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B.B.L.T (belly, brioche, lettuce and tomato)
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B.B.L.T (belly, brioche, lettuce and tomato)

27 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

For a luxury version of the BLT sandwich, here is tender, flavour-infused ham fried in slices and served with lettuce and tangy tomato chutney in a brioche bun with bacon mayonnaise.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

922
Calories
46g
Protein
38g
Fat
96g
Carbs

Counts 21 of 22 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 21 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Brioche not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1-1.5kg/2lb 4oz-3lb 5oz pork belly
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • 1 Spanish onion
  • ½ head celery
  • 20 peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • small bunch thyme
  • 250ml/9fl oz vegetable oil
  • 125g/4½oz streaky bacon
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ½ tsp rice wine
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 20ml/¾fl oz olive oil
  • 1 small red onion
  • 2 small garlic
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 lemongrass
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 200g/7oz vine-ripened plum tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • 4 brioche
  • 4 crisp Little Gem lettuce

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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