@@theholypopechodeii4367 Sadly people love eating shitty bread. A proper baker can make the best bread but if it's not cheap enough, people don't wanna buy it.
Growing up, you go to a sandwich place, they throw on some crummy out-of-season tomatoes, and they don't salt them. I never understood why anybody would put tomatoes on a sandwich. But after seeing this and Kenji's vid, I finally went out and got some locally grown heirlooms and seasoned them and put them on a BLT. Oh man. Oh man, oh man, oh man. I feel like I've woken up from the Matrix.
maybe this is why people hate tomatoes easily my favourite veggie ill do a BLT hold the B and the L pls a good tomato with some salt and pepper is just perfect
@@jackorami2557 people have been eating tomato sandwichs for a 100 years use starting eating them for lunch in the 80's my gram and pap had been eating them since the 40's.
your standard grocery store (in NA anyways) produce esp tomatoes are what the industry likes to call "bulletproof" ie has to be storable, bright red, round - the ideal pciture of a tomato. As you'll notice no-where in that list is the notion of taste, those orbs are picked green then gassed to turn them red. Grow your own or get them from a market that buys local, or go direct if you can haha
If you don’t have garden tomatoes, I recommend cherry or grape tomatoes that you cut in half. Right before assembly, blast the halved tomatoes in your hot bacon grease for a minute or two, scoop them out with a spatula, and create a delicious tomato jam once you press the bread together.
@@rouxsauced200 it’s a game changer, especially when tomatoes are out of season because cherry and grape tomatoes tend to retain their quality better when out of season.
Can confirm, cherry tomatoes are super duper tasty when you hit them with some heat, I had a BLT the other week with them though I roasted them and just, my god, the flavour, THE FLAVOUR.
My trick is to do everything pretty much the same but I throw some fresh basil into the Mayo and use a lot more Mayo on both sides of the bread. Also, some fresh black pepper and a little Italian seasoning is nice too.
Same, but I also add a little bit of oregano to the mayo and some chives to the lettuce. Oregano gives that herbal note and chives give lettuce a bit of sharpness.
I loved Kenji's BLT video. It changed how I look at BLTs and after that video I've made it many times with that philosophy in mind and the BLT has come to be maybe my favorite sandwich. Top 3, for sure. You need really good quality, juicy, thick tomatoes seasoned like steak, and a huge shmear of homemade, really tangy and lemony garlic mayo on both bread slices. Sometimes I have to use plain old ripe hothouse tomatoes, but a really great BLT isn't possible without in-season heirloom tomatoes, either home grown or bought from the farmer's market. I think I differ with you in that my BLT has about twice the bacon. I like to have a nearly even ratio of 1:1:1 between bacon, lettuce, and tomato. And I like to make a finely shredded lettuce medley with iceberg, romaine and red or green leaf lettuce, lightly dressed with vinegar. Every ingredient should be flavorful in its own right, and that doesn't necessarily mean salt. Hard agree that the bread should be toasted, but I like sourdough and I do a light toasting in the toaster only. Just enough to keep the bread from falling apart from the moisture of the tomatoes.
Same! I used to think, "Why do people like BLTs so much?" until I watched Kenji's video and now it's easily top 3 for me too. It also helps to know that store bought tomatoes are basically garbage and you must get locally grown fresh ones.
@@jomjohns grocery store produce in general is garbage only bought out of necessity, and you don't understand just how sad and inadequate mass-made produce is until you've spent a few weekends at farmers' markets and you see what so many of your favorite fruits and vegetables are supposed to taste like.
I'd recommend mixing a tiny bit (emphasis on tiny bit) of gochujang into the mayo...adds a nice bit of heat and funky umami without overpowering everything else.
I love that kitchen. The whole prep and cooking area all in one place. I hate when you have to walk miles around the room just to get from one station to the next. Everything necessary is within easy reach here. You can keep an eye on the stove without worry while doing other things. I wonder if the rest of his apartment is laid out this well.
You, my friend, have saved me from taste boredom over these lockdown days. Thank you so much for all the thought, care and love you put into your videos. You have transformed my cooking abilities!
As much as I love bacon (in/on everything) this did open my eyes to making tomato the star. No disrespect to bacon BUT, in a BLT, tomatoes should be the star. After all, you can play with great bacon year round but really fabulous tomatoes only come around on occasion. You can always have great bacon but seldom have great tomatoes. Just a voice in the wilderness...
I'll agree that the whole is its own animal in and of itself BUT a really great tomato can elevate pedestrian supermarket bacon and otherwise tasteless lettuce. Great mayo helps but for me the tomato is the leading lady everything else is just supporting cast. Just me... Got vine ripened Brandywines coming in from the garden now. Guess what's in my future??? 😁😎😋
Hi. Just to had to your journey of perfecting food (so i’m I) i love babish’s tip to only toast the bread on the inside via toaster. The mix of toasted and soft bread is heavenly. Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭😊
Ethan, you are so right about celebrating tasty heirloom tomatoes! While I like meat, I find myself using it more as a condiment than as the central focus. Good luck with the move!
