Chew This? and Smile

Ever have leftover food and not know what to do with it?

I had some beef shank left over from last week sitting in the fridge and I wanted to use it up.  I thought what better way then to make a beef sandwich.  Exactly what I did.

How about fresh cheese baguette, tender beef, spiked relish, hint of jalapeno and mozzarella cheese?  Yeah I know, it was holy YUM!

I used what I had on hand, I think another cheese would have worked better but you do with what you have.  The relish was the star of the show, it was paired up with a little mustard, dash of ginger to give it a kick that goes so well with beef.

Ingredients

Cheese baguette
Beef ( cooked and pulled apart)
2 Tbsp. Relish
1 Tsp. Mustard
1/2 Tsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 Tsp. Ginger
Mozzarella cheese ( shredded )
1 Tsp. Jalapeno pepper ( chopped)

Method

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400 Degrees F.
Slice open the baguette leaving one side still in tact.
In a small bowl, take relish, mustard, red pepper flakes and ginger and mix together.  Add Jalapeno and toss.
Smear one side of the bread with the relish mixture, top with the cooked beef and add the cheese a top that.
Close the sandwich, cover with tinfoil and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes.
ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: For an extra crunch, you can remove the tin foil with 4 minutes to go or put the sandwich directly on the grill.  I like to cook it covered for the first little while to make sure I can cut through the bread with my teeth.

I am off.  Big day at the office, must shower and clean up so I look somewhat presentable.  Have a super mid week Wednesday, enjoy the cloudy weather with rain showers for the next 5 days.  I am guessing it is sunny somewhere.  Tell me it is sunny somewhere!  Talk to you Friday.

Take care

zesty