Bacon: America's favorite pastime. This week on Recipe Wars, our fearless chefs BC Hoffman and Adrian Bustamante duke it out over BLT recipes—with a fun twist! From candied bacon to buns toasted in bacon fat, they cook up a filling and creative breakfast favorite that you'll crave every morning. Wanna learn to make the best blt sandwich? Here are the ingredients you'll need! You'll have to watch the episode to learn the techniques:
Candied Bacon Bahn Mi
2 Tablespoons cayenne
2 Tablespoons paprika
2 Tablespoons ginger
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
2 Tablespoons allspice
2 Tablespoons cumin
2 Tablespoons caraway
2 Tablespoons fennel
2 Tablespoons garlic powder
2/12 Tbsp brown sugar
1 package bacon
1 cup mayonnaise
1 bunch fresh rosemary
1 clove garlic
2 English muffins
leaves of basil
leaves of bibb lettuce
1 egg
1 avocado
1 heirloom tomato
1 lemon
salt & pepper, sugar, to taste
Toasted Bun BLT
1 King's Hawaiian bread bun
1/2 lb of applewood smoked bacon
1 head of red cabbage
1 head of green cabbage
1 cup creme fraiche
1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon of celery seeds
1 heirloom tomato
Salt & pepper, to taste
About Recipe Wars
Each week on Recipe Wars, we our expert chefs recreate famous versions of a signature dish from around the world. Whether it's Martha Stewart's predictably upper-crust rendition of a Spanish Tortilla or Richard Simmons' Cobb Salad, our chefs duke it out and declare one celebrity cook's recipe the victor.