I love how Ethan really expresses the kind of "science" aspect of food in his videos, I mean in a way I can understand anyways. Adam is on a completely other level.
i see the "BLT-as-a-tomato-sandwich" trend is still going strong since kenji's video 😛let's be real folks, a great BLT about the tomato AND the bacon. If we're talking about tomato only I'd rather eat it straight, diced with olive oil and basil, maybe on a bruschetta.
Both components are critical, but that's why I think of it more like a bacon burger. If you were having a bacon burger you probably aren't throwing on more than 2 slices because then it's starting to overpower the joy of the beef patty (or tomato in this case). To each their own at the end of the day, this video is all about using the ingredients with intention!
Thank god you did it right. When places start adding a bunch of stuff, it stops being a BLT. Like Panera bread has a BLT with chicken, isn’t it just a damn chicken club at that point. Not sure why it annoys me so much.
I’ll defend your annoyance since a blt is very clear on what the sandwich is. it does not include chicken. And like you said there is already a name for what they are serving as a chicken blt. It’s unnecessarily confusing!
True but there's a reason he's as thin as he is. Mayo, especially that Kewpie mayo, is extremely fatty. Drenching everything in it and wondering why you're gaining weight is pretty common.
@@ElMoShApPiNeSs eh. Thats hyperbole. There's a lot of wide open available ground between a single stingy scrape and drowning it in mayo. Especially in a special sandwich that only shines in one season of the year.
@@ElMoShApPiNeSs I only eat it in sandwiches so I went have that issue. And I put a good amount. Just depends on how much a person eats in addition to that. I'm sure it's not only Mayo making them fat 🤦🏻♀️
Bro, I guarantee you, if he starts eating that Mayo on everything, he would still prob look the same. It’s prob just cuz he doesn’t like Mayo that much tbh
Ethan, I've really enjoyed the way you made your videos in this kitchen. I watched some of the older stuff with music and other oddities and prefer this 100 times over. I feel like I'm sitting across the table watching a fried cook up a meal. I hope you don't change the whole concept too much in the new place.
I used to make my BLT as an even ratio but found some delicious tomatoes in the local supermarket and I'd just baked a bread loaf yesterday, so I made this sandwich pretty much exactly as you did (sans pickled onion liquid, just used rice Vinegar) and wow, it really blew me away. Big chunks of tomato, with the acidic juices drawn out with salt, and the slight smoky savory flavour of the bacon and tartness of the dressed lettuce all complemented eachother so well. The mouth feel of juicy tomato, crispy bacon, and crunchy lettuce too was great. Thanks for the idea!
As a tomato lover who doesn't particularly like bacon, this is my kind of sandwich! I hate when people call a greasy bacon sandwich with some sad bland tomato slices a BLT... it fills me with rage! Tomatoes deserve more respect as a delicious ingredient and food of their own and not just a background element.
A BLT is not a bacon sandwich with tomato, but rather a tomato sandwich with bacon on it. The Tomato is the star of the show, and why I only really eat them during tomato season. A good heirloom tomato will change your BLT experience forever
Ah it seems I've found my people, as someone who doesn't particularly like bacon, the juicy flavourful sun-ripen tomato always been the star in BLT! Not gonna lie, I've replaced bacon with prosciutto/ham and I actually prefer those more.
By far the best recipe, a lot of other videos prioritize the bacon over the tomatoes by putting a lot of it, and not seasoning the tomatoes, much less seasoning the tomatoes before arming the sandwich, a really great and fresh recipe and even with store-bought tomatoes, the taste is transformed once you properly season your tomato slices (and a touch of MSG just to be sure lol). I just changed the assembly order because I like the tomatoes touching the mayo.
I've just finished eating this now. I went to my local Mediterranean grocery this morning to get the heirloom tomatoes, and handpicked the best bacon It did not disappoint. No matter what else happens today, this day will now be considered a huge success.
I hate how everyone keeps trying to complicate it, First KLA saying it's a tomato sandwich seasoned with bacon or whatever and now Ethan making it like a burger. For God sakes just slap some bacon, Some tomato and lettuce on bread and call it a day
Dude this was the 2nd thing i made after watching your videos and jesus christ was it delicious, you make all this super simple to put together, I would have literally paid for what I made thanks to your videos
I agree with all of this. I'm a more-mayo fan (both slices of bread get mayo), and I toast the bread with butter (and toasted inside with light toast on the out). BLT's are truly one of the perfect sandwiches, and it's the only thing I like about August, which is otherwise a way too hot month with no holidays from work.
I'm not much of a tomato fan, which is weird because I'll eat almost anything. But I'm not gonna lie, those heirlooms are making me want a BLT with extra tomato.
I literally went to the grocery store this afternoon, watch the video in the aisles, and picked up all the ingredients. Just wolfed it down, and I'm about to make another one
@@clarkgray4109 I'm not a big mayo fan. The reason for the light mayo is to keep the juices from the tomato from soaking into the bread. Everyone has their own tastes and in making a BLT there is no right or wrong way. Cheers
I’d highly recommend following J Kenji Lopez Alt. Most of Ethan’s videos are based off of Kenji’s videos and articles from his food science series. Kenji has invented many famous cooking techniques and is a cooking genius.
