A sandwich is a quick and tasty way to make a meal. It can make a
great lunch or breakfast, and can either be served either hot or cold.
Below you'll find a general primer on how sandwiches work, as well as
recipes and ideas for assembling your own.
Part 1
Sandwich Basics
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Choose a bread. There are lots of different styles of
bread that contain "whole grain" instead of "multi grain." These are
the best ones to choose if you're trying to eat healthy, since multi
grain has no nutritional benefits beyond normal bread. You can consider
some of the following types of breads:
- Sliced breads are the norm in most Western grocery stores and these
are what is used to make most "standard" sandwiches, like peanut butter
and jelly. You can get this bread made from many different ingredients
(rye, potato, white, wheat, etc), and the different flavors will go
better with some sandwiches than others.
- Loaf breads are basically sliced breads that haven't been cut yet,
but get used in much the same way. This bread is usually fresher and cut
thicker than normal sliced bread.
- Buns are small round or oval loaves that get cut in half to make the
sandwich. This is common with hamburgers or Brioche sandwiches, but you
can also use things like pretzel buns.
- Raised flat breads include breads like focaccia bread or panini.
These have a similar texture to pizza dough or true flat breads but are
thicker, which means they can be sliced to create a true sandwich.
- Flat breads include things like pita bread, naan, and tortillas.
These do not make a true sandwich but instead make wraps or are cut in
half and stuffed between the natural bread layers.
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Choose your condiments. Condiments are meant to make
the bread more moist. They aren't required, but they can really add to
the flavor and texture of the food. When placed on the bread, the
condiment should be spread as close to the edge of the bread as
possible, making sure the bread is fully covered. Some condiments
include:
- Butter
- Mayo
- Mustard
- Ketchup
- Pesto
- Barbecue Sauce
- Hollandaise
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Choose your fillings. Different sandwiches will
include different things between the bread layers. This is where you can
really get creative! Usually what's inside the sandwich determines
which meal it's "appropriate" for, but don't let this stop you: if you
want a bacon-and-egg sandwich for dinner, go for it! Fillings come in a
few categories:
- Meats like deli meat, sausage patties, loose meat (usually ground and in a sauce), or chicken breast.
- Vegetables like salad leaves, stir-fry vegetables, sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, etc.
- Cheese, which is generally always sliced for ease of use, though
some cheese may be crumbled (like blue cheese). Good sandwich cheeses
include swiss, muenster, brie, gouda, pepperjack, or cheddar.
- Other items like egg salad, fried eggs, chili, peanut butter, jelly, marmite, and nutella.
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Eat the sandwich cold. You can assemble the sandwich
by layering the ingredients between the two pieces of bread and simply
eating it cold, if you want to. This is common with lunch sandwiches.
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Cook the sandwich. Cooking of sandwiches or hot
sandwiches are more common with breakfast and dinner. You should never
cook a sandwich in a microwave, as this will steam the bread and make it
soggy. However, there are several good ways that you can cook a
sandwich or heat it up:
- You can use a frying pan or griddle. This is most common with
sandwiches like grilled cheese. When doing it this way, you should cover
the bread that will be touching the pan with butter or mayonnaise and
then cook the sandwich over low heat until the cheese melts, switching
to high heat towards the end to brown the bread if it is not already.
Don't forget to flip it!
- You can use a broiler, which most modern stoves have. This is the
drawer under the stove and is usually turned on with a special knob. It
gets very hot! Put the sandwich on a pan and place in under the
pre-heated broiler for about 5 minutes a side. Check is frequently to
make sure it doesn't burn. This is closest to how sandwich shops (like
Subway) cook their sandwiches.
- You can use a panini grill, which is basically just a George Foreman
grill (for the American crowd). This grill gets sprayed with cooking
spray and then the sandwich gets pressed between the layers of the grill
for about 3 minutes.
- You can use a BBQ to cook a sandwich. Aside from the obvious prep of
a burger, you can also put other kinds of sandwiches on a grill whole.
However, the flames will have to be low or you will likely burn your
sandwich.
Part 2
Sandwich Ideas
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Make breakfast sandwiches. Breakfast sandwiches are
usually served hot, but don't feel like you can't eat them cold! Some
breakfast sandwiches you can make include:
- Fried egg and ham sandwich with butter
- Sausage and egg sandwich with hollandaise
- Bacon and cheese sandwich with mayo
- Tomato and cheese sandwich with pesto
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Make lunch and dinner sandwiches. Lunch sandwiches
are usually cold, while dinner sandwiches are usually hot, but you don't
need to follow those rules! These include sandwiches like:
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BLT, which is bacon, lettuce, and tomato with mayo
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Reuben, which is sauerkraut, mustard or Russian dressing, corned beef, and swiss cheese
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Sloppy Joe, which is ground beef mixed with tomato paste and seasoning
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Italian sandwich, which is salami and similar meats, with mayo, lettuce and tomato
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Meatball sub which is meatballs and red sauce, covered in Parmesan cheese.
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Tunafish sandwich, which is canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise, mustard, onions and pickles
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Make unusual sandwiches. These include sandwiches like:
- Sundried tomato, garlic, spinach, and pepperjack cheese on rye bread
- Apple, chicken, and brie burrito
- French toast, egg, and bacon sandwich, using the french toast as the bread.
- Brie, raspberry, and Nutella on a brioche bun
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Make regional sandwiches. For the US, these include sandwiches like:
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Po Boy, common in the South, which is made with fried shrimp or oysters, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and sauce
- Avocado, cream cheese, and salmon are common sandwich ingredients in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast of the US
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Pork Tenderloin sandwiches are common in the Midwest
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Bagel and Lox sandwiches are common in the East
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