Fried Bologna, Peanut Butter Sandwich on a Craisin Bagel
Ok, I admit, this started out as a joke to post in the $5 meal thread, but the joke's on me because this was really delicious! And it was less than $5, I have $2 more for dessert!
It started with an idea for Michael Mina's Peanut Butter hamburger, I thought I'd get quarter pound of beef and a can of peanut butter and one hamburger roll. Nope. Not even close, that was more like $6. So I went next door to the Dollar store and substituted everything.
They didn't have peanut butter, so I got spicy whole peanuts, then blitzed them in my FP. This was delicious! Worth the price of admission, just for this.
They didn't have hamburger patties (they usually do), so I picked up some bologna for $1!
I got some oil for the PB, another $1, and an entire pound cake for dessert!
Next, I stole a bagel from the lunchroom, they only had craisin ones left, so that's what I took. Add to the madness.
There's the toasted bagel with pan-fried bologna.
Amazing! And I'm not just saying that, you gotta try it, it's undescribable. It's very fatty from the mayo and bologna, very rich but crunchy from the homemade peanut butter, and the sweetness of the bread brings it all together.
@ImportantElements I stand corrected, this was a cool challenge and I enjoyed myself. And I found a meal I can eat for $3. I may do this again next Monday.
P.S. this is a Smokeydoke original creation, first posted here. What should I call it? I'm thinking The Giada.
