The only sandwich in the world that I accept without veggies and cheese is the Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich. It's the perfect meat to have on its own, with fresh and delicious rye bread and a nice helping of gourmet mustard. It's also the type of meat that you don't want to prepare half-assed. When you bring it home, you don't want to throw it in your frying pan to heat up, or (egads!) microwave it -- especially when it comes straight from Montreal.
When my friend brought me a few pounds of the delicious meat on New Years Eve, I knew it would make the perfect dinner to start off 2009. But how to prepare it in a way that makes the most of the flavor?
Simple. Grab your soup pot, slip a steamer insert inside, and fill with the appropriate amount of water. Rip off a sheet of plastic wrap, place a generous amount of meat in the center, and then place the pile and wrap in the pot so that the bottom is protected by the wrap, but the top is open to get some moisture from the steam. Put your top on the pot, bring it up to a nice steam, and when the meat is nice and warm, pile it onto your sandwich with some gourmet mustard, preferably with grains.
Side it with poutine, and you'll want to move to Montreal!
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