I've been trying to perfect a recipe for years and tryed them using the Japanese Panko bread crumbs this year. Bingo! I felt like I'd won the lottery... They come out fluffly light and crispy....these bead crumbs are a Godsend!

You'll need...

a few firm green tomatoes
1 cup of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
1 tblsp. sugar
Vegetable oil for frying

Slice tomatoes 1/4" thick and soak them in salted ice water in the fridge, 2 hours. Take them out and drain, dry on paper towels.

Heat 1/2" vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet.

Get three bowls out. Put flour, salt and pepper in one. Put 2 beaten eggs and milk in the second one. Put Panko bread crumbs and sugar in the third one. Dip each slice in flour lightly, then egg wash, then coat generously with the crumbs. Fry in oil until golden and crisp.

Here is an online source for the crumbs, if you can't find them in your area. They are amazing!

Panko Bread Crumb
(just shortened your URL~W)

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They're very strange. They look like instant mashed potato flakes. They're much lighter than regular crumbs. I wouldn't use them in place of regular ones very often though. They're great for shrimp and thin fillets of fish too. I would say for frying any vegetable, they'd be great!

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Winter do they have those bread crumbs at Albertson's/or a major store....or did you have to go to a specialty store. I use to live in Walnut/Diamond Bar/Rowland Heights area(I was on the corner of all three )....so I didn't have to go far to find an Asian Store ...but now I live in Fallbrook.

I looooooove Fried Green Tomatoes...but learned my lesson not to eat toooooo many!
I just used the flour, egg wash, any bread crumbs or I would use crushed corn flakes. I will have to give your recipe a try this year. Have you ever tried your recipe with eggplant or okra?
Catlover

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Ya know these crumbs would be amazing for eggplant. MMM!!! I'm gonna give that a go for sure!

I had a hard time finding these crumbs...they are strictly Japanese, so I eventually found them in little Tokyo in Downtown LA.

If you PM me your address, I'll send you a bag. I just picked up 4 bags last week.

They also make Honey Panko, which is slightly sweet. YUM!

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I just remembered we do have a few Asian stores in that town so maybe I can try there and see if they carry them or can get them

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Love fried green tomatoes...
Will check this out,I have never breaded them,just a little olive oil,some herbs and a bit of parmesan. mmmmmmm

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cornmeal....will try that one...

I really love them fried with eggs and cheese
or baked with tuna and cheese...mmmmmm

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I am going to try this... Does it work with Hard red tomatoes?

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I'd like to know that too Rita.
What's the taste difference between green and hard red tomatos?
I've checked the grocery store and they don't sell green toms.
I'm going to check out the farmers market at some point, though.

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