Anthony Bourdain’s Mortadella Sandwich

mortadella

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: bologna

Turkey breast is lower in fat, while bologna is more budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese offers fewer calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

For the bomba mayo, combine bomba sauce and mayo, mix to combine and set aside in the fridge. Adjust the ratio to your tastes. I usually do a 2 to 1 ratio of bomba to mayo.

In a cast iron pan or frying pan on medium heat, add the thick cut provolone and leave to melt and fry for about 2-3 minutes. Flip and let the other side melt a bit. Try to do this while frying the mortadella.

In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add butter. Drape the slices of mortadella in the pan trying not to keep them too flat. Fry for about 1-2 minutes on each side. While frying, divide the mortadella into four piles, while continuing to add mortadella to the pan and frying. Add provolone slices to two of the piles and leave the other two with nothing. Add your bread to the pan to toast and soak up any butter and rendered fat from the mortadella.

Lay toasted bun on work surface. Alternate mortadella piles, one without cheese and one with (4 piles per sandwich). Top with the thick cut fried provolone. Add a generous amount of bomba mayo on the top half bun. Enjoy!

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