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Jambon-beurre
Jambon-beurre: the Paris lunch baguette with salted butter and cooked ham
FrenchFrance sells millions of jambon-beurre every working day: half a crusty baguette, split, spread with good salted butter and filled with thin slices of jambon de Paris, the delicate cooked pork ham. Parisians eat it at the office, on a park bench or on the train. The common mistake is a stingy smear of hard butter; the butter is a filling, not a glue, so spread it soft and generous. Some add cornichons, which purists call a different sandwich. Chef's tip: fold each slice of ham loosely in half rather than laying it flat, so the sandwich is airy and every bite has ham.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 1 fresh baguetteabout 250 g
- 1 ⅜ oz salted butter (beurre demi-sel)soft
- 4 slices cooked ham (jambon de Paris)about 160 g
- 6 cornichons (optional)halved
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cut 1 fresh baguette in half and slice each piece open lengthways, leaving one side hinged.
Step 2: Spread both cut sides generously with 1 ⅜ oz salted butter (beurre demi-sel), right to the ends.
Step 3: Fold 4 slices cooked ham (jambon de Paris) loosely and lay it along the bread, adding 6 cornichons if you like. Close and press gently.
Step 4: Wrap in paper. If it will be out of the fridge for more than 2 hours, pack it with an ice pack, and eat the same day.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does jambon-beurre take?
- About 5 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of salted butter (beurre demi-sel)?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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