@@Kevin_747 it’s not my opinion. Ethans a good man and always cites his sources, which is often Kenji. Even this video focuses on the main concepts of Kenji’s video named the BLT Manifesto. They have entirely different markets so there is no competition. Kenji is a brilliant guy who scientifically refines culinary arts and Ethan is a guy who brings the best methods to the public. He does the work so you don’t have to.
Good method and agree on much. The way I make mine is 4 pieces of costco bacon cooked in the oven, good in season tomatoes - I don't bother seasoning them prior, same with the lettuce but it has to be a variety with a good grassy note along with some bite to it (usually romane), a good slathering of hellmanns regular mayo on both pieces of bread. I basically want a good balance of bacon tomato lettuce mayo and bread. As far as bread is concerned I whole heartedly agree - wonder bread is basically hot garbage. There are many brands that are way more healthy and are as expensive as wonder, most of the bread i eat is either bakery bread in a french style loaf at about 2 bucks or this really good commercially made rye bread at 3 bucks. What you want is Rye for a BLT has a subtle flavour of its own, has really good density and is heathier than white bread. I toast it using the bagel setting with the inside of the BLT as the non-toasted sides (with a good dollop of mayo no worries about soggy bread) then once the top is about to go on I salt and pepper the mayo and close it up.
I want this in my mouth right now. 🤤 Also, probably not popular opinion, but I prefer to have my tomato layer on top so the bread soaks up some of that tomato moisture, and the bacon crunch lives in the middle. No matter how you assemble it though, this looks damn delicious!
Common misconception about sourdough is that it has to be tangy. That's not true. You can use a stiff starter to promote yeast rather than acid to reduce it, as well as using less starter and instead a longer shower bulk ferment. I do this and it results in sourdough without the Tang forward notes.
Basil aioli could be dope in this. Puree some blanched basil with a little garlic and a loy of olive oil, mix with mayo. I always for basil with tomatoes
Mate you're not only a great cook, you're an amazing teacher too. Anyways, Is there a decent substitute for the bacon? For the ppl who don't eat bacon. PS those tomatoes look divine.
Look up Sauce Stache! He has some vegan bacon recipe videos using things like bread, rice paper, rice paper and tofu, and various marinades. It seems like the bread recipe has worked best so far but I haven't watched his channel for long. Definitely worth a look though! Or if you just don't eat pork there's plenty of decent turkey bacon on the market.
It's been a while since I've eaten commercial veggie bacon, but I remember being impressed by one of those brands. Experiment with those if you have them available. :)
Heres a recommendation. Dont even su the bacon lol, just have some great tomatoes, in fact you can skip the lettuce and just have a classic southern tomato sandwich, if the tomatoes are good I promise you it will be mindbloeing. 2 slices soft white bread, butrer and mayo on both sides, than some juicy thick rupe tomato slices on the jnside, salt and pepper, its mind blowing! But its gotta be good tomatoes.
Gotta disagree with you here Ethan, the perfect texture for bacon on a BLT is crisp exterior edges with that soft tear medium well cook you can accomplish by slow cooking the bacon on low-medium heat till at temp and using some water on your griddle/pan to steam them at the end. Your crunch should come from your toasted loaf.
While heartedly agree. It’s all a matter of taste though! And my taste, well… few things are a greater culinary shame than obliterating bacon with heat until it becomes a meat cracker. Jesus. Haha
Totally agree! Blt is all about that tomato/mayo combo and the b&l round it out to make it a meal 😁 I've been wondering about doing this with lightly dressed romaine "lettuce steaks" or if it will throw off the ratios 🤔
@@TheCr0wing We are all different. Here in the Northeast I've never had any really tasty Mexican. All of it seems to be one note played on different instruments, so I'm not inspired. I wish he'd go to China - that will keep him busy for a few lifetimes.
1:39 "Dont yield pretty slices" Idunno about you man but theres somethinf so much more mouth eaterinf and appealing about heirloom tomato slices than those mass produced ones. Maybe its psychological because i know how much flavour ill be getting, but sometiems heirloom tomatoes look like a well marbled steak when you slice into them.
Nothing like a good BLT! I guess the only reason I would like my tomato slices to be thinner and two layers is to have more seasoning per bite. Salted tomatoes is just so delicious.
Hey Ethan! I'm taking a trip to mexico city next week, inspired by your video! Just wondering if you had any quick advice, and especially any specific spots for food. Thanks a bunch for all you do.
Ethan: I'm too lazy to make my own mayo
Also Ethan: So I made the bread myself...
@@theholypopechodeii4367 Sadly people love eating shitty bread.
A proper baker can make the best bread but if it's not cheap enough, people don't wanna buy it.
Exaaaaactly
@@DerMaflon higher quality flour is more expensive. I've done the maths and some of my loaves would be 10+ dollars lol
Me: "Ah, finally. A dish where he can't add pickled onions."
