Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Green Tomatoes

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Green Tomatoes

    Is there a difference between green tomatoes and ordinary tomatoes that haven't ripened yet? I quite fancy making a green tomato chutney and having a big slice of fried green tomato but I'm not sure if I need to buy or grow a specific green variety of tomato?

    Thanks.
    D.O.B 24/12/65
    Mothers Maiden Name: Anger
    Favourite City: Tokyo
    Pet's name: Quiet Bob
    Name of the Town you were born in: Blackheath
    Memorable name: Nivea20
    World you most use as a password: Terry Towelling

  • #2
    well there are varieties of toms that are green but generally recipes for green toms are to use up those that don't ripen
    Last edited by binley100; 03-08-2011, 10:43 PM.
    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

    Comment


    • #3
      Agree with Binley, green tomatoes are just green (unripened) tomatoes. I made GTC last year - prepare to have the aromas abound your kitchen for a few days after!
      Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

      Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

      Comment


      • #4
        Janice, if you do make the chutney, be prepared to be delighted with the end result. Don't be like me last year though and quadruple up the recipe and expect to make four times the amount in the same timescale. it takes four times as long . I was totally disillusioned with the stirring by the time mine was made. Having said that though, it was (still is) delish and I still have some unopened in the larder

        Comment


        • #5
          Stirring? You don't need to do it all the time, just now and again. I leave my chutney on the slow bubble for hours, then leave it off overnight, then on for another few hours, just stirring every half hour or so
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

          Comment


          • #6
            True green tomatoes ( like Green Zebra) tend to ripen a bit yellow anyway.
            Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

            www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

            Comment


            • #7
              I'd definitely recommend making green tomato chutney. I've used up my unripe ones doing this for the last couple of years, and its a real treat.

              I've still got some of last September's batch left, delicious it is.

              I normally use the River Cottage recipes.
              Real Men Sow - a cheery allotment blog.

              Comment


              • #8
                Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                Stirring? You don't need to do it all the time, just now and again. I leave my chutney on the slow bubble for hours, then leave it off overnight, then on for another few hours, just stirring every half hour or so
                Now you tell me.

                Comment


                • #9
                  Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                  Now you tell me.
                  and there's me thinking you knew all your onions..........
                  S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                  a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                  You can't beat a bit of garden porn

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Hmmmmmm Green Tomato Chutney! *dribbles

                    My Nan used to make this when I was a kid - deeeeeeelish!
                    All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                    Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      With Davidstow Cheddar Extra Mature in fresh crusty bed - yum yum!

                      I too cook long and slow on the bubble in my Le Creuset, which is perfect for this kind of thing. About four hours if I remember correctly.
                      Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                      Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
                        Cheddar Extra Mature in fresh crusty bed - yum yum!
                        Coffee>Screen.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          [QUOTE=VirginVegGrower;880156]Extra Mature in fresh crusty bed - yum yum!

                          Nope, I can't stand a crusty bed. Wipe your screen Zaz!
                          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Damn the iPhone and it's predictive text. I don't like crusty beds either but I do like crusty BREAD!
                            sorry Zaz - hope your screen dried ;-)
                            Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                            Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              As all women can attest to, I sometimes have a crusty old man in mine!
                              Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                              Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

                              Comment

                              Latest Topics

                              Collapse

                              Recent Blog Posts

                              Collapse
                              Working...
                              X