BLT with bacon fat mayonnaise
J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 23.8K likes · 901.5K views · 13 min video
Read about bacon in the BrightCulinary Book
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- bacon
- 1 whole Dixie Gold tomato
- 1 whole Purple Cherokee tomato
Preheat a cast iron pan over low heat about 10 minutes; cook the bacon low and slow so it renders and crisps evenly, crispy all the way through.
- whole egg
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 whole lemon
In a jar that barely fits the head of an immersion blender, put the whole egg, a couple cloves of garlic and the juice of a lemon.
- 1 cup rice bran oil
- rendered bacon fat
Add about a cup of neutral oil, then rendered bacon fat to finish.
- salt
Blend on high and slowly pull the blender up as it turns to mayonnaise. Taste and season with salt.
Crispy bacon, all the way
- 2 slices shokupan
Dip the bread in the leftover bacon fat, spread a very thin layer of bacon mayonnaise on one side and toast it in the toaster.
- red leaf lettuce
Put the toasted side out. Spread mayo on both slices, shingle on the bacon, add the tomato slices and season them with salt, then the lettuce.