Crispy Mortadella Sandwich
Crispy Mortadella Sandwich
Ingredients
For the Crispy Mortadella and Sandwich Assembly
- 1 pound mortadella, thinly sliced
- 40 g butter
- 2 fresh oregano sprigs, as needed
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup stracciatella cheese
- 1 sourdough baguette
- 2 tablespoons chili oil, or to taste
- 4 wooden skewers
For the Pesto Sauce
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
To prepare the pesto sauce, combine the 2 cups of fresh basil leaves, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup of pine nuts, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper in a food processor. Blend until a smooth pesto sauce is formed. Set aside in a bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Prepare the mortadella for crisping. Take individual slices of mortadella and fold them onto wooden skewers, creating small bundles. Aim for about 4 skewers, each with several folded slices.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Place 40g of butter into a hot pan over medium heat. Once the butter begins to melt and foam, add the fresh oregano sprigs and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic. Sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Carefully place the prepared mortadella skewers into the pan with the bubbling butter, oregano, and garlic. Cook the mortadella skewers, turning occasionally, until crispy and browned on all sides. This should take approximately 5-7 minutes. Once crispy, remove the mortadella skewers from the pan and set aside.
⏱️ 7 min
- 5
Slice the sourdough baguette lengthwise and then cut it into desired sandwich portions (e.g., 4 equal pieces). Toast the baguette halves until lightly golden and warmed through. This can be done in a toaster, oven, or pan.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
To assemble the sandwiches, spread a generous layer of stracciatella cheese onto the bottom half of each toasted baguette piece. Drizzle or spoon 2 tablespoons of chili oil over the stracciatella cheese.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Place one crispy mortadella skewer on top of the stracciatella and chili oil on each baguette half. Spoon a generous amount of the prepared pesto sauce over the crispy mortadella.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Place the top half of the toasted baguette over the pesto to complete each sandwich. Gently press down on the assembled sandwiches. For easier eating, slice each sandwich in half before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Crispy Mortadella Sandwich
For the Crispy Mortadella and Sandwich Assembly
- 1 pound mortadella, thinly sliced
- 40 g butter
- 2 fresh oregano sprigs, as needed
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup stracciatella cheese
- 1 sourdough baguette
- 2 tablespoons chili oil, or to taste
- 4 wooden skewers
For the Pesto Sauce
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
To prepare the pesto sauce, combine the 2 cups of fresh basil leaves, 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup of pine nuts, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper in a food processor. Blend until a smooth pesto sauce is formed. Set aside in a bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Prepare the mortadella for crisping. Take individual slices of mortadella and fold them onto wooden skewers, creating small bundles. Aim for about 4 skewers, each with several folded slices.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Place 40g of butter into a hot pan over medium heat. Once the butter begins to melt and foam, add the fresh oregano sprigs and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic. Sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Carefully place the prepared mortadella skewers into the pan with the bubbling butter, oregano, and garlic. Cook the mortadella skewers, turning occasionally, until crispy and browned on all sides. This should take approximately 5-7 minutes. Once crispy, remove the mortadella skewers from the pan and set aside.
⏱️ 7 min - 5
Slice the sourdough baguette lengthwise and then cut it into desired sandwich portions (e.g., 4 equal pieces). Toast the baguette halves until lightly golden and warmed through. This can be done in a toaster, oven, or pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
To assemble the sandwiches, spread a generous layer of stracciatella cheese onto the bottom half of each toasted baguette piece. Drizzle or spoon 2 tablespoons of chili oil over the stracciatella cheese.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Place one crispy mortadella skewer on top of the stracciatella and chili oil on each baguette half. Spoon a generous amount of the prepared pesto sauce over the crispy mortadella.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Place the top half of the toasted baguette over the pesto to complete each sandwich. Gently press down on the assembled sandwiches. For easier eating, slice each sandwich in half before serving.
⏱️ 1 min