Fermented (Not Fried!) Pickled Green Tomatoes: The Answer to Green Tomatoes in the Garden

What can we do with our green tomatoes? One answer is to ferment them! Fermenting vegetables is a process that has been used for thousands of years to preserve the harvest. The process is simple as you will see in this video. Thanks for watching!
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[@saidurrahman-mz2xe]

Thank you very much for giving us such a wonderful scientific method. I hope your video will surely prevent food wastage and benefit people

[@sophiegmichael5598]

Easy and simple directions to follow. Thx ..can't wait to make this.

[@suesonv]

Excellent video! Going to ferment green tomatoes today. Thanks again.

[@thebitcoingarden]

Lovely video and thanks for the information!

[@amalawad4096]

Thank you! I’m following this recipe.

[@yesman.]

Wow great video 👍 I’m starting mine tomorrow with the same mason jar

[@WanderingNature]

Thank you

[@justfloating3944]

Wow! Another great idea to try!
I didn't know you could do this.

[@TikkiOOO]

I saw them sell pickled green tomatoes in Pickle shops in New York City, so I figured I'd try making my own. It worked!

[@forageforage3520]

What a super great idea Tikki O! Fermented foods are so good for you too! Best part there is no need to spend huge amounts of money and equipment to do simple fermentation. I love those glass weights for fermenting - highly recommend. I would further recommend using an "air lock" lid..they are pretty affordable, ($3.00) This will seriously help in the fermentation process. Gas can/will build up and if you forget to burp your fermenting jars, you will definitely get some spillover/leak. The air lock lids will help prevent that problem. I do still however, place my jars on a small tray or in a small plastic food container, just in case..

[@TikkiOOO]

Thank you Forage! I've been using chili peppers in the ferments for added flavor as well as color. Thanks for the tip about the air lock lids, I will check them out!

[@maiwildmedicinals7347]

Thank you for an excellent video. How do you use your fermented green tomatoes?

[@virginiavoigt2418]

A wonderful video, clear and concise. You may want to consider Target as a source for half gallon mason jars. They are currently $4.19 each on their website. Do you do any fermenting with sprouts or microgreens?

[@virginiavoigt2418]

I sometimes have trouble getting the salt to dissolve in the water, especially if it is coarse salt. So I prepare the salt water before I do anything else. If I know I am likely to have problems dissolving the salt, I will heat part of the water to help that. By the time the tomatoes are all prepared, the salt water is cool and ready to go.

[@joeseatat]

Wonderful video! Thank you!
I'd like to know a bit more about what to do with this after it's done. What do I eat it with/on?

[@foppo100]

With anything or by itself.Come on?

[@virginiavoigt2418]

More recently I have found half-gallon Ball jars at Ace Hardware, a case of six for $17.00.

[@gwens5093]

"Water needs to sit for a minimum of 24 hours to dechlorinate. It can actually take almost 5 days for chlorine to evaporate completely from the water, depending on the initial concentration of the chlorine, and the total volume of water. "

[@Tammy-td5ok]

Are you in Syracuse?

[@gwens5093]

Why not pickling salt?

[@kevinbrown1629]

Can this process be dangerous?

[@foppo100]

Of course living is dangerous try it.

[@jamesmk2003]

Green, thus unripe tomatoes contain a substance called tomatine in addition to solanine. Both tomatine and solanine are toxic so it is not wise to eat green tomatoes in large quantities. Solanine poisoning can cause unpleasant symptoms like fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness and lethargy.