Surprise! It’s totally a very manly virtual baby shower for David!
This is not yo mama’s baby shower. This is all about dudes and dude food, yo! David loves him some southern food, so we’re taking this Yankee classic – the Philly Cheesesteak – and southernizing it with some pimento cheese and Bird Song Brewing Jalapeno Pale Ale fried green tomatoes. Woot!
Of course, it wouldn’t be truly southern if we didn’t crack a fried egg on top and throw in some beer! So what? I might be a redneck if I bring beer to a baby shower, but it’s a MAN shower with dude food and David’s not the one with the bun in the oven! Beer is mandatory.
David is lives in upstate NY and belongs to a curling club – how cool is that? My southern heart does not quite understand what in tarnation happens with this rock and ice activity, but I’m totally on board with his love of cinnamon.
David also loves grilling, but I just cooked up this steak in a cast iron skillet.
I absolutely adore the spirit of a very manly virtual baby shower. Seriously, I love the community and friends I’ve made in this blogging world. I hope y’all join us in celebrating David and his wife Laura welcoming their little dude into their family!
Cheers and Congratulations David and Laura!
Here are the rest of the cool bloggers at the party:
- American Heritage Cooking – Buffalo Chicken Blue Cheese Hand Pies
- Bakerita – Bacon Toffee
- Baking a Moment – http://bakingamoment.
com/pumpkin-beer-soft- pretzels/ - The Big Man’s World – No-Bake Salted Caramel Apple Slice
- Blahnik Baker – Shredded BBQ Chicken Nachos
- Cook with Manali – Cinnamon Churros
- Cooking for Keeps – Brown Butter Seared Burgers Bourbon Mushrooms and Gruyere
- Foodness Gracious – Cider Braised Beef with Short Ribs with Sweet Potato Mash
- Gather for Bread – Ham Potato and Corn Chowder
- Hip Foodie Mom – Mini Croques Monsieur Sandwiches
- The Iron You – Wolfpack Style Meatballs
- Jem of the South – Praline Popcorn
- Kevin is Cooking – No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Pecan Tarts
- Life Made Sweeter – Maple Sriracha Pulled Pork Mini Pot Pies
- Pizzazzerie – Vanilla Almond Snowball Cake
- Runnin Srilankan – Cinnamon Bacon Doughnuts
- Shared Appetite – Buffalo Garlic Knots
- Snixy Kitchen – Butternut Squash Bacon Deviled Eggs
- Urban Bakes – Maple Bourbon Bacon Chocolate Doughnuts
- Whisk and Shout – Vegan White Pizza With Spinach Basil

Philly Cheesesteak – Southern Style
Ingredients
For the Pimento Cheese
- 8 ounces extra sharp white cheddar shredded
- 4 ounces extra sharp yellow cheddar shredded
- 1/2 cup mayonaise
- 1/4 cup pimentos
For the Jalapeno Pale Ale Battered Fried Green Tomatoes
- 2 medium to large green tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch slices - you want to have at least 2 per sandwich (at least 8 slices)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup beer - I used Birdsong Brewing Co. Jalapeno Pale Ale
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup canola oil - depending on the size of your pan - you want the oil to come halfway up the sides of the tomatoes
Other Ingredients
- 1 green bell pepper cored and sliced into 1/4 inch wide pieces lengthwise
- 2 onions halved and cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 fried egg per sandwich
- 4 hoagie rolls
- 3 pounds or so very thinly sliced sirloin
- Texas Pete optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200
For the Pimento Cheese
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Combine both cheeses, mayonaise, and pimentos in a food processor and blend until combined
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Set aside or refrigerate until needed
For the Jalapeno Pale Ale Fried Green Tomatoes
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Combine beer and flour in a bowl and set aside for 20-30 minutes
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Add panko to a separate bowl
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Pour canola oil into a deep cast iron skillet over high heat
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Coat both sides of tomatoes in beer batter, then transfer to the bowl of panko and coat both sides, shaking off excess
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Working in batches, CAREFULLY and using tongs, transfer tomatoes to hot oil and fry until you can see that they are getting golden, crispy, and brown on the bottom and coming up the sides, then carefully flip and fry until golden, crispy, and brown on the other side
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Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel lined plate, then transfer to a parchment lined baking pan
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When all tomatoes are fried, drained, and transferred to the baking pan, keep warm in oven
For the Peppers and Onions
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Melt butter with olive oil over medium heat
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Add sliced peppers and cook for 3-4 minutes, then add onions and cook until fragrant and translucent and peppers are soft
Cooking the Meat and Finishing/Assembly
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Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat
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Working in batches, cook the sirloin slices 1 minute each side, remove to a plate tented with aluminum foil
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Arrange hoagie rolls on a plate
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Pile rolls high with the cooked sirloin - divide evenly between the rolls
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Evenly distribute peppers and onions over the top of each sandwich
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Add desired amount of pimento cheese to each
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Top with 2 or more Jalapeno Pale Ale Fried Green Tomatoes
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Top with fried egg
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Dash desired amount of Texas Pete on top
You all are giving your buddy the most dude-tastic food ever! I’m loving this cheesesteak idea. You totally outdid yourself!
