I’ve been feeling a bit sorry for The Mann, who can only watch as I devour sandwich after sandwich since he’s been on a no-carb diet.

For Week 4’s Steemit Sandwich Challenge, I tried to be more inclusive towards his dietary restriction in my entry. I made Stuffed Paprikas to replace the sandwich bread. In the end, only 90% of my creation was carb-free though. The 10% carb content comprised crushed TUC crackers and hand-crumbled baked burger bun crumbs inside the meatloaf.

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SANDWICH NAME

Tender Meatloaf & Fried Egg in a Stuffed Paprikawich

INGREDIENTS

Homemade Stuffed Paprikas (bread replacement)*
Tender Meatloaf*
Fried Egg
Green Leaf Lettuce
Homemade Bread crumbs (garnish)*

Homemade Stuffed Paprikas
Red and Yellow Paprikas
Grilled ham
Cheddar Cheese
Homemade Herby Cream Cheese*
Gratin Cheese (30-30-30 mix of cheddar, gouda, and emmental cheeses)

Halve and deseed paprikas. Layer with ham and cheese slices. Spoon Homemade Herby Cream Cheese into each paprika. Top with Gratin Cheese. Bake till cheese browns.

Homemade Herby Cream Cheese
Cream cheese
Heavy cream
Fresh basil, chopped
Fresh parsley, chopped
Fresh garlic, pressed
Roasted paprika powder
Lemon juice, hand-squeezed
Salt
Black Pepper

Mix everything together with a fork.

Tender Meatloaf
Lean Ground Beef
Yellow onion, minced
Fresh garlic cloves, minced
Unsalted butter
Sea Salt
Black Pepper
Sour Cream
TUC original crackers, crushed
Hand-crumbled bread crumbs (from baked sesame seed hamburger buns)
Canned tomato chunks
Worcestershire sauce
Chicken Egg

Stir-fry minced onion and garlic in butter, salt, and pepper until fragrant and translucent (5 min).
Add in all other ingredients and mix together with spatula or hands.

Bake at 175°C for 30 mins. Then glaze with Homemade Glaze and bake another 15 mins at 200°C.

Homemade Glaze
Coconut Palm Sugar dissolved in a little hot water
Honey
Soy Sauce
Sriracha Chilli Sauce
Canned tomato chunks, drained
Sprinkling of Lemon Juice

Mix everything together.

ASSEMBLE THE SANDWICH

I’m aware that there’s rather a lot of steps to this sandwich. =O But they all work well together.

I started by making the meatloaf. I basically baked and crumbled the burger buns and TUC crackers while the onion and garlic were getting happy in the frying pan. Then I switched off the stove, added the rest of ingredients, and popped the meatloaf into the oven.

While the meatloaf baked, I whipped up the Herby Cream Cheese. Then prepared the stuffed peppers and added them to the tray in the oven beside the half-baked meatloaf.

After that, it was just choosing the Stuffed Paprika halves to act as ‘sandwich bread’ (I picked one red and one yellow half), adding a green leaf lettuce, and a slice or two of meatloaf.

Then I added a freshly-fried egg (note that I broke the yolk in this fried egg to make the sandwich a little less messy).

I surrounded my sandwich with the excess bread crumbs I had. The Mann had his without.

Ta-dah! =D

If you love making or eating sandwiches, do join the 'Steemit Sandwich Contest' too! It’s run by @jaybird and promises to be a gastronomic feast for the eyes. =D