The other night I went through my fridge to find 3 nearly bad tomatoes. Since I spend more than 30 dollars a week at the farmer's market letting food go bad is not an option. I also had some Asparagus bought at said market, a case of beer (not bought at said market), and a bag of the freshest, most delicious herbs $60 can buy. I. Was. Ready.
The first thing I did was to make a slice at the top of the tomatos and scoop out the insides. Did you know the inside of a tomato is called the 'locular cavities'? Interesting? No. Drink! Now put those little red f*ckers aside and start making your stuffing.
Take 4 pieces of bacon and cut those piggies up. However big or small you want. Remember, size doesn't matter (yes, it does). I like to make them bite sized. But if you have a smaller or bigger mouth than me you can determine your own 'bite size'. Fry up your bacon bits (I hope I don't get sued) and when cooked through, put them to the side. Using some of the bacon grease (mmmmmmm...) saute 3 cloves of garlic, 1/2 of a white onion and your asparagus, which must also be cut into bite size pieces.
Once everything is sauteed, combine the asparagus mixture with the bacon bits. Let this mixture cool.
Take a drink, admire your work, hit that piece. Ready to keep going? Good!
Grate 1 cup of cheddar (I like sharp cheddar) and combine into the mixture. Also combine 1/2 of a small package of cream cheese (I used light cream cheese to counterbalance the bacon...and cheddar...and copious amounts of alcohol I imbibed while making this dish). Fold the mixture together until well mixed.
Now, put your cream mixture into those tomatoes (uh...ew). Pre-heat the oven to about 350 and bake those suckers for about 20 minutes. While those are baking, you can too.
20 minutes is a long time. Like, 2 beers long...
Remove them from the oven and sprinkle some bread crumbs onto the top, followed by a small sprinkle of cheese and a splash of olive oil. Turn your oven to broil and set the tomatoes in the broiler for another 5 minutes.
5 minutes is not such a long time.
When removed the cheesy crust will have melted and your tomatoes are done. Enjoy, if you can still stand.
OK, here's what happened. I was all into taking pictures for this blog. But I got too drunk and ...... (fill in the blank) to remember to take a picture of the final product. Ooops, I'll remember next time.
Shopping List
3 medium to large tomatoes
garlic
onion
bacon
asparagus (1/2 bundle)
cream cheese
cheddar cheese
olive oil
bread crumbs
Most of these ingredients are super cheap, or are already in your kitchen. Always have on hand olive oil, garlic, onion, and cheese.
No comments:
Post a Comment