Combining Fried Green Tomatoes (FGT) with a classic BLT

Here is the full recipe for the ultimate Fried Green Tomato BLT.

Part 1: The Fried Green TomatoesThe star of the show. You want these extra crispy so they don’t get soggy in the sandwich.

Ingredients:

2 large firm green (unripe) tomatoes, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds

1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (for that signature Southern crunch)

2 large eggs + 2 tbsp buttermilk (whisked together)

1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper

Vegetable oil (for shallow frying)