Italian Sangwitches
Buongiorno
(Good Morning)
What a Great Day to Have a Cafe and a Breakfast Sangwitch
(The breakfast sandwich that you see above is something I picked up in the frozen foods section of the grocery store. It is a Turkey Sausage, Egg Whites, Cheese, and Ciabatta Bread breakfast. I simply cook the Egg Whites and Turkey Sausage in the oven on 400F for about 15 minutes. Flipping them over half way through, AND, hiding the Egg Whites underneath Aluminum Foil so that it doesn’t brown. I also toast the Ciabatta Bread in the Toaster to brown. I then add a sweet Italian Mustard, some Salt, Freshly Ground Black Pepper, and Turmeric to the Egg Whites. Put the sandwich together, add some coffee, and I then have the best breakfast!)
——————————————————————————————-
Another Great Breakfast Sandwich
I Based This On The Breakfast Sangwitch Above
Toasted Ciabatta Bread, Fried Eggs, Bacon, And Mustard
You Can Make This Italian By Using A Pancetta, Italian Cheeses, Italian Mustard, etc.
—————————————————————————————————
A Delicious Morning Breakfast
Easy To Go, If So….
I realize that it is very convenient to buy the ready made Breakfast Sandwiches at the Grocery Store, but it is also quite easy to make your own.
——————————————————————————————
I would like to state that we have many Italian Sandwiches throughout our website. I decided to start a new website page as all of my other ones were becoming too heavy in content. I created these Sangwitches myself and I wanted to share them with you. I hope you enjoy!
There is just something about an Italian Sangwitch that is so satisfying and tastes so much better than other sandwiches.
Julie
—————————————————————————————-
Sangwitches:
As I understand it, it is common for first generation Italian and Spanish speakers, trying to approximate the combination of sounds which don’t exist in their native languages. The closest sound in their phonic inventory is a G, hence the S-A-N-G Witches. I like it!
Julie’s Dueling Copa-Cola Hams Sangwitch
w/ Fried Basil
(Recipe Down Below)
————————————————————————————-
My Italian, and Mexican Open Faced Sangwitches
(Recipes Down Below)
———————————————————————————
Italian Sausage Potato Open-Faced Sangwitch
(Recipe Down Below)
————————————————————————————————
Another Version of our Chicken Parm Sangwitch
(Recipe Down Below)
——————————————————————————————-
Frying Basil In Olive Oil
This was quite easy.
You just want to place some Olive Oil into a sturdy frying pan, bring up to a Medium Heat, then add some of your Basil Leaves to the Oil.
You just want them to cook a minute or two, flipping them over.
Drain onto a Paper Towel
—————————————————————————————–
Ricette Starts Here
————————————————————————————–
Julie’s Dueling Copa-Cola Hams Sangwitch
w/ Fried Basil
Ingredients:
2 Different Kinds of Copa-Cola Ham (One Hot and One Dry Cured Shoulder Butt),
Ham Fried, As Much As You Like
Thick Cut Loaf Bread, Any That You Like
Sliced Roma Tomatoes, I Used 3
Red Onion, Sliced Into Rings
Italian Shredded Cheese
Micro-Greens
Sweet Italian Mustard
Fresh Basil Fried In Olive Oil
Olive Oil For Frying
Fresh Parsley, Optional
———————————————————————————–
Frying My Copa-Cola Ham
I’m using a Non-Stick Pan to Fry Them on a Medium Heat
If I feel I need some fat, then I will drizzle some EVOO in the pan to help with that.
Drain Onto Paper Towels
I Just Wanted To Crisp Them All Up
———————————————————————————————-
Frying My Fresh Basil Leaves…
I do talk about this above, so I will skip this step here.
Just be sure to place your Basil Leaves onto Paper Towels to Drain
Micro-Greens, and Sliced Roma Tomatoes
My Italian Shredded Cheese
——————————————————————————————
Toasting My Sandwich Bread
I Simply Placed The Bread Slices Onto A Baking Sheet And Broiled Them Until Toasted..
