The ultimate club sandwich
James is a club sandwich fanatic who has spent considerable time and money trying to find Ireland's absolute best club sandwich. There are quite a few club sandwich musts, but king amongst them is the inclusion of a perfectly crispy fried egg.
SERVES
1
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
5
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
10
MINUTES
Ingredients
3 pieces of good quality batch loaf, thinly sliced
2 good rashers
3-4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
Handful of butterhead lettuce leaves
1 organic chicken breast
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 organic egg
Sea salt
Black pepper
Vegetable oil
Method
Mix together the mayonnaise and lemon juice in a small bowl.
Cook the bacon under the grill under nice and crispy. Place the chicken in a freezer bag and pound it with a rolling pin until thin. Season generously with sea salt and black pepper.
Fry in a large frying pan on medium high with a little oil until golden, turning crispy and cooked all the way through, remove from pan to a chopping board and cut into nice sized slices. Wipe out the frying pan, add a little more oil and fry the egg until crispy at the bottom but still with a runny yolk.
Toast the slices of bread and spread the lemon mayonnaise on top of two slices and on the bottom of the remaining. Assemble the chicken at the bottom slice with the crispy egg on top and a few leaves of lettuce seasoned with a small pinch of sea salt. Place the middle piece of bread on top and add the bacon, sliced tomatoes and a little more lettuce.
Top with the remaining slice of bread and serve, preferably with good chips.
Picture: BrĂd O'Donovan
