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Fried Green Tomato Sandwich with Home Grown Classic Pimento Cheese

Kevin Clark, Home grown Owner and Chef
Chunky, flavorful, and crafted with fresh, all-natural ingredients, Home grown Pimento Cheese is the perfect spread for this fried green tomato sandwich.

Ingredients
  

  • Flour for dredging
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • ⅓ cup cornmeal
  • ⅓ cup grated parmesan
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • Canola oil for frying
  • 4 to 5 green tomatoes halved and cut into ½-inch slices
  • Home grown Pimento Cheese to taste
  • 8 slices Texas toast
  • 6 slices cooked bacon

Instructions
 

  • Add flour to a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, lightly beat eggs. In a third shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, cornmeal, and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat ¼-inch to ½-inch of oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Dip a tomato slice in flour, then eggs, then the breadcrumb mixture. Add to hot oil. Continue with about a quarter of the tomato slices. Cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip tomatoes to cook other side until golden brown. Transfer tomatoes to a paper towel–lined plate. Repeat until all of the tomatoes are cooked.
  • Meanwhile, warm pimento cheese until melted. Stir to incorporate.
  • Toast bread. Spread equal amounts of warmed pimento cheese on each slice of bread. Top 4 bread slices with a few slices of fried green tomato and 1½ slices of bacon. Top with another piece of bread, cheese side down.