Cajun Chicken Sandwiches
4 chicken breast halves without skin -- boneless powdered chipotle peppers -- to taste 2 tablespoons canola oil 4 hamburger buns
***GARNISHES*** chipotle pepper puree thick sliced tomatoes dill pickles onion slices lettuce leaves cheese slices -- your choice mustard mayonnaise
Season the chicken breast halves. Heat the oil in a skillet. When oil is hot, place the chicken in the skillet & cook turning once or twice until chicken is done. Place chicken on a plate lined with paper towels to drain the oil.
Spread a little chipotle pepper puree on one half of each bun, on the other half spread your choice of mustard or mayonnaise. Place a piece of chicken & any of the other garnishes you desire in the bun
Charlie's Wrap Sandwich
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sauteed Peppers 1 Bunch Arugula Lettuce Or Any Other Variety 1 Tablespoon Chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes 2 Tablespoons Goat Cheese 1 Tablespoon Sherry Vinegar 1/2 orange pepper 1/2 yellow red pepper 2 Large sweet red pepper 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1. Heat 1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil in a hot skillet. Add 2 large s weet red pepper. 1/2 yellow red pepper, 1/2 orange pepper - seeded, cored, and cut in strips - saut‚ until soft.
2. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with 1/2 table spoon of sherry vinegar.
3. Spread 2 table spoons of goat cheese on the f lour tortillas, or wraps. Scatter 1 table spoon of chopped sun dried tomatoes on the wrap. Divide the sauted peppers on top of tortilla, making sure they are in the center of the tortilla.
4. Toss 1 bunch of arugula lettuce (or any other variety of lettuce that you choose) with 2 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil and 1/2; table spoon of sherry vinegar. Place tossed arugula in the center of tortilla.
5. Fold about of inch of the tortilla from top and bottom over the filling. Turn the wrap sideways and roll it up. Wrap in wax paper or tin foil.
6. Serve at room temperature.
Chicago Italian Beef Sandwiches
2 lb beef roast, leftover, pre-roasted Roasting pan drippings 2 tb fresh oregano, finely chopped OR 2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed 1 tb fresh sweet basil, finely chopped OR 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1 ts whole black peppercorns 1/2 ts red pepper, ground (1/2 to 1) 1 tb fresh parsley, minced Salt, to taste 3 cl garlic, minced 1 fresh green pepper seeded and sl into 1/4 inch strips
Thinly slice cooked, roast beef and place in a Dutch oven (or put it back into the same pan in which the beef was roasted). Add enough water to cover. Add remaining ingredients and bring to simmer. After the beef has cooked for awhile, taste and adjust seasonings. Cook about 1 hour. Serve beef only on Italian bread with grilled green peppers and / or giardinera relish. As you serve dip the sandwich in your gravy.
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