Bob's Favourite Toastie - The Parisienne
OK, today I'm going to share with you, my favourtie Toastie, not everyone is so priveleged and I heartily recommend you take notes here and go away and try it. No its not healthy either, so make sure you only have one now and again as a bit of a treat - your taste buds will thank you. I can't take the credit for this one sadly, that goes to a little sandwich/coffee shop in Farringdon, London, very near to where I used to work called Benugo's. They called it the Parisienne, whether they were the first to make it I don't know, I just know that its yummy.
1. Take a frying pan and stick it on the hob, don't turn on the heat just yet.
2. Take two slices of bread, wholemeal or white. Butter one side of one of them and place the wet side, face down in the pan. Make sure you spread the butter right to the edges, and by the way, if you don't have butter, spread is fine.
3. Take 1 teaspoon of onion marmalade, and spread it over said slice.
4. On top of that, place thinly sliced pieces of quality French Brie, evenly spread out, not too close to the edges of the bread!
5. On to that goes a small handful of fresh rocket leaves, and a dollop of good mayonnaise.
6. Take that second slice and butter one side, and put a thin smear of French mustard on the other. The mustard is optional btw, if you use it make sure its just a hint, this isn't a f*cking hot dog you know.
7. Close the sandwich, ensuring the mustard is on the inside and the butter on the outside.
8. Whack on the hob and cook each side until nicely brown, flipping over with a spatula.
Hey presto! Halve and eat.
Note to meat eaters: Benugo's used to offer a version with bacon, although I can't vouch for its tastiness. Please let me have any feedback if you try it!
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