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Recipe: Spanglish Sandwich

2005_12_05-spanglish-sandwi.jpgWe were a little surprised at the number of times the sandwich from the film Spanglish was mentioned in the comments section of our welcome note for last Thursday's launch. We definitely didn't suspect a little fried egg sandwich would dominate the chatter (even if it was developed by famed Chef, Thomas Keller), but we were pleased by how many people jumped in.

Nestled in those 30-something comments was Enrique's post, putting us all out of our misery and finally revealing the recipe [via Collective Detective]

World's Greatest Sandwich

3-4 slices of bacon
2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese
2 slices of toasted rustic country loaf (pain de campagne)
1 tbsp of mayo
4 tomato slices
2 leaves of butter lettuce (yes, it’s called butter lettuce)
1 teaspoon butter
1 egg

 
 

Preparation:

1. Cook the bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels
2. Place slices of cheese on one side of toasted bread. Place in toaster oven or under broiler to melt.
3. Spread mayo on other slice of bread top with bacon, sliced tomato, and lettuce
4. On non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Fry egg, turning over briefly when the bottom is set (keep yolk runny)
5. Slide finished egg on top of lettuce, top with other slice of bread (cheese-side down genius)
6. Place sandwich on plate and slice in half, letting yolk run down sandwich

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Comments (17)

YES! I was wondering the same thing too.

posted by Cindy on 2005-12-06 04:29:55

you know -- i WASN'T wondering about the spanglish sammich... but man, am i glad I found out how to make it. think i'll go fix myself one right now. thanks!

posted by amy chase on 2005-12-06 10:44:04

My favorite egg sandwich is the Monster Egg Sandwich from the Boerum Hill Food Company, on Smith St. in Brooklyn. It's a personal-sized ciabbata, about 7 inches long, with cheddar melted on both sides. They scramble a few eggs *perfectly*, add slices of crispy country bacon, and smoosh it all together. Heaven. I order it for dinner after late nights at the office. You have to ask and make sure they haven't run out of ciabbata, though, because it's no good on regular bread.

posted by Kate on 2005-12-06 11:51:54

For starters, I live in Tasmania Australi, and I cant seem to find any Jack Montreal cheese!!!
Help me please!!!!

posted by Christopher on 2006-01-14 03:58:49

it is monterey jack. a reasonable substitute would be a young gouda or any sort of melty smooth white cheese. colby? cheddar would be good too.

posted by Chev on 2006-02-04 00:02:09

Does anyone have a picture of this?

posted by Jason K on 2006-03-28 15:40:11

Ya I was up all night trying to remeber how to make the samich by thinking of images from thr movie..-_-

posted by Timothy Todwell on 2006-07-12 15:54:21

I love your sandwich.. im making it right now with my friend.. amazing.. yep wellll umm mi gonna go eat it now with ellie ( my friend )
x||o||x

posted by claire mcdal on 2006-07-21 22:27:48

When i saw Spanglish i wanted to make that sandwich and so now i am going to with my friend Claire...can you eat it for breakfasst? I had to improvise with the bread so i am using some kind of italian bread that my neighbor gave us. It looks good...i hope i like the sandwich!!!


«3 xox Ellie xox «3

posted by Ellie Thompson on 2006-07-22 11:56:54

my boyfriend was so happy about this sandwich he dropped down on the spot and proposed to me... I turned him down but still it's a great samwich

posted by samantha on 2006-08-27 19:29:44

um.. i like the sandwiiiich.. and its 10:48 am on 10/21/06.. and my friend and mee are makign the sandwich for breakfast.. sooo.....bye

sincerly,
Claire McEllie

posted by Claire McEllie on 2006-10-21 10:51:38

what sandwich was bernice cooking? and her mom came in the had a bite and said bernice really didnt need it! It looked soo desicious!

posted by heather on 2006-11-05 19:17:36

ı like the sandwicch.and ı want to make that sandwich;)

posted by oftica on 2006-12-14 21:27:35

when i first seen the movie and when he made the sandwhich i was like i have to try that when i did i wasn't dispointed man was it tasty and having a nice cold beer with it was even better teling u best sandwich ever

posted by tang on 2007-01-17 04:23:23

It is very stupid

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posted by scott12345 on July 31st 2009 at 2:07am
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For all of you who tirelessly searched for how to make this sandwich, the recipe is on the DVD you geniuses.

posted by sayack on October 7th 2009 at 12:02pm
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