Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich

This Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich, made up of simple leftovers, is one of the best things you'll ever eat. Known in our house as a cholesterol sandwich, it's an absolute treat.

My husband and I have travelled the world together. We've hiked up mountains in Taiwan, walked along the Berlin wall across the entire city, and raised chickens in Honolulu. We love a good adventure. But we also love a lazy day, lounging around the house and eating delicious food.

Creating a joyful life isn't always about doing the most every single day. It's about tuning in to what you need and want, and giving yourself exactly that. It's not about keeping up with everyone else or getting the Instagram photo to show off. It is about understanding your own energy well enough to give yourself what you need and not give a damn what anyone else thinks.

What makes this Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich so awesome?

The best lazy weekends in our home start with a cholesterol sandwich, known to the rest of the world as a Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich. There's absolutely nothing special about this. It's exactly what it says. But these humble ingredients, always made up of leftovers in our house, combine to create the most deeply pleasurable flavors imaginable.

Personally, I also love that this is one of only a handful of things that my husband will cook, so I get to be extra lazy. But that means it's super simple to make. How many sandwiches youcan make depends on how much bacon you have leftover. This is what you eat when you want pure pleasure. It may not have any other redeeming qualities. It's just damn good.

Magical Properties of Pork

Bacon, of course, comes from pigs, and pigs have long been an important symbol in paganism. Many ancient fertility goddesses had pigs as sacred animals. Due to the large litters they create, as well as the abundance of food provided by one animal, they are a symbol of abundance and prosperity. They are ruled by Jupiter and the element of fire, enhancing their expansive power. You can also use pork in your kitchen witchcraft to call in good luck and longevity.

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this sandwich. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Bread - Whatever you would normally eat for sandwiches
• Bacon - Smoked streaky bacon in the UK, which is just regular bacon in the US. We only ever make these when we have bacon leftover from another recipe.
• Eggs
• Cheese - Again, just about any cheese will do. Whatever happens to be in your fridge when you have leftover bacon. If you're picking just for this, cheddar is great.
• Mayonnaise - Keeps your bread from getting soggy from that delicious bacon grease
• Ketchup - optional. I don't have it, but my husband does.

Tips for making a Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich

Most of this is pretty straight forward, and it's all down to how you like it. You want your bread toasted, and you want a thin layer of mayo on each side to act as a fat barrier between filling and bread.

You can use grated or sliced cheese. Make it as easy on yourself as possible.

Bacon is very personal, I know. I like my bacon super crispy, and I do think it makes the sandwich easier to eat if the bacon actually breaks when you bite into it. But if you love wiggly bacon, don't let me stop you. What you do need is plenty of bacon fat for the key part of this sandwich.

The only thing that might be slightly different about this recipe is the fact that we're frying our eggs in bacon fat. You want to tilt your pan so the grease pools up in one corner, then break your egg right into that pool. Use your turner or a spoon to gently splash some of the fat right over the egg, which will cook the white and maybe even make them a bit puffy. Then once your white is set but the yolk is still runny, you can add it to your sandwich and dig in.

I have no doubt you're going to absolutely fall in love with this sandwich. Part of the reason we only make it when we have leftovers is so that we don't eat a Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwich every weekend. It's that awesome.

Looking for more awesomely indulgent breakfast recipes? Try this Croissant French Toast with Maple Bacon Whipped Cream or some Breakfast Nachos.

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