The Burpinator says,
The Silver Palate Cookbook has long been one of my favorites. It was given to me by Deb, GH’s sister, at an impromptu wedding shower in 1987 and it is by far my most used cookbook. So many of my family’s favorite dishes are adaptations from this book.
The Big Bread Sandwich on pages 324-325 is our standard feast for our annual beach day. I do the prep work the day before so that I can easily assemble the sandwich after my coffee. Years ago I stuck to the diagram and recipe given in the book, but too many fillings made for a really slippery sandwich so over the years I’ve adapted this Big Sandwich into the family favorite called the Burpinator…as dubbed by Dexter several years ago and for obvious reasons…it must be pronounced with an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent to be truly authentic.
I start with a sturdy batard, sliced into 3 sections. The bottom section has a dijon mustard, roasted bell peppers, and Willow Creek Farm Kielbasa that I cook the day before, strip off its casing, chill, and then slice. An Italian sausage would be good here too…but the mellow flavor of the kielbasa played well with the peppers and mustard, and it’s what I had on hand. Add some sundried tomato/basil cheddar, and parsley. Brush the next layer with an olive oil/red wine vinaigrette and then pile on the grilled garlic/lemon chicken paillards, more cheese, parsley and then brush the top-inside with vinaigrette too. All of this is wrapped as tight as possible in saran and chills for at least 3 hours so the flavors can come together. It is easiest to slice right through the saran…no slippage.
The sky was blue (see above), the beach was hot, and the water was freezing! Honestly, we sat there baking, sunscreen on, umbrellas offering meager shade, and then just when we couldn’t take it anymore we waded in…the water was so cold that my legs felt like brain-freeze. But once we waded out a bit onto a sand bar we found it to be a bit warmer and we had a good time…in and out of the water all day long. Eat a bite here, drink a bit there…four hours later we packed up and headed home.
On the way home we stopped at Kopps Frozen Custard in Glendale, Wisconsin. They make their own frozen custard and it is incredibly good. So cold, fresh, and creamy…I had the flavor of the day, strawberry, and the berries were fresh and sweet…it was a delight…so much so that I couldn’t take a picture of it. Does anyone know the story behind the cows? They line the back of the parking lot and we don’t understand why there is only one black cow.
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Wowa, that is a whopper of a sandwich! ;-)
Oh man, can I pick up a couple of those on my way through Wisconsin? :)
I don’t know the story of the black cow but when the cows went up there was huge controversy. Glendale almost didn’t let it happen.
Here’s a link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=306718
Glad you made it to Kopps on your beach day. We went twice in three days in Wisconsin in June, and it was superb as usual. Even my disbelieving brother is now a Kopps convert.