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Sandwiches are our everything. This is a quick breakfast, a quick snack for unexpected guests, and a delicious accompaniment to your favorite TV series. And it is also convenient to take them with you to work, to school or on a long road, so that you can satisfy your hunger without any special preparations. It is unlikely that anyone will undertake to count the exact number of sandwich recipes. We offer to try the most successful, in our opinion, combinations.
Perfecting the classics
The Italians prepare “panini”, the Spaniards — “bocadillo”, the Danes — “smerrebred”, the French – “croc-monsieur”. Each nation has its own taste preferences. But they still agree on one thing. The most popular sandwich in the whole world is a sandwich with ham and cheese. We suggest trying a slightly improved version of it.
Beat 2 eggs with a whisk, salt and pepper to taste, pour into a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. We wait a minute and begin to break the seized mass into pieces with a spatula. Brown the bread toasts in a dry frying pan. We spread slices of melted cheese, fresh tomatoes, ham and fried eggs on one of them. We cover everything with chopped lettuce leaves and put the second bread toast on top.
Sea gourmets are happy
The most expensive sandwich in the world is prepared by Canadian chef James Parkinson. He keeps the details of the recipe a secret. It is only known that he uses selected beef, chicken meat, quail eggs and white truffles. We suggest trying another valuable specimen, primarily distinguished by its nutritional properties.
For the recipe for a sandwich with red fish, we will take not ordinary bread toast, but a grain loaf and cut it in half. We lubricate the lower half with cottage cheese, put lettuce leaves, white onion rings, slices of lightly salted salmon and a few sprigs of parsley. On top, we spread thin circles of fresh cucumber and tomato in layers, then again rings of white onion. We cover everything with the top half of a grain loaf — an exquisite fish sandwich is ready.
A little oriental tastes
A hamburger is the most nutritious representative of a sandwich. It is distinguished by a large chopped cutlet, which is usually supplemented with pickled cucumber, raw or fried onions, lettuce leaves, mayonnaise and ketchup. Instead of a sandwich with meat, you can prepare an interesting lean version, replacing the cutlet with falafel. This is a popular snack made of boiled chickpeas in the form of balls in the Middle East.
For convenience, we will make cutlets from falafel. We boil 150 g of chickpeas, combine them in a blender with an onion and herbs, carefully chop them. Add a pinch of cumin, coriander, turmeric, granulated garlic, salt and pepper. We knead the mass well, mold the cutlets, roll them in breadcrumbs and fry them on both sides.
We cut the grain loaf in half. We put basil leaves, purple onion rings, slices of fresh tomato and falafel on it. Sprinkle everything with balsamic vinegar, put a few more basil leaves and close the second half of the bun.
To the French tune
Americans like to give sandwiches regional names. So, in Chicago, you can try an Italian sandwich with beef, and in Los Angeles-a sandwich with French toast.
Why don’t we make a French-style mushroom sandwich? Whisk 2 eggs, 150 ml of thick cream, 1 tbsp. l. sugar and a pinch of salt. We soak bread toasts in this mixture and fry them in a frying pan with butter until golden brown. Then in the same pan fry an omelet of 2 eggs and 50 ml of milk, constantly stirring it with a spatula and not allowing it to solidify in one layer. Separately, we pass 5-6 large mushrooms with a small onion, cutting everything into small cubes. Now it remains to put pieces of omelet with fried mushrooms between the crispy toast – here’s a sandwich in the French way.
In the footsteps of the Earl of Sandwich
The creator of the sandwich is considered to be a hardened gambler John Montague, the Earl of Sandwich. Only one thing could tear him away from many hours of playing — a feeling of hunger. But he also dealt with this problem. The count ordered slices of beef to be served directly to the gaming table between two slices of bread, so as not to get your hands dirty.
We will add vitamins to the beef and prepare a meat sandwich with vegetables. We cut a slice the size of a palm from the baguette and cut it lengthwise to make a “book”. We put lettuce leaves, slices of mozzarella and beef jerky inside. From above, we close it with mugs of fresh tomato and lightly prisalivaem. Instead of dried meat, you can take boiled beef or boiled pork — it will turn out no less satisfying and delicious.
Under the crunch of air waffles
Sandwiches can be made without bread toast. So, the Venezuelan arepa sandwich is made from corn or maize tortillas, the Indian vada pav is made from special unsweetened buns. And we will have an unusual sandwich with chicken on toast from homemade waffles.
Whisk 150 ml of kefir, egg, 1 tsp baking powder, a pinch of salt and sugar. Sift 150 g of flour, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and knead a smooth dough. We warm up the waffle iron and cook the waffles as usual.
Chop the chicken fillet into pieces, brown it in a frying pan with the addition of salt and your favorite spices. We also fry a few strips of bacon. We spread chicken pieces, slices of cheddar cheese and bacon on waffle toast. Sprinkle everything with spinach leaves and close with a second waffle toast.
Tuna in salad thickets
Scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a formula for making the perfect toast. According to their calculations, the thickness of a slice of bread should be from 1 to 1.5 cm. At the same time, it should be dried in the oven for exactly 7 minutes at a temperature of 240 °C. Turn the toast only one time after 3.5 minutes.
You can test the formula in action by preparing a sandwich with tuna and capers. For this recipe, it is better to take rye bread sprinkled with seeds — it will turn out even tastier. Drain the excess liquid from the tin of canned tuna, lightly knead the pieces of fish with a fork. Dry the slices of bread and cover with lettuce leaves. We spread the tuna slices mixed with capers on one, cover with salad leaves and put the second bread slice on top.
Sweet, salty, meat
The most meaty sandwich was prepared by the British chef Tristan Welch. 40 varieties of meat were used, including bacon, turkey, chicken fillet, various types of sausage and ham. The giant weighed 13 kg, and it took 10 hours to create it.
The sandwich with avocado and poached egg is also distinguished by its solid dimensions, which we will make much faster. Bring a saucepan of water almost to a boil, add a pinch of salt and pepper, 1 tbsp. l. vinegar. With the help of a whisk, we make a funnel in the pan, break the egg there, cook for 1.5-2 minutes — then the yolk inside will remain liquid.
We dry slices of bread in a grill pan, and then fry strips of bacon here. Puree the pulp of a large ripe avocado with a blender. We cover the bread toast with spinach leaves, grease the avocado puree, sprinkle with lime juice. Spread the poached egg and slices of fried bacon on top, cover everything with bread toast.
Here are just a few recipes for sandwiches for the road, for work, for a walk and wherever you want. As you can see, even such a simple dish can be prepared with imagination and please yourself with truly exquisite combinations. And which sandwich did you like the most? Perhaps you have your own branded recipe? Be sure to tell us about it in the comments.