Like so…
————————————————————————————————-
Time To Start To Assemble My Sangwitches
My Sweet Italian Mustard, My Dry Cured Shoulder Butt Copa-Cola…
Roma Tomatoes and Hot Copa-Cola Ham…
Red Onion Rings, Micro-Greens
Italian Cheese
————————————————————————————-
Put The Sandwich Together, Slice In Half, Or Third’s
Top With Fried Basil, and Fresh Parsley
————————————————————————————–
My Italian, and Mexican Open Faced Sangwitches
—————————————————————————————
Ingredients:
(I am giving you all of the ingredients for both sandwiches here. I’m not keeping the Mexican ingredients separated from the Italian ingredients. I do explain in the write up below which ingredients go with which sandwich.)
————————————————————————–
Ciabatta Loaf
Uncured Pepperoni, as much as you like, fried.
Chorizo, as much as you like, fried.
Tomatoes: Campari and Roma, sliced.
Onions: Red and White, sliced.
Sundried Tomato Pesto
————————————————————————–
Also, I used one of:
Our Spicy Hot Mexican Cranberry Sauce’s
Click Here For: Spicy Hot Mexican Cranberries For The Recipe
———————————————————————
Cheese: Queso Fresco and Provolone, as many as you like.
Sweet Italian Mustard
Flat-Leaf Parsley
Mexican Chili Crisp
Cilantro Lime Salsa Cremosa
Fresh Basil
———————————————————————————-
The first thing that I did was to fry the Uncured Pepperoni and the Chorizo on a Medium Heat just to brown them.
Because they are so greasy you needn’t add any oil to the pans.
Place the finished Pepperoni and Chorizo onto paper towels to absorb the grease.
————————————————————————–
Although you can use any bread that you like, I already had this one so Ciabatta it is!
—————————————————————————-
I have a few products pictured above on the far left that I did not end up using.
Chopping My Onions
—————————————————————————————
On A Baking Sheet Slice Your Bread In Half Horizontally
————————————————————————————
Just Warming It Up
I’m planning on having this Rice as a side with the Mexican Sandwich.
——————————————————————————-
Time To Make Our Sangwitches
On one slice of the Ciabatta I am spreading our Mexican Cranberry Sauce, and on the other slice of the Ciabatta I am spreading the Sundried Tomato Pesto.
Now I Am Adding The Uncured Pepperoni To The Sundried Tomato Pesto, and the Chorizo to the Mexican Cranberry Sauce.
—————————————————————————————
Queso Fresco and Provolone
Preheat Your Oven To 350F
Place the Queso Fresco on top of the Chorizo, and the Provolone on top of the Uncured Pepperoni.
Place into the Oven for About 8 Minutes or so. You just want to Melt the Cheeses.
—————————————————————————–
Time To Slice The Tomatoes
Remove the Sandwich from the Oven
Now Place the Roma Tomatoes and Red Onion on top of the Provolone,
and the Campari Tomatoes and White Onion on top of the Queso Fresco.
Now Place Them Back Into The Oven For About 5 Minutes To Heat Everything
Remove From The Oven
—————————————————————————————
The Italian Half…
I’m Adding Some Flat-Leaf Parsley And A Sweet Italian Mustard
—————————————————————————–
The Mexican Half…
Drizzling The Mexican Chili Crisp And The Cilantro Lime Salsa Cremosa Over Top
———————————————————————————–
The Finished Results
Both Were Very Delicious!
Basil Added The Touch Of Class 🙂
—————————————————————————————————
Italian Sausage Potato Open-Faced Sangwitch
(I didn’t really know on which of my Italian website pages to put this. Mainly because I really didn’t know what it was that I had created? Was it a casserole? Was it a sandwich? I really didn’t know? But, I decided to put it here because to me it could be an open-faced sandwich eaten with a fork.)
————————————————————————–
This Sangwitch was born because I wanted to use up these Golden Potatoes.
