Fried Bologna Sandwich

Ingredients

• 8 slices bologna, cut 1/4 inch thick
• 8 slices soft white sandwich bread
• 4 slices American cheese
• 2 tbsp salted butter
• 4 tsp yellow mustard
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 8 dill pickle chips
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Before you cook

• Cut four short notches around the edge of each bologna slice, spaced like the points of a compass, so the slices stay flat instead of cupping in the pan.
• Lay the bread out in pairs on a board.

Steps

1. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Lay four bologna slices in the pan in a single layer.
3. Fry for 2 minutes, until the underside is browned in patches and the cut edges have curled and darkened.
4. Flip the slices and fry for 1 minute more.
5. Push the slices into four stacks of one and lay a slice of American cheese over each, then turn off the heat and let it melt for 30 seconds.
6. Move the bologna to a plate and fry the remaining four slices in the rest of the butter.
7. Wipe the skillet and toast the bread slices in it for 1 minute per side if you like them warm.
8. Spread mayonnaise on four slices of bread and mustard on the other four.
9. Stack two slices of fried bologna and a slice of cheese on each mayonnaise slice.
10. Add two pickle chips and a grind of black pepper.
11. Close the sandwiches with the mustard slices and eat them immediately, while the edges are still crisp.