Yes, the classic BLT is the king of sandwiches. But just wait until you try it with a fried egg added to the mix. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Fried Egg Sandwiches!
It’s hard to believe that anything could improve on the perfection that is a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. There is, after all, the whole bacon part. And then there are the sweet tomato slices, the crispy crunchy lettuce, the creamy mayo, all held together with a couple of perfectly toasted pieces of bread.
Couldn’t get any better, right? That’s what I thought too! And then one day I decided to put an over easy egg on my BLT, and my world rocked.
I have to pause for a second here and say, this past holiday season I got bacon as a gift from More Than One Person. Gorgeous, fancy, thick-cut, mouthwatering bacon from places I would never get to on my own, like Brooklyn. Stinky Brooklyn to be precise (and that is a place, not a commentary. Because if Brooklyn smells like the bacon I got from this place, I need to move there immediately.)
Another fabulous bacon gift came from my brother, who gave me a couple of packages of glorious hickory smoked pork bacon (which is in the picture you see up there of the sandwich). He got it from a friend of his named Kurt, who runs a farm in the Hudson Valley and doesn’t sell his bacon. My brother had to trade him a bottle of tequila to get it for me. Now THAT is brotherly love.
I should also mention that this same brother gave me bacon gumballs, bacon jelly beans, bacon mints and a bacon lollipop. A big one. All of which I am slightly afraid to try, but I like looking at them.
Anyway, my point is this: when making a BLT with fried egg, seek out the best bacon you can find, and proceed the same way you usually make your BLTs, but at the very end of the process, make yourself an over easy egg. You want it to be nice and creamy, because one of the best parts of this whole shebang is having the yolk melt all over all the other BLT stuff when you take that first bite. Yes, it is going to be messy. Yes, it is going to be worth it.
All of which is to say, you CAN improve on a classic, and bacon makes a perfectly wonderful gift for that special someone. Especially if that special someone is me! Hint hint hint.
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Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and Fried Egg Sandwiches!
Prep Time: 15 minutes- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 2 glorious sandwiches 1x
Category: Lunch
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 4 slices of bread, lightly toasted
- 2 slices thick cut bacon, cut in half
- 4 tomato slices
- 2 leaves romaine or bibb lettuce
- Mayonnaise
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 eggs
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until it is done to your liking. Drain on paper towels and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pan.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Crack eggs into separate small bowls (not into the pan – this works much better, I promise!) and slide them in the pan. Cook them for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes and then gently flip them. Cook them for another 15-30 seconds and then slide them out of the pan onto a plate.
- Assemble sandwiches as follows: Toast, spread generously with mayo, grind some pepper on the mayo, lettuce (you will probably have to fold the lettuce in half), tomato, bacon, egg, more mayo on the top piece of toast. Take a big bite. Be very happy.
Hi there! I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN! My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too. Let’s cook together!
Excellent. The more protein, the better! Have you tried a BLAT? Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato? Delicious.
I have!! Also pure deliciousness. Maybe we need to put them all together and make a BLAFET??
Oh do, it’s one of my favorite sandwiches. A little unwieldy, but entirely delicious.
They only thing I have found that can make this sandwich even better is saracha mayo. Mix mayo, a little saracha, minced garlic, lemon juice. Ohhh so good!!!
I can almost taste it now!!
OMG! My head is swimming with delicious thoughts of your yummy sandwich! Especially with the additions of avocado and sriracha mayo! This is definitely on the menu for our next sandwich night.
All this talk of it makes me think our next sandwich night needs to be very soon!!
I think so too – tonight even? :)
I love these suggestions…it definitely means I will have to make it again very soon just to try out the variations. In the name of science, and all. :)
Oh Lord this looks DEVINE! BLTs are virtually unknown here in Greece, and this Egg-BLT sandwich will be the hit of the week:) Thanx for sharing!
You can start a new sandwich craze in Greece! :)
LOL! We sure can, Kate, we sure can:) Have a great weekend!
This has got my name all over it :) can’t resist a runny egg
Have you tried a BLT with Avacodo? Yummy but I will try the egg too
So many people have told me that a BLT with avocado is the BEST – there is definitely one in my future! :)
I am making this heavenly sandwich for our
Sunday light dinner.
Thank you for the egg addition. (Gilding the
Lily???)
I’m so glad! And if eggs are gilding the lily, I’m always up for gilding! :) :)