T Daddy's Southern Tomato Pie
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By
terry edwards
@terryedwards
15
This is a great summertime dish when all the ingredients are fresh and available.
Rating:
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Serves:
4
Prep:
1 Hr
Cook:
45 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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1deep dish pie shell
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4 largevine ripe tomatoes
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half mediumyellow onion
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2 clovegarlic
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2/3 cgrated sharp cheddar
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2/3 cgrated mozzarella cheese
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1/2 cfinely grate parm cheese
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2 mediumeggs
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10 largebasil leaves
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1 Tbspchives chopped
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1/2 cbacon bits/chopped ham
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1/4 tspcholula sauce
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1 tspstone ground mustard
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1 tspapple cider vinegar
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5-6ritz crackers crushed
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1/2 cmayonnaise,dukes or hellmans
How to Make T Daddy's Southern Tomato Pie
- peel the tomatoes, slice, salt and put on a baking rack to drain for approximately one hour. Pat dry with paper towels to remove any water.
- Saute the chopped onion and chopped garlic and set aside
- Chop the basil leaves and set aside
- Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.
Remove the frozen pie crust from the freezer and let sit for 10 minutes. Pierce the crust with a fork in several places and bake for 15 minutes. remove from the oven and set aside. - Beat the eggs and add the cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, mayo, mustard, cholula, vinegar, and chives to complete the topping. Combine thoroughly.
- put a thin layer of the topping on the bottom of the pre-cooked pie shell.
Put a layer of tomatoes and add a layer of sauteed onions, sprinkle chopped basil and bacon/ham pieces. Repeat this step to fill the pie shell. - Spread the topping completely over the filling.
- Add the crushed ritz cracker crumbs to the grated parmesan cheese and sprinkle on the topping.
- Bake at 350 degrees on a baking sheet for 40-45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.
