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Fried Bologna Sandwich

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Fried Bologna Sandwich recipe
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou

For this bologna sandwich recipe, cutting slits into the bologna before cooking helps it brown evenly across the surface and prevents it from curling and warping as they fry.

Ingredients

Makes 2

2

Tbsp. spicy brown mustard

1

Tbsp. mayonnaise

1

Tbsp. finely chopped dill pickles, plus 2 Tbsp. brine

Freshly ground black pepper

7

oz. thinly sliced bologna

4

slices seeded rye bread

A few iceberg lettuce leaves, torn to size of bread

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Mix mustard, mayonnaise, and chopped pickles in a small bowl to combine; season with pepper.

    Step 2

    Arrange half of bologna slices in a neat stack. Starting near the center and working toward the edges of the stack, cut four 1"-long slits, spacing evenly. Repeat with remaining bologna.

    Chelsie Craig

    Step 3

    Heat a dry large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high. Working in batches, arrange bologna slices in a single layer in skillet and cook until browned all over and crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate as they are done. Save skillet with any fat.

    Step 4

    Arrange bread in a single layer in reserved skillet and cook over medium high until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board.

    Step 5

    To build sandwiches, spread mustard mixture evenly over each slice of bread. Divide bologna between 2 slices and top with lettuce; drizzle with pickle brine. Close up sandwiches and cut in half.

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  • mmmmmmm so yummy

    • Korbin Jensen

    • Boston

    • 5/16/2022

  • My NC boyfriend introduced me to fried bologna sandwiches back in the early 70s. (It was the only thing he knew how to cook.) He mixed brown sugar and mustard to spread on the bread and presented it to me with a candle on top for our anniversary. Going back home to NYC, I introduced my fellow penurious artists to this delicacy. Now I live in Virginia and I see 'bologna burgers' on lots of menus. Very nostalgic!

    • Lifesart

    • Richmond VA

    • 8/24/2021

  • I love dry rye toast for sandwiches.

    • Mommarobyn

    • Rockford

    • 3/12/2019

  • My West Virginia born grandmother called this "hillbilly round steak." She would have loved this version of her sandwich.

    • Melanie D.

    • Macedonia, Ohio

    • 3/7/2019

  • At first I thought, "Who needs a recipe for a bologna sandwich?' But this is good. Make fried salami, too.

    • betteirene

    • Sumner, WA

    • 10/22/2018

  • I was going to try this recipe but I surrendered to the true nature of a bologna sandwhich, which is to be as lazy as possible. Mayo, mustard, 2 slices of cheddar, 3 slices uncooked bologna in that order. Assemble on white bread.

    • Anonymous

    • Alaska

    • 9/28/2018

  • My mother cut slits in bologna, when we were kids, over 60 years ago. Good ideas survive the test of time.

    • Ohio

    • 2/23/2018

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