Well, we all have our bellies full, possibly nursing a good hangover. And who in the world wants to cook dinner or lunch today, when there’s leftovers from yesterday dinner? Personally, I do not. And I love Boxing Day, because I come from a family where grandma cooks for way too many people. Even though there’s 14 of us normally. So what a better chance for me to share with you the secrets for the Ultimate Leftover Sandwich? I mean, it’s the ultimate lazy as well as the most delicious sandwich ever.
It’s very easy, but you have to make sure of a couple of things:
Numero 1: have enough bread. Buy more bread that you need for Christmas. You can always freeze it or toast it with some oil/butter for the perfect sandwich crust. ( I tell you a trade secret: most “fresh” sandwiches are made with yesterday’s bread. This is why they are so crunchy and toast so well.) You can also make croutons for some quick and light snacks.
Number 2: the leftovers. Now, for the optimimum flavour of our leftovers, you need to store the oil or juice with them. This keeps them nice and moist and well seasoned too. Ugh, I am already dreaming of that confit garlic that was roasted with the chicken juice. The perfect combo for the Ultimate Leftover Sandwich.
Number 3: do not add too much spicy sauce or any at all. Spicy sauce may be the best for hangovers (they say) but it will numb your papillae and wont be able to taste that little you still can. Also, we all know the best cure for an hangover is another one.
Number 4: use that extra stuffing. Pop it in the oven for a quick roast, or in the pan for a little texture. There is never enough stuffing in this world.
Well, now that you are all set, just build this sandwich up with any leftover you may have, wether it’s duck or turkey. Chicken or beef. Chr.. no wait, not the Christmas Pudding.
And yes, you can definitely add the roast potatoes everyone was too full to finish in. You can work the carbs out later.
What will your Boxing Day sandwich be this year?
Merry Christmas you all.
This looks yummy! We keep imagining Ross from Friends yelling, “my sandwich?”
Ahah that’s exactly what I had in mind ahah
OMG this looks incredible. Such fab tips 🙂
Thanks Katie!
I can’t lie this looks like the sandwich of the gods, I don’t actually eat Christmas dinner because I haven’t celebrated it the last few years but I’d happy do this with a roast! X
Oh my gosh this looks so tasty. I am so hungry after reading this lol
God that sandwich looks SO FREAKING GOOD! We did a leftover turkey curry this year and it wasn’t brilliant. I think a sandwich would have been better! x
Ahah oh no! See, I am not a fan of curry so that would have made it for me! X
I’m more of a leftovers on toast kinda girl. Especially if it is something runny like curry or bolognese. A left over toastie is great for the more solid of leftovers. Yum yum yum,
Helen
Tea in the Tub
Mmm yes! A bolognese on toast is the best. Plus with some just baked hot bread is even better!x
Oooh this sounds amazing! I always love leftover sandwiches. At Thanksgiving this year I had a turkey sandwich with leftover cranberry sauce on it which was amazing. For Christmas though we had ham, and the next day made biscuits with gravy with big ham chunks in it. It was amazing!
Ugh, sounds delicious! Gosh I do love a biscuit with gravy. I can’t wait to come back to the US for those!x
Mm! I love a good thanksgiving/christmas leftover sandwich. My favourite part is adding cranberry sauce AND gravy. Sounds weird but It’s the perfect mix to me 🙂
This is interesting. On boxing day, we usually eat leftovers but mostly swahili food but I’ve never tried making a leftover sandwich.
Thank you Virginia! Oh anything in a sandwich tastes delicious the day after!