Homemade American Sandwich Recipes

American Fillet and Prepare ~~~ American Prepared Recipe ~~~ American Fillet Prepared Main Ingredients ~~~ Did you Eat American Prepared? ~~~ How to Make a Cannibal Toast ~~~ Prepare a Dagobert American Prepare ~~~ Take a Tour of Belgian Cuisine ~~~ Mitraillette Sandwich ~~~ Hot Dogs and Hamburgers ~~~ More Recipes ~~~ American Sandwich Author ~~~ American Sandwich Guestbook

Do Belgians really eat Americans and are they Cannibals??? Hm... this is a question I've seen on the Internet and I think that because people have joked about it so much, time has come to provide an answer to it! Indeed, Belgians do enjoy eating American fillet and American "prepare" and love it with a passion! However, they aren't Cannibals.

Where does the name "seasoned American" come from?

This is an excellent question! As a matter of fact, nobody knows where the names "American fillet" or "American prepared" originate from. My grandmother always told me that they were some of the memories that American soldiers left in our country after the end of WWII. However, I ran a search on the Web and didn't find any evidence of such a fact. Instead, I found a story that seasoned American fillet could be the creation of the chef Joseph Niels.

In the beginning, American fillet and prepare, were made out of horse meat; however, very quickly, chefs made a decision on using beefsteak to prepare such a recipe. Nowadays, nobody uses horse meat in this preparation any more.

What is American Fillet?

American fillet is made out of raw minced beefsteak and seasoned with salt and pepper, period. No cooking needed, quick and easy to prepare; just eat American fillet as it is.

What is American "prepare"?

American prepare or seasoned American fillet is also raw minced beefsteak. However, it is seasoned with more ingredients such as mayonnaise, capers, pickles, onions, etc. There is even a hot version, named Martino.

Belgians use American prepared both as sandwich spread and as a stand alone meal served with fries and salad. The best kind of drink to serve with such a meal is beer. Let's take a look at the American prepare recipe...

In many European countries, sandwiches are kept simple: two slices bread or a baguette which would include ham, cheese, pate, roast beef, minced beef, tuna or something else; that's it. However, after WWII, we were left with a few ways to improve our sandwiches. This allowed us to create larger collections of sandwiches such as Dagobert sandwiches; which are delightful Belgian specialties.

A Dagobert sandwich consists of an average sandwich to which we add mayonnaise, sliced hard boiled eggs, grated carrots and cabbage, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, onions, or whatever we best like.

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Another great sandwich inspired by American sandwiches is the Mitraillette (also known as American sandwich in France). Here's how to make a Mitraillette (submachine gun). Ingredients:

• 1/2 crispy French baguette
• Fried meat such as a burger, pita meat, sliced meatballs, etc.
• Fries
• Sauce such as mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, etc.

Directions to prepare a Mitraillette sandwich:

1. Open the 1/2 baguette (leave 1 of the longest sides uncut)
2. Add a coat of fried meat
3. Another coat of fries
4. Add a sauce such as mayonnaise, Aioli, ketchup, or whatever sauce you best like

That's it!

If you wish, you can also add a few crudites such as grated carrot, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, etc. Bon appetit!

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Belgians are crazy about Hot Dog sandwiches on which they jump when they attend an outside event such as fairs, rummage sales, market days, outdoor concerts, etc. However, Hot Dog sandwiches prepared the Belgian way differ from those sandwiches prepared by Americans.

Here are the ingredients you need to prepare a Hot Dog sandwich made in Belgium:

• 1/2 crusty French baguette or piccolo bread,
• Hot Frankfurter sausage,
• Hot sauerkraut
• Mustard

Indeed, this differs slightly from cheese and ketchup Hot Dogs. Give this sandwich a try and you'll never eat anything else.

On market days, we also find delicious hamburgers prepared with fried ground beef, sauteed onions and mustard; these ingredients are placed in crispy buns (also known as... "guns" --> pistolets).

As you can see, we particularly like mayonnaise and mustard as seasonings. And as a fun note, Belgians often provided their specialties with weapon names; it's our way to use weapons with peaceful intentions :)