Thanks Mir! David is totally dude-tastic and totally deserves it!
Happy virtual baby shower David 🙂
That is one perfectly cooked egg and anything with jalapeños makes me very happy!
Thanks Dannii!
Holy cheesesteak! This is totally fabulous, Rachelle! I adore the southern twist (of course)! Fried green tomatoes, beer and eggs WITH a Philly cheesesteak? Straight up epic! Loooove it! Cheers girlfriend and happy baby on board to David and Laura!
Ha! You know I had to be totally ridiculous on such a special occasion! 🙂
Those Jalapeno Pale Ale Battered Fried Green Tomatoes alone made my heart skip a beat! And you even made your own pimento cheese! So glad I stumbled by! 🙂
Girl, homemade pimento cheese is the only way to go! And I just couldn’t think of a reason not to make jalapeno beer battered fried GT! I’m so glad you stumbled by too!
Oh my – this sandwich…those fried green tomatoes…that pimento…that egg… My head is spinning! This is gorgeous, my friend! Congratulations to David and his wife!!
Thanks so much, Annie! David and Laura deserved a big southern ridiculous congrats from this girl! 🙂
This sounds beyond amazing!! So much fun celebrating David and Laura’s new little one, and I wish this was a real baby shower so I could eat everyone’s delicious food! Loving this sandwich.
This has totally been a blast! I’m so with you, Rachel. I want some of all these awesome foods!
That egg on top REALLY seals the deal! This looks fabulous 🙂
It’s like frosting on a cupcake! Thanks Medha!
What a mighty sandwich! And it looks fabulous. Excuse me while I drool. Haha. I love that egg on top!
Thanks Amanda! The egg was totally necessary!
OMG fry me up and call me JIMMY Joe Jonson!!
JIMMY JOE JONSON!
Such a great idea to take a Philly Cheesesteak and Southernize it! This sounds epic! You go girl
It seemed appropriate! Thanks, girl!
Dude food at its finest right here! You totally rocked this sandwich. You took a northern classic, and made it a zillion times better thanks to the southern twists! I am literally imagining how amazing this cheesesteak tastes. Seriously, though, thank you so much for this post…this surprise shower has totally made my week! P.S. I’ve heard good things about Bird Song Brewing…I need to try that jalapeno ale!
Seriously, David – I LOVED the community, friendship, and spirit of this whole dude food virtual man baby shower for you. I was honored to be invited and totally love that you love your southernized cheesesteak.
Birdsong is a great brewery! Email me your address and I’ll make sure you get some! You can fry up your own jalapeno beer battered fried green tomatoes! Congrats to you and Laura! I can’t wait to see pics of your little dude Baby Spiced!
OMG! This post is everything!! This cheesesteak is awesome with this Southern spin adding pimento cheese and fried green tomatoes?? Yes!!!
Thanks Tamara! I totally had to southernize this for David! 🙂
This looks like the ultimate sandwich! I love the addition of the fried green tomatoes and egg. Just perfect!
Thanks Gayle! We totally had to do over the top dude food!
Congrats to David…and to you for this amazing looking sammy! This is indeed a unique take on the Philly….loving it!
Thanks Kathy! If anything, we can call me unique! Congrats David! 🙂
One of the most beautiful sandwiches I have ever seen! Looks fabulously classic and yummy. You nailed it very well, Rachelle.
Awww! Thanks friend!
Oh my goodness! I bet your husband is in LOVE with your cooking skills! I am in love with this sandwich just by looking at it – beautiful!
Thanks so much, Lucie! Chris totally loves my cooking, but my lack of other skills (see the garbage disposal post) challenge his patience. 🙂
Now this is what I call dude food. My husband would be all over a philly cheesesteak with jalapenos. This is a fabulous recipe!
Thanks Jen!
this is perfect dude food! You knocked it out of the park Rachelle!
You’re the best, Manali! Thanks!
I love a good Philly Cheesesteak, and with that sunny egg it must be amazing!
Thanks, Katalina! Who doesn’t love a good Philly!?!?! 🙂
Congrats to David and Laura! It’s so sweet you guys all got together for a virtual baby shower 🙂 You did good girl with this recipe. Freaking fantastic and I would eat three of them in a row (if I could). Plus it’s so perfect for brunch with a spicy bloody mary.
Thanks dude! They were totally delicious with a bloody mary! 🙂
Oh man this southern style cheesesteak sounds AMAZING! LOVE the Jalapeno Pale Ale Battered Fried Green Tomatoes!!! Those sound phenomenal all on their own! Thanks so much for bringing such an amazing recipe to the party!!
Thanks so much for inviting me to such an awesome party, Chris! It was a blast! We actually did enjoy some Jalapeno Pale Ale Fried Green Tomatoes on their own! 🙂 We had to make sure they were worthy of the party invite!