Fried Tomato Hoagie

Name: Fried Tomato Hoagie
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup bread crumbs Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter; 12 (1/2″) thick slices ripe tomato; 2 (12″) long crusty Italian rolls with sesame seeds, halved crosswise; 2 cups shredded provolone; 1 (17-oz.) jar roasted red peppers, drained; 12 roasted long hot peppers; 2 tsp. dried oregano; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 ⁄ 2 cup mayonnaise

Serves
serves 4

TODD COLEMAN

This intensely flavorful, cheese-laden sandwich is a vegetarian version of a hoagie served at Chickie's Italian Deli in Philadelphia. This recipe first appeared in our April 2011 special Sandwich Issue with the article Sandwich City.

Ingredients

1 cup flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup bread crumbs Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
12 (1/2″) thick slices ripe tomato
2 (12″) long crusty Italian rolls with sesame seeds, halved crosswise
2 cups shredded provolone
1 (17-oz.) jar roasted red peppers, drained
12 roasted long hot peppers
2 tsp. dried oregano
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
¹⁄₂ cup mayonnaise

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Instructions

Step 1

Place flour, eggs, and bread crumbs into 3 separate shallow bowls; season each with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tbsp. butter in a 10″ skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, coat 3 tomato slices with flour, dip in eggs, then dredge in bread crumbs. Add to skillet and cook, turning once, until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack set over paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining butter, tomato, flour, egg, and bread crumbs.

Step 2

Split each hoagie in half and place 3 fried tomato slices on the bottom. Cover evenly with ½ cup provolone, ½ cup red peppers, and 3 long hot peppers. Sprinkle with ½ tsp. oregano, and season with salt and pepper. Spread 2 tbsp. mayonnaise on top buns, and place on top of sandwich.