fried green tomato & bacon sandwich with gravy

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Dee Tourville
FC, FL

Just had a craving for bacon, fried tomatoes & bacon gravy................so this is what I threw together.

(2 ratings)
yield 3 to 6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For fried green tomato & bacon sandwich with gravy

  • 1 lb
    bacon
  • 4 md
    green tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 1/2 c
    yellow cornmeal
  • 3/4 c
    flour,self rising
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • 1
    egg, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp
    cayenne
  • 1/4 tsp
    white pepper
  • 6 slice
    bread of choice
  • BACON GRAVY

How To Make fried green tomato & bacon sandwich with gravy

  • 1
    fry bacon in skillet over med high heat until perfectly crisp. turn off skillet. Remove 3 TBS of bacon grease to a small bowl to use later. Leave rest of grease in skillet.
  • 2
    Remove bacon to paper towels to drain.
  • 3
    slice tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick.
  • 4
    mix milk, beaten egg in a bowl. You will use this to soak tomatoes.
  • 5
    in a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, cayenne, and white pepper, mix well.
  • 6
    soak tomatoes in milk mixture.
  • 7
    coat one at a time in flour mixture.
  • 8
    Reheat grease that we left in skillet on med high heat.
  • 9
    Cook tomatoes in batches trying not to crowd. turn when tomato reaches a golden brown. repeat on flip side. Drain. Place on a plate.
  • 10
    Bacon Gravy Ingredients & Directions;
  • 11
    3 TBS of bacon grease 5 TBS. of flour, packed. 1 1/2 cups milk. white pepper to taste.
  • 12
    In skillet heat bacon grease with pepper. Whisk in flour, stirring constantly until mixture turns light brown color.
  • 13
    Add milk 1/2 cup at a time while constantly stirring,continue to add milk until gravy is nice and thick. Taste and salt. turn skillet gravy on low heat.
  • 14
    Place 1 slice of bread on plate; smother in gravy. Add slices of crispy fried tomatoes & crispy bacon. I do not cover bacon & tomatoes with gravy as I like the crunch but feel free to top with another slice of bread & smother with more gravy. I do sprinkle pepper flakes on mine but I did not add to recipe.

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