A Favorite Yankeebob Recipe

Tonight I made one of my favorite sandwiches. I thought I’d share it with my blogger friends. It’s a simple thing to do and very worth the time.

First you need a lightly toasted onion bagel, toasted just enough to warm it up. Then you splootch on ketchup (Heinz, of course) all over each side of the bagel. As much or as little as you want. Then you add a thin line of French’s Sweet & Spicy mustard on each side, making a perfect circle around the middle of the bagel. Next you add a round slice of provolone cheese on top of each bagel half. Note: you can add any type of spices onto the bagel face before adding the cheese. I added hot relish tonight.

Set these parts aside for a minute. Now you make 2 hot dogs any way you prefer. I prefer them done on the grill, but seeing as my deck is under half a foot of snow right now, I just did them in the microwave. Once they are ready put the bagel halves into the microwave and heat them just long enough to start the cheese melting. Now we are ready for the assembly.

Slice the dogs down the middle but not all the way through. Open them up and lay them flat on the bottom half of the bagel. Now add thin lines of ketchup in the creases of the dogs (substitute the mustard if you prefer) and then on top of the thin lines add lines of sweet pickles. I use the tiny sweet midgets. Then put the top part of the bagel on. The warmed cheese on top of the warmed dogs ends up fusing everything together. Now munch down. This makes an awesome sandwich. Trust me. It’s really good.

I’ve done some variations on this, like adding a layer of pepperoni or using a different meat or cheese and maybe a different sauce, like barbecue or adding veggies (not a YB staple mind you). They all work well, but this is the best way. Fairly simple and yummy.

Yeah, I know what you all are thinking, “Gee, I didn’t know Yankeebob was such an amazing chef!” Well, I’m full of surprises, let me tell ya! Of course most of what I like are recipes that I invented while living a bachelor’s life for a long time, so those of you (Meritt, Jody and especially Chef Nina) who are actually sitting there wondering wtf is up with this kind of cooking, there’s your answer. Guys living alone can come up with some cool stuff.

Everybody enjoy!