Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 loaves of white bread, sliced 3/4 inch thick 1 cup Tomato Jam (recipe included below)** 2 beefsteak tomatoes, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 Meat Loaf (see recipe in Meat section of this book) 1 head Boston Lettuce
**TOMATO JAM:
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 small cloves garlic, minced 1 one-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced (1 Tbsp) 1 small red onion, peeled and finely diced 1-28 oz. can of plum tomatoes 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp ground ginger Pinch of ground cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 2 whole star anise
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Directions: |
Directions:TO MAKE THE TOMATO JAM:
Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic, ginger and onion and sauté until translucent. Add tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon. Add vinegar, honey, brown sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon sticks and star anise.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes have dissolved and the liquid has evaporated, 60 to 75 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks and star anise. Cool and put in a container. Store in the refrigerator.
TO ASSEMBLE THE SANDWICH:
Toast the bread. Spread the slices of bread with tomato jam. Lay sliced tomato on one slice of bread, then layer the meatloaf on top and then the lettuce. Top with a second slice of bread, tomato jam side facing down Cut in half and serve. |