Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 slices pancetta
  • Canola oil, for frying
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 green tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick (you need 8 slices total)
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 medium oysters, shucked
  • Canola oil, for frying
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 head frisee
  • 5 leaves fresh sage, cut into chiffonade
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • Salt

Method

  • For the pancetta: Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the pancetta.
  • Cook until the pancetta is crisp; remove to a plate lined with paper towels.
  • For the panko-crusted green tomatoes and fried oysters: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack.
  • Fill a high-sided medium saute pan halfway with canola oil and heat until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers 350 degrees F.
  • Put the flour in one shallow bowl and the whisked eggs in another and sprinkle both with salt and pepper.
  • Put the panko in a third shallow bowl.
  • Bread each tomato slice by dusting with seasoned flour, dipping into the egg wash and coating with the panko crumbs.
  • Place onto the prepared baking sheet, drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
  • Dip your oysters into the seasoned flour.
  • Fry in the canola oil for about a minute; remove to a plate lined with paper towels.
  • For the eggs and frisee salad: In a nonstick skillet, add some canola oil and heat over medium heat.
  • Fry your eggs until the yolks are just set; remove to a plate.
  • Toss your frisee with the sage, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and you are ready to build.
  • Using your crusted tomatoes as your base, add a slice of pancetta.
  • Top with an egg, some frisee, an oyster and a second tomato.