This is one of 'those meals'. You know, the one's you can only eat when with close family and friends. Like a red sauced spaghetti when you have a bright white shirt on. One of those. Because, the risk of getting some of your meal on you, is high. But, the risk is worth it. Because of it's deliciousness.
The BELT sandwich is one of my most favorite sandwiches in the world. One of my golf friends introduced me to it. We have it after a round of golf a couple of years ago. And, it hasn't been on the menu in ages! Go figure. They keep changing chefs and menus trying to figure out what customers want. How about the items we order that are no longer on the menu? But we keep ordering it {sigh}.
It's a basic bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich but it has that extra special ingredient that makes it awesome. A fried egg. Let me be specific! A fried chicken egg. One of the chefs at our restaurant put quail eggs on it. Ummm, no thank you. We want the chicken eggs, you know, the one's from the 'factory'.
You know, we have almost forgotten the poor BLT sandwich. It's such a quick and simple meal, especially if you cook the bacon ahead of time!
Ingredients:
- Two pieces of bread (pick your favorite!)
- Lettuce (pick your favorite kind of lettuce)
- Tomato (I get the biggest tomato I can find, love big slices on my BELT sandwich)
- Bacon (3 slices, if you are indulging)
- 1 egg (fried, of course. I like mine sunny side up BUT, over easy is perfectly OK!)
- Mayo (optional)
Directions:
- Make sure you have bacon ready!
- Toast your bread.
- Add mayo to the toast, if you want it.
- Layer the lettuce, tomato and bacon on top.
- Add 1 fried egg.
- Cut in half and serve.
How can you not love this recipe? It has your favorite bread. And BACON. Plus a fried egg! Did I mention your favorite bread? Yes, I know. Pure evil.
It's the fried egg that makes eating this fun. Gravity causes the yoke to drip or run down your hand. But, it's ok. I did warn you to eat this with close friends and family! It's just so good.
Once you slice it, the yoke starts to leak out.
The goodness just gets better when you eat it.
{sigh} Now if only we could get this back on the menu! Our yummy BELT sandwich should be. What do you think? Do you think you would like this twist on a traditional BLT?
Regina Sinclair
I do this but weave my bacon and cook it in the oven, that way I always get a bite with bacon and it doesn’t seem to crumble apart. I also will break the yolk when almost done frying so it is cooked as well and doesn’t drip. Yum, yum.
imarancher
You asked and I tellin': What's not to like about an egg? Especially now that it is off the forbidden lists. I wasted my youth not eating eggs and butter and now it is all good, thank goodness I didn't heed the warnings about coffee. Now I tease my friends when they forget something. Should have drank some coffee!
MӨƧ
LOVE BLT'S.. i'll do this and add cheese! 😀