Classic Homemade Club Sandwich Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is a traditional club sandwich made of? ›

The classic club is a triple-decker sandwich made up of three slices toasted white bread, deli-sliced turkey or chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise.

A club sandwich, also called a clubhouse sandwich, is a sandwich consisting of bread (traditionally toasted), sliced cooked poultry, fried bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise. It is often cut into quarters or halves and held together by co*cktail sticks.

Lay the bread flat on the plate, pile the meat, etc. on top of that and you have an open faced sandwich. Make a bread, meat, bread stack and you have a closed sandwich. Add a third slice of bread as in bread, filling, bread, filling, bread and you have a club sandwich.

Wikipedia goes on to list the classic ingredients as turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise, allowing for variations on the turkey (chicken, roast beef, etc.), the addition of cheese, and condiments such as mustard or honey mustard.

A combination of British chicken, beechwood smoked bacon, sliced tomatoes, mixed salad leaves, a dab of mayo and seasoning on our malted bread.

Club sandwiches often had 3 or 4 layers of toasted white bread, and it appears that sometime in the 1920's everyone decided just to merge both sandwiches. The club theory also comes from the idea that the club sandwich originated in railroad cars in 1895 when passengers would purchase food and drinks.

To me I've always associated this classic, double decker sandwich with the clubhouse on a golf course. The typical ingredients for a classic club include slices of bread and ham, deli turkey or chicken, several slices bacon, cheddar cheese, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce and mayonnaise.

What to Serve With Club Sandwiches. Pickles and potato chips are a classic club sandwich serving side. I like to serve mine with a big salad though, either green salad or potato salad would be nice. It's such a hearty sandwich that I like a lighter side dish for serving.

Club sandwiches typically have three slices of bread for a few reasons: Structure and Stability: The extra slice of bread in a club sandwich provides structural support and stability. With two layers of fillings between three slices of bread, the sandwich is less likely to become soggy or fall apart.

Table manners for eating thicker sandwiches. An unwieldy sandwich (over one inch thick), such as a club sandwich, is cut in quarters with a knife and eaten with fingers. Table manners for eating open-faced sandwiches. An open-face sandwich, such as a hot roast beef sandwich with gravy, is eaten with a fork and a knife.

Does a club sandwich have cheese? ›

Usually club sandwiches start with three pieces of toasted bread spread with mayo. Then comes the meats (usually ham and turkey), sliced cheese, lettuce, crisp bacon, and whatever else you like on yours—avocado, thinly sliced tomato, sliced red onion.

How is a club sandwich different from a basic sandwich? A club sandwich has three layers of toasted bread, while a basic sandwich is cold and has only two pieces of bread.

Club sandwiches contain cheese, tomato, lettuce, and sliced turkey and ham or bacon and layered between three slices of toasted bread. A closed sandwich is made from two slices of bread.

The top half of the sandwich can mimic the bottom, or you might go a little lighter on the meat so it isn't top-heavy. Then, cut the sandwich into halves or quarters, secure it with some frilly toothpicks if you like, pour something carbonated so the bubbles dance around your mouth with each crunchy bite, and relax.