bocadillo with jamon

bocadillo with jamon

bocadillo with jamon

The humble bocadillo is the ultimate minimalist Spanish sandwich.

Just a baguette filled with some meat, cheese, omelette or tuna. The

Spanish do not add lettuce, pickles, onions, mustard or mayonnaise

to their bocadillo. Sometimes the bread is moistened by rubbing the

cut side of a tomato onto the bread, or drizzling some olive oil – or

both. But mostly it’s just bread and one filling. I find good quality jamon

is flavour some and moist enough to enjoy on its own.

If you’re lucky enough to be in Spain you could make this sandwich

with a different type of jamon every day. Proscuitto or parma ham

would make good substitutes.

If you’re feeling nervous that your sandwich will be too dry, serve with

some good extra virgin olive oil on the side. But please try it without

the oil first.

1/2 – 1/3 baguette

2 – 4 slices jamon

Break open baguette.

Layer with jamon, close up and enjoy.