Fried Red Tomatoes

Name: Fried Red Tomatoes
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon; 12 slices bread; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 large firm tomatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices; Sugar

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

8 slices bacon
12 slices bread
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 large firm tomatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
Sugar

Directions

1

Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; drain well. Crumble and set aside. Reserve drippings in skillet.
2

Cut each bread slice with a 3 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Toast bread rounds on each side, and set aside.
3

Combine flour, salt, and pepper; mix well. Dredge 12 of the largest tomato slices in flour mixture; reserve smaller tomato slices for other uses.
4

Heat reserved drippings over medium heat; add dredged tomato slices, and cook until golden brown, turning once. Sprinkle sugar evenly over slices.
5

Place fried tomatoes on toast rounds, and sprinkle with bacon. Serve immediately.