Sausages, bacon, potato chips, jalapeños, onions and cheese in a golden buttered toast. Say hello to the ultimate Bacon and Sausage Sandwich
You need to make this sandwich!
This one ain’t pretty but that’s ok because it makes up for it in taste, let’s just say that it’s bloody delicious!
This sandwich was a request made by my dear (and demanding) husband Tomasi, and this was how it came about.
A few weeks ago I was preparing dinner whilst my toddler Kai was strapped in his high chair. He was furiously slamming the spatular I gave him against his tray, this was Kai’s way of telling me he was bored and wanted to play with something else. He gives me a few seconds to attend to his need before he chucks the spatular. I should say ‘try to chuck’ as he is still uncoordinated with his throwing skills and it just ends up falling flatly on the floor.
Our front door swings open and Tomasi walks into the kitchen excitedly. He just came home from work, which just recently he was made to go back into his office in the city for two days a week.
‘You need to make this sandwich!’ Tomasi blurted out breathlessly.
I had no idea what he was on about so I didn’t bother to respond but Kai did, he giggled and shouted ‘UH OH’ to his daddy.
And uh oh was pretty much accurate from Kai. I know my husband! If he was excited about a sandwich it would’ve been because it was extremely high in calories, meaty and cheesy.
I was 100% correct!
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Tomasi went to fill his water bottle in his work kitchen when he bumped into two male colleagues gawking at a photo on a phone. By the way that they were carrying on excitedly, Tomasi was sure that they were looking at inappropriate content that was NSFW (not safe for work). So he walked past hoping they didn’t see him but one of them grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him over ‘Mate, you’ve gotta check this bloody thing out!
With trepidation, Tomasi glanced over at his phone. His fear instantly turned into hunger when he saw a mouthwatering stack of bacon and sausage sandwiches.
Tomasi couldn’t remember the source or the web article so unfortunately, I’m unable to credit the person who inspired this sandwich. But funny enough Tomasi recalls every little detail of the sandwich.
I was ready to act disgusted when he finished describing this ultimate sandwich but stupid me got lured in. After hearing that this sandwich had crispy potato chips and jalapeños did it for me, I was so ready to recreate this monster!
The Ultimate Bacon and Sausage sandwich
Firstly, let me just say that my husband and I hardly ever agree on anything these days, so to say that we wholeheartedly agreed that this sandwich was ‘frickin delicious’ is HUGE!
For such a high-calorie sandwich, it surprisingly didn’t taste too greasy. It’s a breakfast sandwich turned into an all-day sandwich! Even better, I would say a hangover sandwich, I can imagine myself in my twenties devouring this up after a big night out.
The filling works perfectly together to create that party in your mouth! The delicious grilled onions, meaty sausage, salty crispy bacon, melted cheese and kick from the jalapeños.
I tweaked a few things, Tomasi said the original sandwich had onion and pickle relish. I didn’t have any at home so I swapped this with sliced onions cooked the good old Aussie way, over a skillet.
The next time I would also change the placement of the potato chips, I felt it got lost after being toasted next to the cheese. I would place the chips in after the sandwich was pressed or grilled.
I usually trial recipes many times over before posting it here, however, I feel that this naughty but ‘oh it’s so good’ sandwich is yummy enough to skip the queue.
Ingredients for The Ultimate Bacon and Sausage Sandwich
Everyone has their own preference on how they like sandwiches. That’s why I say use the ingredients you love as you’ll be the one eating it! Use this recipe as a guide but use your favourite ingredients. So for example, sausage meat can be chicken, pork etc and the potatoes chips can be any flavour you prefer.
Bacon – My preferred bacon is ‘streaky’ because it has the right amount of fat and meat.
Sausages – I used thin pork sausages.
Cheese slices – I use processed burger cheese as I felt it suited this type of grilled sandwich. You can use your favourite variety of cheese, just as long as it melts nicely when heated.
Potato chips (crisp) – I used Smith’s original salted potato chips.
How to make The Ultimate Bacon and Sausage Sandwich
Step by step guide with photos
Cook the bacon, sausages and onions in a skillet
Preheat the sandwich press or grill (broiler) on medium-high heat. Butter a side of each bread slice.
Heat up a skillet on medium heat, there is no need to add oil as the bacon will produce it. Add in the bacon and cook for a minute or so, before adding in the sausages and onion. Turn them occasionally and cook until the bacon and sausages are cooked through and the onions have wilted.
Load up that sandwich!
If using a grill, toast the bread slices with the buttered side facing towards the heat and grill until it has toasted nicely. If preferred toast the non-buttered side but this is not necessary.
Slice the sausages in half lengthwise and place the flat side on top of a slice of bread (buttered side face down). Top the sausages with mayo, mustard, ketchup, jalapeños, onions, bacon and cheese.
If grilling carefully put the sandwich under the grill just until the cheese melts. Take it out of the grill and place the chips on top of the melted cheese and close it with a toasted slice.
If using a sandwich press you can either add the chips before or after you have pressed it. Put the entire sandwich and press it just until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately and ENJOY!
For more naughty and cheeky snacks check out my 6 ingredients FRIED CRISPY HOT WINGS or if you’re a sweet tooth head over to my SIMPLE SALTED CARAMEL SLICE
Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.
A Third-Party Application calculated the calories and nutritional information. Please use this as an approximate guide only.
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Bacon and Sausage Sandwich
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the sandwich press or grill (broiler) on medium-high heat. Butter a side of each bread slice.
- Heat up a skillet on medium heat, there is no need to add oil as the bacon will produce it. Add in the bacon and cook for a minute or so, before adding in the sausages and onion. Turn them occasionally and cook until the bacon and sausage are cooked through and the onions have wilted.
- If using a grill, toast the bread slices with the buttered side facing towards the heat and grill until it has toasted nicely. If preferred toast the non-buttered side but this is not necessary. Slice the sausages in half lengthwise and place the flat side on top of a slice of bread (buttered side face down). Top the sausages with mayo, mustard, ketchup, jalapeños, onions, bacon and cheese.
- If grilling carefully put the sandwich under the grill just until the cheese melts. Take it out of the grill and place the chips on top of the melted cheese and close it with a toasted slice. If using a sandwich press you can either add the chips before or after you have pressed it. Put the entire sandwich and press it just until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately and ENJOY!