Ethan: "What a grand and intoxicating innocence!"
He added pickled onion juice to the lettuce 🥰
Morrowind references hollaaaaaaaaaa
Shame on you sweet Nerevar~
Morrowind references? Here? A surprise, but a welcome one
Fresh red onion on BLTs is also delicious
Growing up, you go to a sandwich place, they throw on some crummy out-of-season tomatoes, and they don't salt them. I never understood why anybody would put tomatoes on a sandwich. But after seeing this and Kenji's vid, I finally went out and got some locally grown heirlooms and seasoned them and put them on a BLT. Oh man. Oh man, oh man, oh man. I feel like I've woken up from the Matrix.
maybe this is why people hate tomatoes easily my favourite veggie ill do a BLT hold the B and the L pls a good tomato with some salt and pepper is just perfect
@@jackorami2557 people have been eating tomato sandwichs for a 100 years use starting eating them for lunch in the 80's my gram and pap had been eating them since the 40's.
@@dmac7403 i had tomato on toast just last night lil salt and pepper was lovely
your standard grocery store (in NA anyways) produce esp tomatoes are what the industry likes to call "bulletproof" ie has to be storable, bright red, round - the ideal pciture of a tomato. As you'll notice no-where in that list is the notion of taste, those orbs are picked green then gassed to turn them red. Grow your own or get them from a market that buys local, or go direct if you can haha
@@jackorami2557 tomato on toast is great, ham and tomato on toast with salt and pepper is even better!
If you don’t have garden tomatoes, I recommend cherry or grape tomatoes that you cut in half.
Right before assembly, blast the halved tomatoes in your hot bacon grease for a minute or two, scoop them out with a spatula, and create a delicious tomato jam once you press the bread together.
Holy shit I never thought about that
@@rouxsauced200 it’s a game changer, especially when tomatoes are out of season because cherry and grape tomatoes tend to retain their quality better when out of season.
Can confirm, cherry tomatoes are super duper tasty when you hit them with some heat, I had a BLT the other week with them though I roasted them and just, my god, the flavour, THE FLAVOUR.
It's good, but I do think it forsakes the fundamental glory of thick, fresh tomtatoes.
@@benjamincarnell2590 Solution: More cherry and grape tomatoes.
My trick is to do everything pretty much the same but I throw some fresh basil into the Mayo and use a lot more Mayo on both sides of the bread. Also, some fresh black pepper and a little Italian seasoning is nice too.
Dawg add some homemade everything bagel seasoning or homemade togarashi as well and we're golden !!!
Same, but I also add a little bit of oregano to the mayo and some chives to the lettuce.
Oregano gives that herbal note and chives give lettuce a bit of sharpness.
If you have good tomatoes I don't think herbs are really necessary, they distract from the classic flavour combination. That's just my opinion though
Oooh... I like the idea of a basil mayo
I always put some wasabi in with the mayo 👌
I love how when he taste tests he just eats the whole damn thing. As though the video isn't being shot. He just kinda goes into his own world.
a good BLT would distract you from Rome burning tbh....
Yes, the bread is critical. "Never make a sandwich from bread you would not eat by itself" - Alton Brown
Sooooo never use ciabatta.
@@mysisterisafoodie Unless it's good ciabatta.
Same goes for cooking with wine
I wouldn't eat any bread by itself, bread is a vehicle for sandwiches
@@negljbreakergaming Must have never had a good fresh loaf
I loved Kenji's BLT video. It changed how I look at BLTs and after that video I've made it many times with that philosophy in mind and the BLT has come to be maybe my favorite sandwich. Top 3, for sure. You need really good quality, juicy, thick tomatoes seasoned like steak, and a huge shmear of homemade, really tangy and lemony garlic mayo on both bread slices. Sometimes I have to use plain old ripe hothouse tomatoes, but a really great BLT isn't possible without in-season heirloom tomatoes, either home grown or bought from the farmer's market. I think I differ with you in that my BLT has about twice the bacon. I like to have a nearly even ratio of 1:1:1 between bacon, lettuce, and tomato. And I like to make a finely shredded lettuce medley with iceberg, romaine and red or green leaf lettuce, lightly dressed with vinegar. Every ingredient should be flavorful in its own right, and that doesn't necessarily mean salt. Hard agree that the bread should be toasted, but I like sourdough and I do a light toasting in the toaster only. Just enough to keep the bread from falling apart from the moisture of the tomatoes.
Same! I used to think, "Why do people like BLTs so much?" until I watched Kenji's video and now it's easily top 3 for me too. It also helps to know that store bought tomatoes are basically garbage and you must get locally grown fresh ones.
Funny seeing you here acro.
@@JaheimsStrugglingHairline hoooiiiii gorl =)
And fresh, sliced avocado, and make a BLAT, it is amazing
@@jomjohns grocery store produce in general is garbage only bought out of necessity, and you don't understand just how sad and inadequate mass-made produce is until you've spent a few weekends at farmers' markets and you see what so many of your favorite fruits and vegetables are supposed to taste like.
