The Steemit Delight

I ran across the #steemitsandwichcontest sponsored by @jaybird and thought I would give it a go. Please be patient with me as there will be lots of delicious photos for you to look at. I wanted to make a tutorial to introduce to you "The Steemit Delight". You can also participate in this week's contest by following the post: Steemit Sandwich Contest Week 53 - CONTEST NOW OPEN! - [3 Prizes].

Ingredients	Ingredients	Ingredients
* 2 slices thick bread	* 3 slices of bacon, cooked	* 1 small tomato, sliced
* sliced portobello mushrooms	1 sm. sweet onion, sliced	* 1 tbsp. butter
* lettuce	* 2 slices baby swiss cheese	* 1 slice roast beef
* 1 slice mesquite turkey	* 2 eggs	* all-purpose flour
* bread crumbs	* salt & pepper	*oil for frying

• Additionally, you can add your favorite toppings such as mayo or mustard, but I like mine just as it is.

Directions:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the butter. Next, add the sliced onions and salt and pepper to taste. Let them cook down for about 5 minutes and then add the mushrooms.

Butter	Onions	Onions & Mushrooms

• While the onions and mushrooms are cooking down, lightly toast your bread. Do not over-toast it as you will be putting it under the broiler in the oven to melt the cheese. Once your bread is toasted just slightly, remove from the toaster and put on a baking sheet. Add one slice of baby swiss cheese to each slice of bread and put in the oven under the broiler. You can choose the high or low setting, but be careful to watch closely as not to burn the bread. I usually keep mine on low and check on it after two or three minutes. You just want the swiss cheese to get a good melt on it.

Unmelted Swiss	Melted Swiss

• By this time, your mushrooms and onions should be about cooked down. You can season them however you want. I prefer to just use a little salt and pepper. Sometimes, I might use a little Italian Seasoning, but did not do so for this particular sandwich. I used already cooked bacon to just make things simpler and used 3 slices. I went ahead and got those ready to be put in the microwave to be heated up while I began preparation for my tomatoes. I did a spin from the Fried Green Tomatoes and did Fried Red Tomatoes instead.

• Set up your breading station. Gather three small bowls. Crack 2 eggs into one, discarding the shells, and use a fork to scramble them up. The next bowl will have your flour. The third bowl will have your bread crumbs. You can use plain or Italian bread crumbs.

Tomatoes	Breading Station	Breaded Tomatoes

• To bread your tomatoes, you will first dip the tomatoes into the egg, then into the flour, then back into the egg, then coat it with the bread crumbs. Do this until all of your tomatoes are breaded.

• Once your have your tomatoes breaded, set them aside for just a few minutes. Using a medium-sized skillet, use just enough oil to cover a small portion of the pan. It won't take much oil. And It won't take but just a few seconds for these to fry up. Have a plate with a few paper towels on it to absorb some of the oil once they come out of the pan ready. Heat your oil over medium-high to medium-low heat. You'll know when it's hot enough if you take just a speckle of the flour and put in it and it sizzles. Gently place two to three tomatoes in the skillet and once the sides start to turn brown, immediately turn them over with tongs, gently, as to not splash a lot of the oil around. This seriously only takes about 30 to 45 seconds per side, depending on what temperature setting you used. You can even start your bacon in the microwave during this time because it will finish at approximately the same time.

This is what your tomatoes and bacon should look like after they have cooked.

Now it's time to start prepping the sandwich. Yay! Are your taste buds already salivating? I know mine are!

Top one side with lettuce	Top With Bacon	Top With A Fried Tomato

Now for the bottom half. Let's work on the other slice of bread with the melted baby Swiss cheese.

Add Your Roast Beef	Add Your Turkey	Add Your Mushrooms and Onions

• Now comes the fun part. Gently put the sandwich together by flipping the part with the bacon and tomato over the mushrooms and onions. Cut in half diagonally and serve with the remaining Fried Red Tomatoes.

Enjoy your Steemit Delight!

Steemit Delight	Steemit Delight Close-up

And here is my final entry photos with the #steemitsandwichcontest flag.

Steemit Delight with Flags	Steemit Delight with Flags

Sincerely,
Ilsa Ione