Fried Green Tomato BLT with Pimento Cheese

Name: Fried Green Tomato BLT with Pimento Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 strips bacon; 1 serving oil or bacon grease for frying; 2 slices bread; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 59 milliliters cornmeal; 1 medium green tomato, sliced 1/4 inch thick; 2 leaves lettuce; 59 milliliters masa harina (corn flour) or flour; 2 Tbsps pimento cheese; 1 serving creole seasoning or salt and pepper

Fried Green Tomato BLT with Pimento Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains around 23g of protein, 34g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, bacon grease, cornmeal, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Soak the green tomato slices in the buttermilk for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.Cook the bacon and set it aside on paper towels to drain.

Ingredients you will need

Tomato Slices

Buttermilk

Bacon

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Mix the masa harina, cornmeal and creole seasoning and place it in a wide and shallow dish.Pull the tomato slices out of the buttermilk and dredge them in the cornmeal mixture.Fry the tomato slices in oil over medium heat until golden brown on both sides, about 3-4 minute per side and set aside to drain on paper towels.Assemble sandwich and enjoy.

Ingredients you will need

Creole Seasoning

Tomato Slices

Masa Harina

Buttermilk

Cornmeal

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Equipment

Paper Towels

Ingredients

Servings:

2strips

bacon 1serving

oil or bacon grease for frying 2slices

bread 118milliliters

buttermilk 59milliliters

cornmeal 1medium

green tomato, sliced 1/4 inch thick 2leaves

lettuce 59milliliters

masa harina (corn flour) or flour 2Tbsps

pimento cheese 1serving

creole seasoning or salt and pepper

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.