Whip-It-Up: Week 7

Boy, have I been procrastinating on updating my blog! It’s been a very busy and packed couple of weeks. I promised I will bring everyone up to day, especially since I have a week’s vacation next week so yay!

First things first. I had to skip last’s week’s Whip-It-Up challenge because I had a beach volleyball tournament all day on Saturday. ThereforeI had to make it up this week.

Week 7’s theme is a recipe from your favourite chef. Well, since I just started cooking this year, I don’t exactly have a favourite chef! So my plan was to pick a recipe from a famous chef. There are many chefs to pick from but I managed to pick one: Thomas Keller!

I’ve always been a fan of Thomas Keller, especially when I found out he was the consultant for the Disney, Ratatouille. So onto to find a Thomas Keller recipe that I can make without too much apprehension: what do I find? This totally cool video which made me so psyched! I am so making this without any doubts!

Here it is: Late night BLT Sandwich with fried egg and cheese AKA the greatest sandwich in the world!

3 to 4 thick slices bacon
2 slices Monterey jack cheese
2 slices pain de campagne (rustic country loaf) toasted
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
4 slices tomato
2 leaves butter lettuce
1 teaspoon butter
1 egg

* Cook the bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels and set aside
* Place the slices of cheese on one slice of toasted bread and place in a toaster over or under a broiler to melt the cheese
* Spread the other slice of toast with the mayonnaise, top with the cooked bacon, the sliced tomato and the lettuce
* In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Fry the egg, turning over briefly when the bottom is set. (keep the yolk runny!)
* Slide the finished egg on top of the lettuce.
* Top with the other slice of toast, melted cheese side down.
* Place the sandwich on a plate and slice in half, letting the yolk run down the sandwich.

Once again, I decided to adjust the recipe a little by adding a mushroom and using a Scandinavian Hearty Bread as opposed to a rustic country loaf. This is one of those recipes that can be altered to your heart’s content and anyone can make it!

This recipe was super easy to make and it was sooooooooo delicious! It was definitely one of the best sandwiches I have ever made and I will definitely be making this again…especially since I have a whole loaf of bread left!

Only one more recipe left in this challenge! Wow!