blt with a twist
My husband and I both wanted different things for lunch so I decided to combine the two requests and this is what we came up with. It was so good and so much better than a plain BLT. Enjoy!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Pan Fry
yield
2 to 3
Ingredients
- 1 medium green tomatoe
- 1 medium onion, sliced thin
- - olive oil to drizzle in bottom of fry pan for onions
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (not in a can)
- 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons all prupose flour
- 1 teaspoon hungarian paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 - egg, beaten
- 3 - slices provalone cheese
- 3 - strips of bacon cooked crisp and cut in half
- 6 - slices of bread i used italian cut 1 inch thick
- TOPPINGS
- - mayonnaise
- - dijon mustard
- - sliced hungarian hot peppers (optional)
- - romaine lettuce leaves or your favorite
How To Make blt with a twist
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Step 1Cut green tomatoe in 1/4 inc slices and place on a paper towel, sprinkle with kosher salt and allow to sit until moisture comes up, blot moisture with papertowel.
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Step 2In the meantime slice your onion in thin slices, drizzle olive oil on the bottom of a fry pan and cook onions on medium heat turning occasionally, once they wilt turn heat down a little and continue to cook until carmalized.
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Step 3Fry your bacon in a separate pan until crisp, drain on papertowel, cut in half. Set aside. Save drippings.
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Step 4Place cornmeal and cheese in a separate shallow dish add pepper and hungarian paprika, mix. In another shallow dish beat your egg.
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Step 5Dip your tomatoe slices in the egg mixture and then the cornmeal mixture, set aside on a papertowel or dish. Continue process until all your slices are breaded.
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Step 6Fry each breaded tomatoe slice in your bacon grease for 2 to 3 minutes and drain.
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Step 7Place a sheet of foil on a cookie sheet, place your bread slices on the cookie sheet and layer 3 slices with 2 slices of fried tomatoe, top with one bacon strip cut in half, top with 1 slice of cheese.
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Step 8Broil 3 inches from broiler until cheese is melted, remove and top with your carmalized onions, lettuce, peppers, and on the other slice spread your mayo and mustard. Enjoy
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