A sandwich is a dish that consists of several pieces of bread, between which are located various complex fillings. This is what the British had in mind when they came up with the name of this unusual product in the 18th century. In a short time it has become so popular that it is now perceived as part of the national food culture. Over the years, he fell in love in other countries of the world. A huge number of varieties of this original dish have appeared. Take, for example, a club sandwich. The recipe for this product has many options. For clarity, you can consider the most popular of them.
American style dish
Making sandwiches has become a good tradition for Americans. People often use them as a quick snack during the day. This dish can be found on the menu of any cafe or fast food restaurant. One of its most popular options is a club sandwich. The recipe for its preparation depends on the composition of the filling used, and ordinary toast bread is taken as the basis.
A complex design is created from the following ingredients:
for 3 slices of bread you need half a tomato, 2 strips of bacon, ½ cucumber, mayonnaise, egg, 2 sheets of salad, as many slices of cheese and ham.
Now you can start preparing a club sandwich. The recipe consists of three stages:
- First of all, products must be prepared in a certain way. Bread can be dried in a toaster or fried in a dry pan, but only on one side. Cut the tomatoes and cucumbers into circles, fry the bacon until crunchy, and from the egg make fried eggs with fried yolk. Rinse and dry the lettuce with a towel.
- Now you can start assembling the sandwich. To do this, all products must be laid on top of each other in a certain sequence: bread (with the fried side out) - mayonnaise - salad - tomato - bacon - bread (spread on both sides) - salad - cucumber - ham - egg - cheese - bread.
- Cut the finished sandwich diagonally into two triangular stacks and chop with a skewer.
In some drinking establishments, such fragrant designs are served on the same plate as french fries.
Simplified version
At home, you can not bother observing all the rules and prepare your club sandwich. The recipe will remain the same, but will consist of those products that are currently at hand. And it is not necessary to make two layers of filling. You can limit yourself to one. This will require less bread. Such a sandwich, however, will look like a regular closed sandwich. For example, for two servings, you can use the following components: 4 pieces of bread and boiled beef, 2 eggs, the same amount of slices of cheese and lettuce, 200 grams of bacon and 4 circles of tomato, as well as a sauce of mayonnaise and mustard in a ratio of 1: 3.
The cooking method is very similar to the previous option:
- First, the ingredients must be prepared. This time, the eggs should be boiled and cut across into several even circles.
- Make sauce with mustard and mayonnaise.
- Collect all the ingredients in order: bread - sauce - bacon - salad - meat, egg - cheese - bread.
After that, the finished sandwich can be cut into 2 or 4 parts. It all depends on personal desire and the size of the bread slice.
Classic version
Initially, it was customary to make a chicken sandwich club. The recipe has changed over time, but many try to stick to the original version.
Of the products in this case, you will need:
chicken fillet, 2 slices of bread and as many slices of bacon, sea salt, arugula bunch, a tablespoon of mayonnaise, half an avocado and tomato, ground black pepper and half lemon juice.
After this, the cooking process begins:
- First, fry the chicken (or turkey) fillet in oil for 3 minutes on each side.
- Cut it into thin slices no more than 1 centimeter thick.
- Make the sauce. To do this, mix the avocado, salt, mayonnaise, lemon juice and pepper in a blender.
- Spread one slice of bread with cooked sauce.
- Next comes arugula, chicken, fried bacon and tomato.
- Pour all this sauce and lay on top a piece of bread.
It remains only to cut the resulting sandwich with a sharp knife and be sure to lay both parts on a plate.
A recipe for every taste.
Each person has his own concept of delicious food. Therefore, it is not surprising that people usually cook the same dish in different ways. Take, for example, the well-known “club sandwich”. Types of this product differ among themselves with initial ingredients. Moreover, some of them practically do not change. These are bread, salad, egg, tomato, bacon and cheese. The remaining components may supplement or partially replace them. So along with bacon smoked turkey (chicken), ham or fish is often used, and instead of tomato, some prefer to use cucumber. There are no strict canons, and everyone can give vent to their imagination. For example, a club sandwich made from the following components is considered quite interesting.
bread, mayonnaise, cucumber, cream cheese, slices of smoked salmon and Chinese cabbage.
To make such a multi-tiered sandwich, it is only necessary to lay all the selected components on top of each other. The main thing is that the first and last on this list must be bread.