Trio Of Smorrebrod

• dark rye bread whole grain dark, textural, grainy, moist and dense
• jam As needed bacon, recipe below
• arugula As needed
• tomatoes As needed
• potato chips As needed Kennebec
• bacon As needed strips of thick-cut, chopped
• chives As needed
• extra-virgin olive oil As needed
• 1 pound bacon applewood smoked, 1/2-inch dice
• 1 yellow onion medium, julienned
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 6 fluidounces dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• Tabasco Pepper Sauce To taste, or chili sauce
• 8 fluidounces Balsamico Bianco
• 2 fluidounces maple syrup
• black pepper To taste, fresh ground to taste
• kosher salt To taste
• dark rye bread As needed, sliced
• horseradish cheddar pub cheese spread
• sweetheart ham As needed, thin slices, order from Olympic Provisions
• red onion As needed shaved
• gherkin pickles As needed shaved
• eggs As needed, wedge, slice, chopped
• radish sprouts As needed
• crispy fried onions As needed

1. 1. In sauce pot add bacon and a little oil, cook until browned and beginning to crisp
2. 2. Add onion and cook until translucent and edges beginning to brown
3. 3. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes, mix well to combine
4. 4. Deglaze with sherry and reduce until its almost gone
5. 5. Add the remaining ingredients, mix well to combine
6. 6. Bring to a simmer and cook for approximately 1 hour or until liquid is almost all reduced, stir as needed
7. 7. When ready, cool for about 15-20 minutes, place in a food processor and pulse to achieve that "jammy" texture
8. 1. On bottom of rye bread, evenly spread Cheddar cheese spread in a thick layer from end to end
9. 2. On top of cheese spread, evenly layer Sweetheart ham
10. 3. On top of ham, evenly place red onion
11. 4. On top of red onion, evenly sprinkle the shaved gherkins
12. 5. On top of the gherkins, evenly sprinkle or shingle egg
13. 6. On top of egg, evenly sprinkle radish sprouts
14. 7. Garnish with crispy fried onions
15. 1. On bottom of rye bread, evenly layer porchetta slices
16. 2. On top of porchetta, evenly sprinkle pickled red pepper
17. 3. On top of pickled red pepper, evenly sprinkle celery leaves
18. 4. Drizzle with White Balsamic reduction
19. 5. Garnish with thinly sliced crispy garlic

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Trio-of-Smorrebrod-2255313 (may not work)