What a madman. Just when you think there aren’t any pickled onions…
life always finds a way:-)
I'd recommend mixing a tiny bit (emphasis on tiny bit) of gochujang into the mayo...adds a nice bit of heat and funky umami without overpowering everything else.
OMG YES sometimes if gochujang's not available, a tiny bit of kimchi juice does the job too (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
Ethan: annihilates 90% of the sandwich
Me: it must be that good
The BLT always hits.
To be fair, that’s just Ethan’s style, though I’m 100% certain that it was definitely incredible. :P
I’m not a fan of eating part although I eat like pig too.
@@Lurker01 I don't eat PART, either... ROFL.
@@EthanChlebowski your BLT is very mediocre. I’ll debate it on live if you want. It’s factually a horrible sandwhich.
Can't believe that this already averages 100 views per minute. Congrats.
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@@streamlabssupport266 happy for you bro
Its the mo, yo!
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i surely can’t be the only one who’s going to miss this kitchen
I love that kitchen. The whole prep and cooking area all in one place.
I hate when you have to walk miles around the room just to get from one station to the next.
Everything necessary is within easy reach here. You can keep an eye on the stove without worry while doing other things.
I wonder if the rest of his apartment is laid out this well.
You, my friend, have saved me from taste boredom over these lockdown days. Thank you so much for all the thought, care and love you put into your videos. You have transformed my cooking abilities!
The bacon is always the star of the show for a BLT for me, interesting to see another angle.
Right. Tomato is the least important part to me. Sliced real thin, kept to a minimum
As much as I love bacon (in/on everything) this did open my eyes to making tomato the star. No disrespect to bacon BUT, in a BLT, tomatoes should be the star. After all, you can play with great bacon year round but really fabulous tomatoes only come around on occasion. You can always have great bacon but seldom have great tomatoes. Just a voice in the wilderness...
@@michaelotto8696 I've never had a fabulous tomato so maybe I'm missing out
I honestly think the appeal of a BLT is that there is no star at all. Bacon, lettuce and tomato is a magical combo where nothing outshines the rest.
I'll agree that the whole is its own animal in and of itself BUT a really great tomato can elevate pedestrian supermarket bacon and otherwise tasteless lettuce. Great mayo helps but for me the tomato is the leading lady everything else is just supporting cast. Just me... Got vine ripened Brandywines coming in from the garden now. Guess what's in my future??? 😁😎😋
As much as I wholeheartedly disagree with bacon being _that_ crispy, I'll throw you a bone Ethan and give it a shot
Don't disappoint yourself. Just make your bacon how you like it.
It’s for sandwich cogency. Chewy bacon is better on its own, but you need crispy for clean breaks
@@chanthonygrove You can have crispy bacon without it breaking like glass.
Who the in the shit likes chewy bacon? I like mine borderline burnt ^^
@@TheYuvimon exactly lol
Hi. Just to had to your journey of perfecting food (so i’m I) i love babish’s tip to only toast the bread on the inside via toaster. The mix of toasted and soft bread is heavenly.
Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭😊
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I really love how you break down every component. Always look forward to your videos!
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@@CookingwithYarda tremendous little channel you got there dawg :3
Ethan, you are so right about celebrating tasty heirloom tomatoes! While I like meat, I find myself using it more as a condiment than as the central focus. Good luck with the move!
I love how Ethan really expresses the kind of "science" aspect of food in his videos, I mean in a way I can understand anyways. Adam is on a completely other level.
i see the "BLT-as-a-tomato-sandwich" trend is still going strong since kenji's video 😛let's be real folks, a great BLT about the tomato AND the bacon. If we're talking about tomato only I'd rather eat it straight, diced with olive oil and basil, maybe on a bruschetta.
@@archer7716 Obviously, it's a actually a salad on bread.
Both components are critical, but that's why I think of it more like a bacon burger. If you were having a bacon burger you probably aren't throwing on more than 2 slices because then it's starting to overpower the joy of the beef patty (or tomato in this case). To each their own at the end of the day, this video is all about using the ingredients with intention!
Thank god you did it right. When places start adding a bunch of stuff, it stops being a BLT. Like Panera bread has a BLT with chicken, isn’t it just a damn chicken club at that point. Not sure why it annoys me so much.
You are correct, chicken club.
I’ll defend your annoyance since a blt is very clear on what the sandwich is. it does not include chicken. And like you said there is already a name for what they are serving as a chicken blt. It’s unnecessarily confusing!
Because doesn't anybody give a damn about the rules?!
I absolutely agree. "Chicken BLT" It's a club! Once you add any other kind of meat in a BLT after the bacon, it's no longer a BLT, it's a club!
Okay but you gotta admit, adding avocado to a BLT is fire.
I love how you take these simple recipes to the next level!
That was a criminally stingy amount of mayonnaise
True but there's a reason he's as thin as he is. Mayo, especially that Kewpie mayo, is extremely fatty. Drenching everything in it and wondering why you're gaining weight is pretty common.
