Difficulty: Intermediate
Apps & Sides
Fried Green Tomato Towers
Chef John
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Intermediate
Crispy, golden fried green tomatoes layered with creamy pimento cheese and a kick of hot sauce create these indulgent Fried Green Tomato Towers.
Instructions
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 425°F. Pace recteq Dutch Oven inside recteq.
- Step 2: Add shortening to recteq Dutch Oven and allow both to come up to temp.
- Step 3: While shortening is heating up, in 3 different 1/3 pans add flour to 1, then add egg wash to another 1/3 pan, and panko to another 1/3 pan. Set aside.
- Step 4: In the flour container, add Colden's Freakin' Greek Rub and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub and mix well.
- Step 5: Slice each tomato into 4 equal slices. Each slice will go into the flour, egg wash, panko in that order. Place on a piece of wax paper.
- Step 6: Once all tomatoes are battered, place them in batches in the recteq Dutch Oven and fry until golden brown. Remove and place on a cooking rack.
- Step 7: Place a slice of fried tomato down, top with pimento cheese and Matt's Louisiana Hot Sauce, top with another tomato and repeat with two more fried tomato slices.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
- 5 pound(s) Shortening
- 1 1/2 cup(s) Flour
- 2 1/2 cup(s) Egg Wash
- 4 cup(s) Panko
- 4 Green Tomatoes, sliced
- 4 tablespoon(s) Colden's Freakin' Greek Rub
- 1 tablespoon(s) Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub
- 1 cup(s) Pimento Cheese
- 4 tablespoon(s) Matt's Louisiana Hot Sauce
Tools Needed
- recteq Dutch Oven
- recteq Chef Knife
- recteq Cutting Board
- recteq Nitrile Gloves
- Aluminum 1/3 Pans
- Whisk
- Rubber Spatula
- Paper Towels
- Wax Paper
- Cooling Rack
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 425°F. Pace recteq Dutch Oven inside recteq.
- Step 2: Add shortening to recteq Dutch Oven and allow both to come up to temp.
- Step 3: While shortening is heating up, in 3 different 1/3 pans add flour to 1, then add egg wash to another 1/3 pan, and panko to another 1/3 pan. Set aside.
- Step 4: In the flour container, add Colden's Freakin' Greek Rub and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub and mix well.
- Step 5: Slice each tomato into 4 equal slices. Each slice will go into the flour, egg wash, panko in that order. Place on a piece of wax paper.
- Step 6: Once all tomatoes are battered, place them in batches in the recteq Dutch Oven and fry until golden brown. Remove and place on a cooking rack.
- Step 7: Place a slice of fried tomato down, top with pimento cheese and Matt's Louisiana Hot Sauce, top with another tomato and repeat with two more fried tomato slices.
Chef Pairings
Serve hot as a decadent appetizer or stack alongside grilled meats for a bold Southern-inspired side.