The Elvis Sandwich, as I know it, was introduced to me only recently but I have embraced it with such aplomb that I feel it's become a big part of my life so I should share it with you all.
It's basically a generously spead peanut butter sandwich, though before closing the sandwich you should lay a whole sliced banana on one side of the sandwich.
Spread lots of salted butter on the outside of the sandwich and carefully manhandle it into a warm frying pan with enough oil in so that there are no bare patches.
Fry it on each side for a few minutes. I've played with different oils and whatnot, ordinary vegetable or sunflower oil works best.
The finished item is a kind of 'bad cop/good cop' sandwich experience. The salted butter creates a salty, crystaline structure on the outside but the frying process heats the banana and peanut butter enough to make them really sweet.
I;m going through a phase of prefering malty, seeded bread but it works just as well with really basic white bread.
I realise that my mate who introduced it as 'The Elvis Sandwich' was probably using false provenance and that the last thing Elvis ate most likely came from a pharmacist than a deli but it's an undeniably brilliant sandwich.
It's basically a generously spead peanut butter sandwich, though before closing the sandwich you should lay a whole sliced banana on one side of the sandwich.
Spread lots of salted butter on the outside of the sandwich and carefully manhandle it into a warm frying pan with enough oil in so that there are no bare patches.
Fry it on each side for a few minutes. I've played with different oils and whatnot, ordinary vegetable or sunflower oil works best.
The finished item is a kind of 'bad cop/good cop' sandwich experience. The salted butter creates a salty, crystaline structure on the outside but the frying process heats the banana and peanut butter enough to make them really sweet.
I;m going through a phase of prefering malty, seeded bread but it works just as well with really basic white bread.
I realise that my mate who introduced it as 'The Elvis Sandwich' was probably using false provenance and that the last thing Elvis ate most likely came from a pharmacist than a deli but it's an undeniably brilliant sandwich.
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superbeasto:
Thanks for the add (they say that over on myspace but I'm sure it still applies over here)! The sandwich sounds incredible and will probably smash to pieces the health kick I like to pretend I'm on. But damn it is tempting.
y:
Man, I totally owe you an apology - I was taking some new shots of myself for my new profile pic, and I noticed that I do, in fact, look like Grigori Perelman, the chap you mentioned. I never really noticed the thickness of my eyebrows till now. The resemblance is in the beardiness, the eyebrows, and the particular type of blue eyes, I would say. Curious. Still not sure about the Rasputin thing, though. I'll keep my mind open. Rasputin's Christian name was Grigori, as well - ooooooooooooo 
