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    Home » Dressings, Sauces, & Marinades » The Spicy Southerner Sandwich with Fried Green Tomatoes, Spicy Pimento Cheese, and Bacon Bourbon Jam

    Published: Jun 11, 2019 · Modified: Sep 26, 2021 by Sara

    The Spicy Southerner Sandwich with Fried Green Tomatoes, Spicy Pimento Cheese, and Bacon Bourbon Jam

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    The Spicy Southerner brings together our version of two Southern classics: Fried green tomatoes and pimento cheese. Setting the flavors over the top is our original bacon bourbon jam. You can taste the South in every bite!

    sandwich with fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, and bacon bourbon jam

    When I tell y’all I had dreams about this sandwich, I mean I had dreams about this sandwich. I thought about making this sandwich over a year before I ever tasted it…

    It was last June when I first published the fried green tomatoes recipe and after I took my pictures I enjoyed those tangy tomatoes with some store-bought pimento cheese. Now, there are good pimento cheeses out there like Palmetto in the grocery store, but we knew one day we would have to publish a recipe to show you how real pimento cheese is made.

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    sandwich with fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, and bacon bourbon jam

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    In the meantime, I had pimento cheese at Victory Sandwich Bar in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood of Atlanta and theirs was topped with fresh bacon jam. It was incredible!

    I just had to figure out how to make it and share it with our readers, and so Bacon Bourbon Jam was born. Again, there are other store-bought bacon jams out there like this one from Stonewall Kitchen, but there is nothing like homemade.

    But wait… Pimento cheese, bacon jam, fried green tomatoes. These things totally need to be made into a sandwich! But, before we could do that, we needed to come up with the mother of all pimento cheese recipes and boy did we! Our Spicy & Smoky Pimento Cheese has a kick like none other and the flavors are out of this world.

    Now that all the recipes were out there on Biscuits & Burlap, all I needed to do was assemble the sandwich, take pictures, and tell y’all about it, and I am here today to tell you that this sandwich is amazing.

    sandwich with fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, and bacon bourbon jam

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    If you’re planning on doing it the right way and making all the parts homemade, here is the order I would go with:

    1. Mix up the pimento cheese and put it in the refrigerator- It needs a bit for the flavors to come together. A day or two is best if you have time.
    2. Make the bacon bourbon jam and set it aside so it has time to cool.
    3. Next, make the fried green tomatoes– You’ll want them to stay warm when you put the sandwich together.
    4. While the tomatoes are frying, toast the bread. Spread pimento cheese on 4 slices and bacon bourbon jam on the others.
    5. When the tomatoes are done, add 2-3 slices between a slices of bacon jam bread and a slice of pimento cheese bread. Cut in half and enjoy!

    Don’t forget to snap a picture and tag us on Instagram or Facebook!

    sandwich with fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese, and bacon bourbon jam

    The Spicy Southerner

    Biscuits & Burlap
    The Spicy Southerner is a sandwich that combines Cajun fried green tomatoes, spicy, smokey pimento cheese, and bacon bourbon jam for over-the-top Southern flavor in every bite.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Main Course, Sandwich
    Cuisine American, Cajun, Southern
    Servings 4 sandwiches

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 slices Sourdough bread toasted
    • 1 recipe Fried Green Tomatoes
    • ½ recipe Spicy & Smoky Pimento Cheese
    • ½ recipe Bacon Bourbon Jam

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare each recipe needed for sandwiches (follow links for recipes or find links for store-bought versions above) and assemble.

    Notes

    Please see article above for suggested plan for making the ingredients needed for this sandwich.
    Of course, there is no substitute for homemade, but if you would like to make the recipe super simple, order your pimento cheese and your bacon bourbon jam, then all you need to cook are the fried green tomatoes!
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    Categories: Bourbon Tags: main dish

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    1. Deanne Frieders says

      June 11, 2019 at 5:50 pm

      5 stars
      I’m looking at this recipe and totally drooling! This is like all the best parts of the south in one recipe!

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      • Pam says

        June 14, 2019 at 6:04 pm

        We so agree! Thanks, Deanne!

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    2. Anita says

      June 11, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      5 stars
      There are so much delicious things in this sandwich, it is so worth the time to prepare all the individual parts. 🙂

      Reply
      • Pam says

        June 14, 2019 at 6:04 pm

        Thanks, Anita! And, you can take some shortcuts if need be with good quality storebought pimento cheese and/or bacon jam.

        Reply
    3. Cindy Gordon says

      June 11, 2019 at 7:14 pm

      5 stars
      Wow the flavor profile is amazing in this sandwich! This girl loves southern food!

      Reply
      • Pam says

        June 14, 2019 at 6:03 pm

        Us, too, obviously! Thanks, Cindy!

        Reply
    4. Sara Welch says

      June 11, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      5 stars
      I know what I will be having for lunch tomorrow; this looks spectacular! Delicious!

      Reply
      • Pam says

        June 14, 2019 at 6:03 pm

        hahahaha…. Enjoy!

        Reply
    5. Kate says

      June 11, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      5 stars
      This looks like the ULTIMATE comfort food, making this tonight!!

      Reply
      • Pam says

        June 14, 2019 at 6:02 pm

        It is! Thanks, Kate!

        Reply

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