**The Cocina** This spicy number is loaded with Wisconsin pepper jack cheese, quick pickled jalapenos, Sriracha, ranch dressing and a fried egg. Sourdough bread provides a simply delicious foundation for these grande flavors.

Ingredients

• 2 fresh jalapeños
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 10 black peppercorns
• 4 slices applewood smoked bacon
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 4 slices sourdough bread
• 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
• 1 cup (4 ounces) Wisconsin Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce

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DIRECTIONS

1. Make a pickling brine by thinly slicing jalapeños and placing in glass jar.
   Place water and vinegar in saucepan. Bring to boil. Add salt, sugar and
   peppercorns to mixture. Boil briefly until sugar dissolves. Pour mixture over
   jalapeños; close tightly and set aside until cool. This step can be done 2 hours to
   a full day in advance.

2. Fry bacon over medium heat until crispy. Drain and reserve bacon.

3. Fry eggs over-easy/medium; set aside.

4. Heat a cast iron skillet. Using pastry brush, brush melted butter on 1 side of
   each bread slice. Place each slice, buttered-side down, in skillet. Drizzle about
   1/2 tablespoon ranch dressing over bread; cover each slice with 1/4 cup pepper
   jack cheese.

5. Divide drained jalapeño slices evenly over cheese on 2 bread slices; drizzle
   about 1/2 tablespoon Sriracha sauce in a light zigzag pattern across the cheese
   and jalapeños. Place bacon and fried egg over slices with jalapeño; cover skillet
   and cook until cheese is melted. Place bread slices without jalapeños over
   jalapeño slices, cheese-side down, to make sandwiches. Slice on the diagonal to serve.

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