Fried Green Tomatoes
Quick Reference
| Product | Receiving | Storage | Thaw Time | Cook Time | Internal Cooking Temp | Quality Serving | Hold Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Freezer | Freezer | 5 1/2 minutes | 135°F | 150°F - 160°F | Frozen - 90 days
Cooked - 30 minutes | |
| Lettuce | Cooler | 34°F - 41°F | End of Day | ||||
| Tomatoes | Cooler | 34°F - 41°F | |||||
| Bacon | Freezer | Cooler | 4 hours at room temp | ||||
| Ranch | Cooler | 24 hours | 7 minutes | 34°F - 41°F | 4 days | ||
| Toast | Dry Storage | Dry Storage |
QA Standard
Texas Toast should be evenly toasted and golden brown. Sandwich should be neatly assembled.
Tools Needed
- 2- 7 ¾” condiment spatulas
- Yellow tongs
- Fryer basket
- Sharpie
- MPHC pans with grate
- 1/6 size 4” deep pans
Work Safe
To cut a sandwich in half when requested, place biscuit splitter on top of sandwich and place free hand on top of the blade to hold the toast. Do not hold toast from side while cutting.
Fried Green Tomatoes
- Program timer #5 on both panels for 5 ½ minutes seconds on Vat #1. Program a 1-minute shake time.
- When programming name the product “FGT”
- Name the cook ID “FT”
Preparing and Holding - MPHC
- COMMUNICATE WITH BACKLINE COORDINATOR FOR AMOUNT OF PRODUCT TO COOK
- Cooked fried green tomatoes are held in the MPHC using a warming pan with a grate in the bottom.
- Use a slotted lid for fried green tomatoes. HS2 units no lid.
- Using two Food-Mitt gloves, take the amount of fried green tomatoes to be cooked from the freezer
- Cook no more than 12 fried green tomatoes at one time in the fryer basket. Overfilling will cause fried green tomatoes not to cook properly.
- Remove the Food-Mitt gloves by shaking them off your hands into a garbage can. Ensure you do not touch the gloves.
- Gently lower the fryer basket into the fryer set to 350°F
- Press the timer button for 5 ½ -minutes
- Shake fried green tomatoes after 1 minute of cooking
- When the final timer sounds, raise the fryer basket out of shortening and allow to drain for 5 seconds
- Always use yellow tongs to handle cooked fried green tomatoes
- Place no more than 12 fried green tomatoes in the warming pan with grate
- Ensure that the pan passes under the “Bump” on the lid to lock the pan in place
- Press the timer button to begin the 30-minute hold timer
- Any fried green tomatoes remaining 30 minutes after cooking must be discarded into the waste
- Always store the fryer baskets on the fryer bracket when not in use