BLT
May 28, 2020
A BLT is all about having good ingredients and combining them in a simple sandwich.
I like to use a Japanese shokupan bread if possible.
The tomatoes should be flavorful and firm. They can be sliced and salted in advance of preparing the other ingredients.
The other ingredient to prepare in advance is lettuce. They can be sliced in thin ribbons that can be piled in the
sandwich under the tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon
- 4 slices bread
- 2 tomato
- 1 cup lettuce, chopped roughly
- to taste salt and pepper
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat a cast iron skillet on low-medium heat for several minutes.
- Cut the bacon slices in half and lay them in the pan. Use a heavy spatula to keep the bacon from curling and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Flip the bacon and cook for another 3 minutes, or until crispy.
- Remove the bacon and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Toast the bread in the rendered bacon fat for 2 minutes on the first side.
- Flip the bread and toast for another 2 minutes on the other side.
- Remove the bread from the heat and spread mayonnaise evenly on each slice.
- Pile the chopped lettuce on two slices of the bread.
- Layer the sliced tomatoes on top of the lettuce. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Lay the bacon over the tomatoes in alternating directions.
- Combine both sides of bread and slice in half on the diagonal. Serve immediately.
This recipe was adapted from:
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Written by Will Chiong who lives and works in New York building useful things.