Fried Mortadella Sandwich

bologna sammy style, babyyyyyyy

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I’m coming down from being pretty sick and my brain just isn’t braining as I’d like, I fear. Meaning, all the ways I want to wax poetic about the history of the bologna sandwich and it’s gorgeous cousin, the fried mortadella sandwich, are being held hostage by DayQuil and fatigue. Please make this sandwich, share this sandwich, and most importantly, enjoy this sandwich.

xx

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Fried Mortadella Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter

• 5 to 6 thin slices of mortadella

• 2 slices American cheese

• 2 pieces Texas toast or thick cut white bread

• Yellow mustard (or Dijon)

• 2 slices tomato

• Dill sandwich pickles

• Thinly cut ice berg lettuce

• Plain potato chips

• Hot sauce

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a medium sized frying pan over medium heat. Once melted, lay the mortadella flat in the pan — overlapping is ok! As the meat begins to fry up, use tongs the shift the meat around so it crisps evenly. After about 3 minutes, begin scrunching the meat together in a layered rectangle-ish shape.

   

2. Reduce the heat to low. Place 2 slices of cheese on top then cover the pan with a top or cover the meat with a glass bowl. Leave the cheese to melt for about 2 minutes. Remove the mortadella to a plate then toast the bread in the same pan for about 1 minute on each side.

3. Spread 1 tablespoon of mustard on each slice of bread. Build the sandwich in this order: mortadella, pickles, tomato, lettuce, chips, hot sauce, top bread.

4. Cut in half and get busy.