The Ultimate BLT

| Billy Parisi
Serving size:6
The Ultimate BLT

"Whether it’s an intricate appetizer or something to drink, I want my guests to literally taste the best thing they’ve ever had when they come over," says Billy.  His insanely delicious Ultimate BLT won't disappoint.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 6 Cobblestone Corn Dusted Kaiser Rolls
  • fresh cracked pepper to taste
  • kosher salt
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 slices of sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup shredded asiago cheese
  • 1/3 cup chiffonade fresh basil
  • 6 Roma tomatoes, cut into quarters
  • 18 double thick cut double smoked cooked crispy bacon
  • 6 leaves red leaf lettuce
  • 1 oz unsalted butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 6 de-gilled portobello mushrooms
  • 8 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 12 garlic cloves

Directions

  1. Tomatoes: place the tomatoes skin side down on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.  Spread out the garlic cloves on the sheet pan as well.
  2. Season the tomatoes well with salt and pepper and drizzle on 2 tablespoons of olive oil.  Top the tomatoes off with fresh thyme sprigs and slow roast in the oven on 275° for 3 hours.  Remove from the pan set aside once cooked.
  3. Portobello’s: Place the Portobello mushrooms cap side down on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and drizzle on 3 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven on 375° for 25 minutes.  Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set aside once they are cooked.
  4. Asiago-Basil Mayo: Whisk together the mayonnaise, basil, Asiago cheese, vinegar, salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl until completely combined.  Keep cool
  5. Eggs: Fry the eggs on medium high heat in 1 ounce of unsalted butter until the desired amount of doneness is achieved.  Season with salt and pepper.
  6. To Assemble: Place all sides of the buns in the broiler on low heat and toast until lightly brown and crispy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
  7. On each bottom Cobblestone Kaiser Roll bun layer on the cheddar cheese, roasted Portobello mushroom, fried egg, red leaf lettuce, 3 strips of crispy bacon, 4 confit’d tomatoes and spread on the Asiago-Basil mayo on the other bun and add to the top of the layered sandwich.

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