The Big Sandwich

Where was I? Oh yeah, I had just lost the mail bet to Craig and had to make the Big Sandwich. There shouldn't be a whole load of mystery about the Big Sandwich. It is precisely what it sounds like: one enormous sandwich. Dictionary.com defines a sandwich as "two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair." I want now to officially opine that, in my uninformed and generally misguided worldview, sandwiches have to be one of the most popular things to eat in the country. Using the above defininition, hamburgers fall into the sandwich category and we all know how much Americans love hamburgers, right? Right, America? Accordingly, I am doing my patriotic duty and loving sandwiches. So, on occasion, I have been known to make a large one and eat it.

The recipe for the Big Sandwich is simple: take a large piece of bread, cut it in half and toast it, stuff whatever you want in the middle, eat, enjoy, talk about how much you love the Big Sandwich. I mix up the meat I use in mine, sometimes it's pork tenderloin, sometimes it's london broil. One thing that the Big Sandwich must have, however, is some variety of sauce or condiment. And it should be understood that the Big Sandwich can get messy. A good Big Sandwich will have sauce running out the back of it as you lift it up for that delicious first bite. A great Big Sandwich will have sauce running out the back and sides when you hoist it. I prefer a good aioli for maximum flavor and messiness. Horseradish for the beef, tabasco for the pork. I've used spinach and I've rocked with arugula. I like some braised onions on mine, but if you don't want the apples in your pork Big Sandwich, leave 'em off, people! It's not a big deal, the point is sandwiches rule and Big Sandwiches not only rule more, they rule more quickly and more efficiently. So go! Get out there and make a Big Sandwich, already!