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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Chilean Sandwiches

I went to a great place in Boston called Chacarero today -- a Chilean sandwich place. I liked it so much I decided to reverse-engineer their spicy sauce and I found a recipe online for the style of bread they used. Enjoy!

to make the bread:
(note, this makes 12 loaves, so cut this in 1/3 for a reasonable amount)

1 cup warm water
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon granulated yeast
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups warm water
1 / 2 cup butter, melted
6 to 7 cups flour

In a cup of warm water dissolves the sugar, sprinkle yeast and let stand for 10 minutes. Dissolve salt in 2 cups of warm water. with 6 cups of flour, make a circle like a crown with a hole in the middle where you will, while stirring with a spoon melted butter, warm salt water, and yeast. Rub a little mass (about 10 minutes) until it becomes smooth and elastic. Remove portions of the size of a lemon, give them a round shape and then press the palms of the hands to a thickness of one centimeter. Put the loaves on a well trained floured baking sheet, prick with a fork in five places, to avoid inflated excessively and depart. Let stand in warm place to rise (45 minutes approx.) Bake in a hot oven at 400 ° F (200 ° C) for 20 minutes until browned.

(source: translated from http://www.recetaschilenas.com/receta.asp?id=22)

the ever-important green chile sauce:
(this is what I tasted in the sauce; you may vary the recipe according to spice preference)
around six green chiles / serrano chiles
lil bit of chopped onion
big ol bunch of cilantro, washed
dash of olive oil for proper consistency
three cloves garlic

put all items in a blender. blend.

sandwich veggies:
steam up some fresh green beans and brush with a tiny bit of melted butter
roast up some red bell peppers
mash up some avocados
slice up some tomatoes

ASSEMBLE!
slice bread lengthwise for proper sammich-making.
at this point you can optionally pan sear some chicken or beef.
smear avocado paste on one bread slice, followed by chile sauce.
other bread slice: MUENSTER CHEESE. yeahhhh that's right!
put your hot beef/chicken on dat cheeeese
if going the vegetarian route, skip the previous step and just get the green beans nice and warm and slap those on there
lay on some peppers and sliced tomatoes
sprinkle of salt and fresh-cracked black pepper
sammich that shit, then slice in half to be ladylike and only eat one portion at a time...then DEVOUR!