Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich with Bacon and Fried Green Tomatoes
Takes pimento cheese to another level!
Ingredients
- 8 slices Sourdough Bread
- 8 slices Bacon
- 1 16 ounce Palmetto Brand Pimento Cheese Original
- 3-4 Green tomatoes
- 1/2 cup White flour
- 1/2 cup Cornmeal
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 1 large Egg
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp Butter
Instructions
Cook the Bacon
- Cook the bacon to your liking
- Set bacon aside on a plate with paper towels to drain
- Reserve 4 Tbsp of bacon grease to use to make the Fried Green Tomatoes
Make the Fried Green Tomatoes
- Slice the green tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices
- Mix the cornmeal and flour with a little salt and pepper in a shallow dish
- Mix the buttermilk and egg in another shallow dish
- Dip the tomato slices into the flour and cornmeal mixture, then into the buttermilk and egg mixture and then back into the flour and cornmeal.
- Coat the bottom of a skillet with vegetable oil and the reserved bacon grease - about 1/8 inch of oil in the bottom of the pan
- Heat the oil to about 375 degrees
- Fry the tomatoes about 2 minutes per side until golden brown
- Set tomatoes on paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt
Make the Sandwich
- Put pimento cheese on two pieces of sourdough bread
- Place 2 slices of bacon on the sandwich
- Add one or two of the fried green tomatoes
- Grill on both sides over medium heat in a tablespoon or two of butter until bread is golden and cheese is melty. Flip carefully.
- Enjoy!!