Tips To Making The Classic Club

There are many ways to construct a club sandwich. Here’s one classic version:

Bread: The classic club is definitely a white bread sandwich. Choose bread that toasts well and cut away the crusts after toasting it.

Bacon: Club lovers favor lean over fatty bacon, cooked crisp and blotted to remove surface grease. Smoked bacon adds an intriguing flavor.

Tomato: The tomato should be ripe but not so ripe it makes the sandwich soggy. Purists peel the tomato before slicing and prefer several thin slices to a single thick slice.

Mayonnaise: To approach the richness of homemade, doctor bottled mayonnaise with lemon juice and mustard. Spread to the edges of the toast slices.

Chicken: Moist, freshly poached chicken breast at room temperature, cut in 1/4-inch slices, is ideal.

Lettuce: The type of lettuce is less important than its condition. Use inside leaves that are very well dried.