan and fry tomatoes until
lightly browned on both sides.