the saturday sandwich – one worth crossing the street for
happy weekend y’all
happy very near to the start of may.
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i’m big on sandwiches
super keen on
the flake of a croissant
and the texture of bread.
smitten about proper cheese
and well-grilled meat.
truth be told
i could just about fill
the pages of a book
with the the merits
of the little bready gems.
garden tomatoes
and crisp greens.
and stacks of things
layered just so.
and thus, via special request
my first ever attempt at
a steak and egg.
for me,
it’s one last kick at that wintery can.
it’s a farewell to cold
and a bright hello to spring.
and for all intents and purposes
it’s super easy.
it has a fried egg,
sunny side up
the yellow of yolk oozing still.
it has tarragon and lemon
and good lot of crème fraîche.
it has avocado
and butter and pan-fried bread.
it’s got bali pepper (!!) and sel gris,and perfect pieces of strip loin.it’s the kinda sandwichyou’d cross the street for,
talk soon
xox, n
plus,
a tentative plan for the coming week:
a story about juice
a whole lot of cake
and a wee shop update too!
hooray to all of it.
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world kitchen in new york
a recent gift. kinda lucky.
new shoes
a pretty ring
a teacup and saucer
a rigger belt
and a tea pot
photos: michael graydon
prop and food styling: me
props from: martine blackhurst
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the first four:
a steak sandwich worth crossing the street for
the process
ingredients
1/4 loaf of country white bread, sliced
unsalted butter, room temperature
1 strip loin steak, seared or grilled
2 eggs, seasoned and fried sunny side up
1/2 a ripe avocado, roughly mashed
a couple handfuls of fresh arugula
a few dollops of tarragon and lemon crème fraîche
a small bit of cloth bound cheddar, shaved*
long bali peppercorns, cracked
fleur de sel
tarragon and lemon crème fraîche
1/4 cup crème fraîche
the juice of half a lemon, strained
2 1/2 teaspoons kozliks triple crunch mustard
1/4 of a small shallot, finely diced
a large handful of fresh tarragon leaves, lightly chopped
a couple pinches bali long peppercorns, freshly cracked
a couple pinches sel gris
wash and dry the tarragon, remove the leaves, discard the stems, chop and set aside
with a mortar and pestle grind a couple long bali peppercorns, set aside
juice and strain half a lemon and chop the shallots
in a small bowl mix the crème fraîche and lemon juice
add the mustard and shallots and mix in the tarragon
season to taste, cover and refrigerate
to assemble
spread the avocado on the bottom slice of each sandwich
arrange the arugula atop the avocado
divide the steak between the two sandwiches
add a couple dollops of the tarragon and lemon crème fraiche
season with fleur de sel and bali pepper
gingerly place the sunny side up egg atop there
shave a liberal portion of cloth bound cheddar on each
place the remaining pieces of bread
squish down a little and that’s it, you’re all done.
yum!
*i like cloth bound cheddar in this sandwich but any white cheddar will do just fine
last night i put up a pot of crème fraîche. i take that as a sign.
the kick at the can is a good one, N.
thanks, T. i take that as a sign as well.
xo
yum!!! i love a good steak sandwich
Oh my, this looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I'm looking forward to your other saturday sandwich recipes!
I looovvvveee a good sandwich! Yum!
wow fabulous! the pics are so wonderful. hope you had a great easter. dayle
thanks!
It's time to make a sandwich!
drooling here
and this is a sandwich i would cross the street for (and i am very picky about sandwiches)! thanks for sharing.
Just came across your blog, simple yet so beautiful, gorgeous photography too :)
This looks ans sounds absolutely divine. Mmmm… thanks for the recipe. Beautiful styling and photography, as well.
These pictures make me smile….. love
oh you and i are going to be really good friends… xx
i shall go make a sandwich, now. beautiful photographs, as usual.
i too love a delicious steak sandwich!
Wow – aside from crossing the street, I might even cross the globe for this steak sandwich. mmmmm! Thanks for keeping me culinarilary inspired.
Amazing!
I am a vegetarian. Should I change my mind?
Thanks for sharing the recipe :)
Claire M.
awesome, this blog is awesome!
I love steak sandwiches…just wonderful!
I love it steak sandwich for the win :)
Claire M.
Nikole, I love love love love your blog. It's fabulous. A happy place to escape to.
Thank you for your passion for food!
Oh wow Nikole!!! Found you via decor8/twitter and am sooo happy about that! Love your photos, love your style of blogging… You're on top of my blogs-to-read list :)
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