Ham & Cheese Sandwich (Sandwich)

Member Name: carlmcq

Product:	Sandwich
Date:	31/05/09 (195 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Delicious

Disadvantages: None

The fact of the matter is, you can't beat a good ham & cheese sandwich. Thus, I could end my review there...but some people believe I'd need a few more words to warrant a decent rating! So here goes...

A sandwich is obviously one of the easiest and quickest things to make and this is no expection - a lavish ham and cheese sandwich.

1. I'm usually a normal white bread man, although Kingsmill's Best of Both has been doing the rounds in my sandwich life recently, which is fine by me. Wholemeal is fine, but often those loaves with too many seeds in just act as an irritance when you're picking them out of your teeth.

2. Butter the bread. I tend not to do this as it's unnecessary calories/fat for what you're going to add to it soon and the sandwich will rarely be 'dry'.

3. Ham. My weapon of choice here is the Wiltshire Hand-Carved ham you can get from the likes of Tesco or Waitrose. Big fan. Failing that, a decent honey roast ham - ideally from a deli counter and not a vacuum packet is best to give bigger flavour and bigger slices.

4. Cheese. A strong cheddar here please. Quite simply, if you can get your hands on it, use Mull of Kintyre. The God of cheddar cheese in my eyes, if such a Good exists, having discovered the stuff when working on a deli counter in Waitrose as a 16-year old. I believe Asda also sell it pre-packaged in their cheese section. It's not the cheapest so something like Catherdal City or Davidstow could be used instead, but I say if you want it done properly, use Mull of Kintyre!

5. Tomato. Adds a bit more colour and gives it a 'healthy' edge. To an extent. Just slice a normal tomato up and stick 4 or 5 slices across the bread. Plonk a bit of lettuce on it if you like...but obviously don't if you want to make it a toasted sandwich (which I often do) as no one likes wet lettuce!

6. Condiment. Either ketchup or Worcester sauce. If it's toasted then obviously a splash of Lea & Perrins is a must-have. Therefore making it a tasty Welsh rarebit. I tend to dollop some ketchup - always Heinz - on the side of the plate if I toast it

7. Black pepper. Well it would be rude not to add a little bit more of a kick hey?!

And there you go. I recommend toasting it to allow the delicious cheese to melt and grill and give the thick ham an almost bacon/gammon edge. Mouth-watering. And I probably should have pointed this out at the start...not suitable for vegetarians!

Summary: A great tasting sandwich.