
I am a big fan of leftovers. I always bring home any food that remains after a meal out and when I've cooked at home, I squirrel away anything that wasn't eaten. I have no qualms about eating steamed broccoli the next day, sprinkled with salt and straight out of the container. However, there are times when I like to put the energy into my leftovers and turn them into something new.
The sandwich you see above was one of my most successful leftover transformations to date. I took a chunk of leftover braised brisket, sliced it into strips and reheated it gently in a small bit of beef stock (not so that it was swimming, just enough to give it some moisture). In another pan, I sauteed some garlic and sliced leeks together until they started to brown and then added a bunch of cleaned and chopped greens (I'm not sure what kind I used, to be honest, they were whatever had come with my CSA share the previous week). I added a bit of water, clapped the lid on and braised the greens until they were tender. I sliced a couple of hoagie rolls lengthwise, toasted them and gently smeared one side with boursin cheese.
Putting the rest of the sandwich together was easy. A layer of greens went down, then the brisket and then I just closed it up. They were amazingly tasty and happily were a full meal, as since the greens were contained within the sandwich, my personal "there must be a green vegetable with every meal" rule was satisfied.















6-23-2008 @11:45AM Sally said... That sounds great. Here's another idea for leftover brisket: Cowboy Nachos
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6-23-2008 @12:26PM Urban Runoff said... Looks delightful. Though it would to the calories load, it looks like some Swiss cheese would go wonderfully here.
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6-23-2008 @12:28PM Marisa McClellan said... Sally, I have often drooled over the Pioneer Woman's recipes.
Urban Runoff, it was in part due to calorie concerns that I went with just the tiniest smear of boursin. It gave it flavor without adding tons more fat and calories. And it was still totally delicious.
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6-23-2008 @1:59PM Sally said... I've had great luck with some of Pioneer Woman's recipes, abyssmal luck with others. One of her recipes is the only thing I've ever made that went straight to the trash after two bites. No one would eat it.
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