Step 1
To brine the chicken, combine the salt, sugar and 2 cups of cold water and stir until completely dissolved. Add the garlic, lemon and thyme and refrigerate. Slice the chicken breast horizontally into two thin slices, then submerge them in the brine for 30 minutes. Remove from the brine, pat dry and set aside.
Step 2
To make the pepper mayonnaise, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Step 3
To prepare the sandwich, start by cooking the bacon. Place the bacon in a cold frying pan over medium heat without oil. Allow the fat to render and fry the bacon to a crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside on a tray covered with paper towels. Leave some of the bacon fat in the pan, and set the rest aside for use later.
Step 4
Using the same pan, turn the heat to high, and sear the slices of brined chicken breast until completely cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Remove them from the pan and set aside with the bacon.
Step 5
Pour the rest of the reserved bacon fat into the pan and fry the eggs over easy (cooked on one side, then flipped and cooked briefly on the other side, leaving the yolks runny), then remove them from the pan and set aside.
Step 6
To make the garlic bread, melt a little of the garlic butter in the pan and fry the bread, two slices at a time, on both sides until golden. Add a little more garlic butter with each batch. Turn off the heat, then place a slice of cheese on top of each piece of garlic bread to melt. If you prefer, toast the bread and spread each slice with garlic butter.
Step 7
Mix the shredded lettuce with a tablespoon of the pepper mayonnaise and the pickled jalapenos in a medium bowl.
Step 8
To assemble the sandwich, place two garlic bread slices on a chopping board, cheese-side up, and top each with the chicken, bacon and some of the dressed lettuce. Place another slice of bread on top of each, cheese-side up again, and top with a fried egg, turkey, tomato slices and avocado. Drizzle with a little more pepper mayo, if you like, then place the last slice of bread on top, cheese-side down, to close.
Step 9
Carefully cut the sandwiches into triangles (it helps to use toothpicks here to hold them together) and serve with dill pickles and chips.