@@ElMoShApPiNeSs eh. Thats hyperbole. There's a lot of wide open available ground between a single stingy scrape and drowning it in mayo. Especially in a special sandwich that only shines in one season of the year.
Yes. Need a nice amount on a BLT
@@ElMoShApPiNeSs I only eat it in sandwiches so I went have that issue. And I put a good amount. Just depends on how much a person eats in addition to that. I'm sure it's not only Mayo making them fat 🤦🏻♀️
Bro, I guarantee you, if he starts eating that Mayo on everything, he would still prob look the same. It’s prob just cuz he doesn’t like Mayo that much tbh
"Even though they don't make pretty slices.." I gotta disagree - I think heirloom tomatoes are gorgeous at every stage, whole, sliced, whatever.
Ethan, I've really enjoyed the way you made your videos in this kitchen.
I watched some of the older stuff with music and other oddities and prefer this 100 times over.
I feel like I'm sitting across the table watching a fried cook up a meal.
I hope you don't change the whole concept too much in the new place.
0:05, that sound
I used to make my BLT as an even ratio but found some delicious tomatoes in the local supermarket and I'd just baked a bread loaf yesterday, so I made this sandwich pretty much exactly as you did (sans pickled onion liquid, just used rice Vinegar) and wow, it really blew me away.
Big chunks of tomato, with the acidic juices drawn out with salt, and the slight smoky savory flavour of the bacon and tartness of the dressed lettuce all complemented eachother so well.
The mouth feel of juicy tomato, crispy bacon, and crunchy lettuce too was great. Thanks for the idea!
glad to see Ethan covering the best sandwich ever
very mediocre video. Forced and cringe.
As a tomato lover who doesn't particularly like bacon, this is my kind of sandwich! I hate when people call a greasy bacon sandwich with some sad bland tomato slices a BLT... it fills me with rage! Tomatoes deserve more respect as a delicious ingredient and food of their own and not just a background element.
A BLT is not a bacon sandwich with tomato, but rather a tomato sandwich with bacon on it. The Tomato is the star of the show, and why I only really eat them during tomato season. A good heirloom tomato will change your BLT experience forever
@@ixosis71 I would argue that if you're making a BLT, it's whatever you decide it is.
Ah it seems I've found my people, as someone who doesn't particularly like bacon, the juicy flavourful sun-ripen tomato always been the star in BLT! Not gonna lie, I've replaced bacon with prosciutto/ham and I actually prefer those more.
By far the best recipe, a lot of other videos prioritize the bacon over the tomatoes by putting a lot of it, and not seasoning the tomatoes, much less seasoning the tomatoes before arming the sandwich, a really great and fresh recipe and even with store-bought tomatoes, the taste is transformed once you properly season your tomato slices (and a touch of MSG just to be sure lol). I just changed the assembly order because I like the tomatoes touching the mayo.
Damn he’s at 700k, man time flies, i remember when u had like 20k, keep it up ethan!!
and now he’s at 2M!
Kenji's blt vid is what gets me into eating raw tomatoes (salted) I used to absolutely hate them, now they are at least acceptable
Great point about the tomatoes being the star of the show. Nice “Babbish hands”, too.
I can't wait to see the new kitchen.
I've just finished eating this now. I went to my local Mediterranean grocery this morning to get the heirloom tomatoes, and handpicked the best bacon
It did not disappoint. No matter what else happens today, this day will now be considered a huge success.
I hate how everyone keeps trying to complicate it, First KLA saying it's a tomato sandwich seasoned with bacon or whatever and now Ethan making it like a burger. For God sakes just slap some bacon, Some tomato and lettuce on bread and call it a day
Hey Ethan mind doing a video on different types of stir fry sauce combinations?
The BLT is a salad with really big croutons.
The BLT is a tomato sandwich.
Now the BLT is a burger?
Fun :)
30 minutes ago I searched for BLT videos and now you drop THIS video! Awesome timing
Dude this was the 2nd thing i made after watching your videos and jesus christ was it delicious, you make all this super simple to put together, I would have literally paid for what I made thanks to your videos
I agree with all of this. I'm a more-mayo fan (both slices of bread get mayo), and I toast the bread with butter (and toasted inside with light toast on the out).
BLT's are truly one of the perfect sandwiches, and it's the only thing I like about August, which is otherwise a way too hot month with no holidays from work.
I'm not much of a tomato fan, which is weird because I'll eat almost anything. But I'm not gonna lie, those heirlooms are making me want a BLT with extra tomato.
I literally went to the grocery store this afternoon, watch the video in the aisles, and picked up all the ingredients. Just wolfed it down, and I'm about to make another one
I wholeheartedly agree on it being a tomato sandwich more than a bacon sandwich. It's one of the best reasons to grow your own tomatoes.
Great tip on less toast on the exterior. I’d personally like a lot more Mayo on mine.
Yeah I don’t really see the point of adding the Mayo if you’re gonna had a half teaspoon’s worth
@@clarkgray4109 I'm not a big mayo fan. The reason for the light mayo is to keep the juices from the tomato from soaking into the bread.
