Recipe courtesy of Jim's Drive In
Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 693
- Total Fat
- 43
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 50
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 27
- Cholesterol
- 178
- Sodium
- 892
- Total: 40 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for deep frying
8 slices bacon
1 green tomato, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 eggs
4 slices provolone
Mayonnaise, for spreading
4 seeded hamburger buns, buttered and toasted
Iceberg lettuce, for serving
Directions
- Preheat a deep fryer with canola oil to 375 degrees F. You can also use a cast-iron skillet filled halfway with canola oil.
- In a skillet set over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy, about 10 minutes.
- In a shallow dish, add the flour and season with some salt and pepper. In a second shallow dish, add the eggs and lightly beat. Dredge the tomato slices in the flour then in the eggs and again in the flour.
- Fry the battered green tomato slices until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
- In a large skillet set over medium heat, add a tablespoon of the canola oil. Add the fried green tomatoes to the skillet, stacked 2 high. Cover the stack with 2 pieces of the cheese and let melt, about a minute. Repeat with the remaining stacks of tomatoes and cheese, adding another tablespoon of oil halfway through.
- Spread some mayonnaise onto both sides of a bun and layer with a stack of fried green tomatoes covered with melted cheese, 2 slices of crispy bacon, lettuce and top with top of the bun. Repeat for the remaining buns and tomato stacks, and then serve hot.