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How To Weave Bacon For The Ultimate BLT
There are few things more delicious than the combination of bacon, lettuce, and tomato. We have the secret to the best BLT of your life – the bacon weave. Bacon weaves for sandwiches are sort of like mini-weaves, a 1 pound package of thin sliced bacon can make around 5 sandwich sized weaves.
Pair your bacon weave sandwich with some chips.
Add your ingredient of choice to your bacon weave sandwich.
Ingredients for a Bacon Weave BLT
3 slices thin sliced bacon cut in half to make 6 pieces
2 slices bread
2 to 3 slices tomatoes
2 leaves lettuce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 slice red onion (optional)
1 Grill Pan
How to Make a Bacon Weave Sandwich
Step 1:
You can use one to two packs of bacon for your bacon weave BLT.
Bacon weave on the grill.
Make the slices of bacon the same size for your bacon weave to cook evenly.
Lay out a few pieces of bacon to start your bacon weave.
First we will need to weave the bacon. In the sideshow above I have step-by-step pictures. Cut 3 slices of bacon in half to make 6 pieces, lay 3 half-slices side by side on a raised baking rack or a baking tray lined with aluminum foil.
Step 2:
Lay out three pieces of bacon weave vertically.
Place one strip of bacon across.
Fold the middle slice down and lay another half-slice across and on top of the other two slices (see picture in slideshow).
Step 3:
Flip the folded strip back up.
Unfold the middle slice so it lies over the top of the across slice you had just put down.
Step 4:
Fold the two end bacon strips upwards.
Now fold the two outside slices over the across slice. Lay another half-slice across the middle slice, then unfold the two outside slices over the across slice you had just put down.
Step 5:
Lay another piece of bacon horizontally.
Fold the end strips back down over the horizontal bacon strip.
Fold the middle slice up over the across slice and lay another half-slice across the two outside slices.
Step 6:
Fold the middle strip upwards and lay another bacon strip across.
Lock your bacon weave down by folding the middle strip over the horizontal bacon strip.
Now unfold the middle slice over the last slice you put down. You now should have a mini-bacon weave. Again, check the step-by-step in the slideshow. It is really easy to follow if you look at the step-by-step pictures.
Step 7:
Bacon weave pieces on a grill.
Repeat for each sandwich you plan to make. Preheat grill or oven to 350ºF.
Step 8:
How delicious is this bacon weave photo?
Place rack/sheet with bacon weaves in a grill or oven and bake for a till done (around 25 minutes). If using a rack in the oven, be sure to have a pan underneath the rack to catch the drippings.
Step 9:
Two pieces of bacon weave per layer? Absolutely.
Pull bacon when done at let cool.
Step 10:
Start stacking your sandwich with your bacon weave at the bottom.
Ingredients for your bacon weave recipe.
Put two big slices of tomato per layer of your bacon weave BLT.
Add your ingredient of choice to your bacon weave sandwich.
You can use either white or red onions for this BLT sandwich recipe.
Pair your bacon weave sandwich with some chips.
Share your bacon weave sandwich.
You can use different types of bread for your bacon weave BLT.
To assemble the sandwich, lay bacon weave on top of one slice of bread, add lettuce and tomato slices, cover with a top slice of bread with mayo. I also like to add a slice of red onion to spice things up a little.
If this isn’t the best BLT you’ve ever had I will be shocked. Give it a go and let me know how it turns out in the comments. Impress your friends at your next cookout!
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