Everyone has their own tastes and in making a BLT there is no right or wrong way.
Cheers
Added benefit: the inside of your mouth isn’t rasped raw on the toasted side of the bread.
@@dorothyyoung8231 exactly!
@@dorothyyoung8231 never had that happen!
I’d highly recommend following J Kenji Lopez Alt. Most of Ethan’s videos are based off of Kenji’s videos and articles from his food science series. Kenji has invented many famous cooking techniques and is a cooking genius.
Kenji is god tier!
Subjective opinion. Ethan does fine on his own.
im sure ethan would also recommend following j kenji lopez alt. it's not a competition lol
@@icecreambone Yep no competition here! We are all trying to spread good food content and get more people cooking confidently in the kitchen.
@@Kevin_747 it’s not my opinion. Ethans a good man and always cites his sources, which is often Kenji. Even this video focuses on the main concepts of Kenji’s video named the BLT Manifesto. They have entirely different markets so there is no competition. Kenji is a brilliant guy who scientifically refines culinary arts and Ethan is a guy who brings the best methods to the public. He does the work so you don’t have to.
Man! You nailed it! I've been making my tomato sandwiches this way for decades! Kudos to you for promoting it this way!
How come it’s a “B.L.T” and not a “T.L.B” if the bacon isn’t the star??
great work as always bro!
Good method and agree on much. The way I make mine is 4 pieces of costco bacon cooked in the oven, good in season tomatoes - I don't bother seasoning them prior, same with the lettuce but it has to be a variety with a good grassy note along with some bite to it (usually romane), a good slathering of hellmanns regular mayo on both pieces of bread. I basically want a good balance of bacon tomato lettuce mayo and bread. As far as bread is concerned I whole heartedly agree - wonder bread is basically hot garbage. There are many brands that are way more healthy and are as expensive as wonder, most of the bread i eat is either bakery bread in a french style loaf at about 2 bucks or this really good commercially made rye bread at 3 bucks. What you want is Rye for a BLT has a subtle flavour of its own, has really good density and is heathier than white bread. I toast it using the bagel setting with the inside of the BLT as the non-toasted sides (with a good dollop of mayo no worries about soggy bread) then once the top is about to go on I salt and pepper the mayo and close it up.
Having been making Internet Shaquille’s BLT almost every day for the last couple weeks, I’m glad to see your BLT philosophy and his align
I love them with purple Cherokee tomatoes
this puts a new meaning to “beef steak” tomatoes
Best BLT video on the internet 🥪🔥🔥🔥
I want this in my mouth right now. 🤤 Also, probably not popular opinion, but I prefer to have my tomato layer on top so the bread soaks up some of that tomato moisture, and the bacon crunch lives in the middle. No matter how you assemble it though, this looks damn delicious!
Oooo we’d get along. This is exactly my kind of sandwich
I have so many complains with how your making this, it’s making me cry 😢
Just made these bad boys, and oh my lord I mate the sandwich so fast I nearly choked, the flavour of the tomatoes is intoxicating
Common misconception about sourdough is that it has to be tangy. That's not true. You can use a stiff starter to promote yeast rather than acid to reduce it, as well as using less starter and instead a longer shower bulk ferment. I do this and it results in sourdough without the Tang forward notes.
Excellent video and the reasons for what you do. Personally, I also add a fried egg and a slice of mild cheddar.....Thanks for sharing!
a very interesting way to think of a BLT, i will have to remember this video the next time i make a BLT
Finally made this one today. It was so good! Thanks for the recipe.
looks good, but i prefer toasted rye (both sides) and a bit more mayo. But you are right on with the tomatoes, bacon, and layering.
Finally decided to make this for lunch today. I even seasoned the tomatoes, which I’ve never done before. Oh, man. It’s so delicious.
the big bites of a person who enjoys food
Basil aioli could be dope in this.
Puree some blanched basil with a little garlic and a loy of olive oil, mix with mayo. I always for basil with tomatoes
I appreciate the kewpie. Japanese mayo is really the best store bought mayo that I've had.
Mate you're not only a great cook, you're an amazing teacher too. Anyways, Is there a decent substitute for the bacon? For the ppl who don't eat bacon.
PS those tomatoes look divine.
Look up Sauce Stache! He has some vegan bacon recipe videos using things like bread, rice paper, rice paper and tofu, and various marinades. It seems like the bread recipe has worked best so far but I haven't watched his channel for long. Definitely worth a look though!
Or if you just don't eat pork there's plenty of decent turkey bacon on the market.
It's been a while since I've eaten commercial veggie bacon, but I remember being impressed by one of those brands. Experiment with those if you have them available. :)
@@arieldanielle23, lol, I'll try that when I'm feeling ambitious. 😅 Is Sauce Stache a CZcams channel?
@@ShovelChef Yeah! I just found it yesterday but he seems to have some really good vegan recipes.