Ingredients:
Potatoes, Probably Around A Pound Or So
Jimmy Dean Italian Sausage, I Believe It To Be 16 Ounces, Browned
Olive Oil For Cooking
1 Medium Onion, Chopped
I Green Bell Pepper, Chopped
1 Red Bell Pepper, Chopped
Calabrian Peppers, About A Teaspoon Full
Freshly Ground Black Pepper To Taste
1/4 t. Dried Basil
1/4 t. Dried Oregano
1/4 t. Dried Italian Seasoning
Slices Of Mozzarella Cheese, As Many As You Like, To Melt
1 Baguette
Top With Shredded Italian Cheeses
————————————————————————————————-
————————————————————————————
I’m using a Pot to boil the Potatoes, and a Wok to cook it all in.
Fill a Pot with Water and bring up to a Boil.
The first thing I did was to chop my Onion, Green Bell Pepper, and Red Bell Pepper.
I brought the temperature up to a Medium-High heat on my Wok to Saute the Onion.
Once the Onion has softened, about 5 minutes…..
Then add the Green and Red Bell Peppers, Chopped…
Allow The To Soften As Well, Stirring Often
Once the Bell Peppers and Onion have softened it’s time to add our dry Spices.
Add What You Like, A Few Dashes Of Each Is Fine
—————————————————————————————
In Another Wok I Am Browning My Italian Sausage On A Medium-High Heat…
Stirring Constantly While Breaking Up The Sausage
When Browned It Is Done!
At This Point You Can Drain The Grease, I Kept It In For Flavor
Combining My Veggies And Sausage Together In One Wok
Adding Some Freshly Ground Black Pepper To Taste
———————————————————————————————
Now For The Potatoes
The First Thing I Did Was To Wash And Clean My Potatoes
I filled a Pot up with Water, Poked Holes Into My Potatoes With An Ice Pick
Turned The Burner Onto a High Heat And Allowed Them To Boil
(You can tell they are ready when you can easily insert a fork into them. When ready drain the potatoes and set them aside.)
—————————————————————————————–
My Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, SLICED!
——————————————————————————————-
I Added My Boiled Potatoes And Mozzarella Slices To My Wok
Drizzled Some EVOO Over Top, And Allowed To Simmer Away…
Now For The HEAT!!!!
A Spoonful of Chopped Calabrian Peppers
—————————————————————————————-
Time To Prepare The Baguette
Turn the oven on 350F, place your sliced in half lengthwise baguette down on an Aluminum Foil lined Baking Sheet
Drizzle With Olive Oil
After 8 Minutes Turn Off The Oven And Turn On The Broiler
Cook Until Browned
——————————————————————————-
Time To Spoon Over The Browned Baguette
Top With Some Shredded Italian Cheese Along With Some Fresh Basil
Eat With A Fork 🙂
————————————————————————————
Another Version of our Chicken Parm Sangwitch
We Have A Few Versions Of This Sandwich On Our Website, Here Is Just Another Tasty One
————————————————————————————————-
Ingredients:
Ready Made Chicken Parmesan (From Sprouts)
Ciabatta Bread
Basil Pesto
Provolone Cheese Slices
Italian Shredded Cheese
Artisan Lettuce, Any You Desire
Sweet Italian Mustard
Black Garlic Finishing Salt
———————————————————————————
Pre-Heat Your Oven To 350F
Place Your Ciabatta Bread In For About 8 Minutes
————————————————————————————
Also, Warming Up Our Chicken Parmesan,
Chicken Parm Ready, Ciabatta Bread Toasted
You can turn the Broiler on to brown your Ciabatta Bread.
Chicken Parm, Nice and Hot!
——————————————————————————–
Time To Assemble The Sandwich
Spreading The Basil Pesto Onto One Half, Then Placing The Artisan Greens On Top…
Now Place The Chicken Parm Patties On Top Of The Lettuce…
———————————————————————————-
On The Other Half…..
Sweet Italian Mustard, Provolone Slices, and Shredded Italian Cheese
Adding Some Black Garlic Finishing Salt, And Some Basil Pesto…
————————————————————————–
Place The Cheesy Half With The Basil Pesto Into The 350F Oven To Melt The Cheese…
——————————————————————-
When All Is Ready…
Combine The Two Halves…
Slice In Two…
Enjoy!!!
Life is a Sangwitch! 🙂
———————————————————————————————————
Buon Appetito!
Julie and Gordon