Adam Sandler enjoying a beer and the world's best sandwich.
Foodies like me always notice food in films. With the exception of “The Hunger Games,” it’s not unusual for me to come home after a movie and whip up one of the dishes I just saw on the big screen (I had no interest in trying cooked frog . . . thanks anyhow, Katniss!).
I recently watched, “Spanglish.” Rotten Tomatoes describes the story like this: “A Hispanic woman and her young daughter are thrown into the middle of a well-to-do but remarkably dysfunctional family.” Adam Sandler, who plays a top chef in the movie, prepares a sandwich that includes crispy bread, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, broiled cheese, and is finished off with a perfectly cooked sunny-side up egg. His choice of food TELEGRAPHS that he’s feeling really low and needs some comfort food.
After watching the movie, I watched the special features and saw the video recipe for this sandwich. I was surprised and excited to find out that this the “Spanglish” sandwich is actually one of Thomas Keller’s original recipes!
Below is my interpretation of the “Spanglish” sandwich. Enjoy!
Ingredients: 2 slices (1-1.5" thick) of sourdough bread, 4 strips of bacon, 2 slices of Swiss cheese, salt, pepper, lettuce, 2 slices of tomatoes, 1 egg, and nonstick cooking spray or butter
- Preheat oven to the broil setting and place slices of bread in the oven for about 2 minutes on each side.
Place the Swiss cheese on one slice of bread, and broil for about 2 minutes, or until melted and bubbly.
Heat a pan to medium-high and cook the bacon on each side for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown on each side.
Heat a pan to medium-high and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Crack the egg into the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the clear surrounding the yolk becomes an opaque white color.
Spread mayo onto the other slice of bread.
On the slice of bread with the cheese, gently slide on the egg and try not to break the yoke. Unfortunately I failed at this! On the other slice, lay down the lettuce, tomatoes and bacon.
The finished product! This might just be the best sandwich in the entire world.
Charis
TELEGRAPHS = conveys