And I'm not even vegan lol
Heres a recommendation. Dont even su the bacon lol, just have some great tomatoes, in fact you can skip the lettuce and just have a classic southern tomato sandwich, if the tomatoes are good I promise you it will be mindbloeing. 2 slices soft white bread, butrer and mayo on both sides, than some juicy thick rupe tomato slices on the jnside, salt and pepper, its mind blowing! But its gotta be good tomatoes.
This and Internet Shaquille's video are real honestly good to know why the BLT is crucial, the T!
You can use a sourdough bread if you love the taste 🤷🏻♂️ Luv ur vids 👊🏼
Gotta disagree with you here Ethan, the perfect texture for bacon on a BLT is crisp exterior edges with that soft tear medium well cook you can accomplish by slow cooking the bacon on low-medium heat till at temp and using some water on your griddle/pan to steam them at the end. Your crunch should come from your toasted loaf.
While heartedly agree.
It’s all a matter of taste though!
And my taste, well… few things are a greater culinary shame than obliterating bacon with heat until it becomes a meat cracker. Jesus.
Haha
Well now I know what I want to make for dinner.
My favourite bread is ciabatta - the mayo and the tomato and bacon juices fall through the holes and get caught on the inside of the crust.
Totally agree! Blt is all about that tomato/mayo combo and the b&l round it out to make it a meal 😁
I've been wondering about doing this with lightly dressed romaine "lettuce steaks" or if it will throw off the ratios 🤔
Be watching the video:
"the BLT is truly a tomatoe sandwich"
*Instantly likes the video*
Seems like a repeat of Kenji's video. But there is nothing wrong with repeating a good recipe.
Everything he does is a repeat.
@@TheCr0wing I think there is a powerful incentive ($$$) just to publish. At least it is not another Mexican dish
@@d.t.1470 The Mexican stuff I actually watch 😄
@@TheCr0wing We are all different. Here in the Northeast I've never had any really tasty Mexican. All of it seems to be one note played on different instruments, so I'm not inspired. I wish he'd go to China - that will keep him busy for a few lifetimes.
@@d.t.1470 Totally! Im a big fan of chef wang gang
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"Dont yield pretty slices"
Idunno about you man but theres somethinf so much more mouth eaterinf and appealing about heirloom tomato slices than those mass produced ones. Maybe its psychological because i know how much flavour ill be getting, but sometiems heirloom tomatoes look like a well marbled steak when you slice into them.
YES!!!
Nothing like a good BLT! I guess the only reason I would like my tomato slices to be thinner and two layers is to have more seasoning per bite. Salted tomatoes is just so delicious.
He takes the weirdest bites like he has to fit as much as he can each time 😆
He just eats like a man.
It’s frikin disgusting 🤢
@@taccosnachos 💪🤡
it's your sandwich, ethan. no one's gonna take your food. 😂
@@DanielsAdventure i mean its his food...he can eat how he wants :T
Hey Ethan, have you ever tried Peri peri chicken?
That tomato tho! Mouth watering. I’d eat that over a beef burgers anyday!
this is truly perfect
Nice video! As I already expected 😊
Looks delicious !! Thanks for sharing ;-)
Lettuce is water not in a liquid form
Feels like a relatively modern trend to recognize the blt as a tomato sandwich and not a bacon sandwich. Can't say I'm mad about it.
always a pleasure to watch! a question: can you give us the brand of your bread knife?
Looking good as always. Imo it needs much more mayo that has direct contact with the tomatoes but it still looks great.
Here in the midwest, we have texas-toast-sliced white bread. Very thick. Not sure if that's a common thing. I only discovered it a couple years ago.
I make mine the same way except I make a garlic mayo to fry the bread in.
Bro when he said THE lechuga it triggered my fight or flight. I only ever hear it as la lechuga since I work in a kitchen in Texas.
Ethan, if you were making a BLT for a vegan/vegetarian what would you use as an alternative to the bacon, that still creates a BLT style sandwich?
Bacon is the namesake of the dish... why not use some cheese crisps with smoke flavour?
Just dont use any bacon, have a tomato mayo sandwich!
@@fruitylerlups530 Not a BLT style sandwich. I was just curious to see if there was a way to make a meat-free BLT-like sandwich.
Hell, I've been eating tomato, mayo, smoked salt and sourdough sandwiches all month... best when they're still warm from the vine
Damn dude you are already over 700k subs? Well done, and well earned. Excited to see the new kitchen!
I like a sourdough bread and garlicky mayo with my BLTs.
I will make EXACTLY this sandwich with FRESH Tomatoes from my parents' garden! Wish me luck 😀
Hey Ethan! I'm taking a trip to mexico city next week, inspired by your video! Just wondering if you had any quick advice, and especially any specific spots for food. Thanks a bunch for all you do.
He said in previous videos that he loves a place called tacos los parados (i think thats how you spell it?) and their poblano con queso tacos
Ethan, try the sandwich with Duke's mayo. The acidity in the Duke's is better suited to this sammich (imo) than Kewpie.
That sandwich looks amazing!
Sara Lee Artesano Sliced Bread works great!