Unusual Sandwiches

[Dannyalcatraz]

I was thinking along the same lines as @gnarlygninja- this sounds like it’s heading into Thai culinary traditions. Check out some Thai recipes with similar ingredients.

One thing I’ve seen before that might be relevant is “empty jar peanut butter sauce”, like these:

Almost Empty Jar Peanut Butter Sauce - Peanut Butter Lovers

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You Can Save Empty Peanut Butter Jars to Make Asian Peanut Sauce—Here’s How

Tired of wasting food? We totally get it, and thanks to TikTok, we now know exactly how we're reusing our peanut butter jars...by making a quick Asian peanut sauce!

www.tasteofhome.com

 

[gnarlygninja]

I was thinking along the same lines as @gnarlygninja- this sounds like it’s heading into Thai culinary traditions. Check out some Thai recipes with similar ingredients.

One thing I’ve seen before that might be relevant is “empty jar peanut butter sauce”, like these:

Almost Empty Jar Peanut Butter Sauce - Peanut Butter Lovers

peanutbutterlovers.com

You Can Save Empty Peanut Butter Jars to Make Asian Peanut Sauce—Here’s How

Tired of wasting food? We totally get it, and thanks to TikTok, we now know exactly how we're reusing our peanut butter jars...by making a quick Asian peanut sauce!

www.tasteofhome.com

This is pretty similar to what I do with close to empty mustard jars, intending to make a vinaigrette with it, although to be honest I usually forget about them.

My lunch yesterday was not an unusual sandwich by my reckoning, but a lot of people I know disagreed. It was ham, pimento cheese, and chips. I guess how weird that is depends on if you grew up eating pimento cheese.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

In one of those obvious/not obvious “hacks”, I was making sandwiches for Mom’s & my dinners tonight, and realized that I didn’t have any sliced pickles. And all I had in the pantry were spears and whole pickles.

But instead of getting our a board & knife to slice some up, I instead reached for dill relish.

As you might expect, it worked out fine. But there was a slight difference in the experience. With sliced pickles, you experience the occasional crunch & flavor of pickle as a distinct difference. With the relish, there’s no textural or flavor variation- the flavor is spread throughout the whole sandwich.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I recently topped a sandwich with the usual mayo & mustard, but also with a 50/50 blend of dill pickle relish and fresh chopped green onions. I’m considering blending them together in a jar to use on a regular basis AND to see how well it lasts in the fridge.

 

[R_J_K75]

I recently topped a sandwich with the usual mayo & mustard, but also with a 50/50 blend of dill pickle relish and fresh chopped green onions.

Depends on the Sandwich, but I've been doing the mayo/mustard 50/50 for years, add relish if you need but I have a butcher that has great dill pickles

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Depends on the Sandwich, but I've been doing the mayo/mustard 50/50 for years, add relish if you need but I have a butcher that has great dill pickles

I have found some awesome pickles over the years, but most of them have disappeared from the market. Compounding the issue, not all of them made/make as sliced chips for sandwich use.

There was a place on the other side of Dallas from me called Pickletopia that only sold pickles & olives made in-house. He had a bunch of killer recipes for each- absolutely worth the drive. But they went under right before COVID.

Both Nathan’s Deli & Carnagie Deli had some killer ones, but they stopped selling them locally. Then I found out both were the same recipe- they turned out to be made by a small company, and they just slapped their labels on them. I contacted THAT company- even talked to the owner!- but it seems they also went out of business.

These days, I mostly look for Bubbie’s and a seller at our local Farmers’ Market. But Bubbie’s dill pickles are hard to find, and the farmer doesn’t always show up at the market. Neither makes a lot of chips, so when they are gone, they’re gone.

Which is why I’m experimenting with dill relishes.

 

[R_J_K75]

These days, I mostly look for Bubbie’s

Never heard of them or had them. Claussens are good, get a giant jar for $8 at BJs.

Which is why I’m experimenting with dill relishes.

I've made pickled food before, its rather easy if you have the ingredients and time, but correct, there is a bit of luck involved. Good Luck!!

True Funny Story: I made some dill pickles in the sun. Brought them out when 5-6 of us were hanging out drinking beer in the garage. My neighbor came back from her fathers wedding hammered and started eating the pickles, she turns to my friend and say, "What do you call pickled cucumbers"?