This is one of my personal creations, intended for the strong of heart, literally, as you'll need to pump those ventricles that much harder after ingesting one of these.The cooking time is around 20 minutes whatever serving size you choose, the only factor being the equipment required to cook all of the ingredients you use.
Whilst the ingredients can be mixed up to your own tastes, for the true taste and satisfaction, you should be expecting to get so much grease on your fingers when you eat one of these that your skin turns transparent.
The ingredients for what I consider a normal waffle-wich are, for two servings:
- Potato waffles x4
- Sausages x4
- Bacon rashers x4
- Mature cheddar cheese cut into 4 strips
You can also substitute out the cheese if you'd like, a strong stilton working well, and add in various condements and sauces as you see fit.
To start, check the times for the food and make sure you'll be able to have them all finish at roughly the same time. This normally has you start frying the sausages whilst the oven pre-heats for the waffles, which go in as soon as it's hot, with the bacon being added 5 - 10 minutes before the end, depending on how crispy you like it.
The sausages can be cooked as you like, although initially frying them in golden syrup, and dousing them midway through with BBQ sauce will add some extra sweetness and spice to the meat.
It may sound off-the-wall, but try it at least once. Pigs, chickens, cows, sheep, duck, even turkey. All the animals benefit from a mix of BBQ and syrup in the cooking process.
Once your meats and waffles are cooked, begin constructing your sandwich.
Be aware that the arrangement can heavily impact the experience.
A "safe" beginner option is to take the base waffle, lay your bacon across it, then the sausage/s, sliced in half, followed by the cheese strips and the second waffle top.
Repeat for the second of the pair, and then turn it upside down for a minute or so to allow the cheese to melt through the lattice of what is now the bottom waffle.
When you think it's right, holding carefully, take a big bite.
Savour and enjoy.
Some other stacking suggestions to try out, as well as mixing/doubling up the stack orders are adding in some garnishes/other strong tastes:
- Gherkins and pickles go well with what is essentially a super-powered burger.
- A bit of relish and diced onion can add in their tastes, although be sure to fry the onion separately to the meats to allow it to keep its own flavour.
- Frying with a bit of ginger in the pan will add a kick to the punch of the flavours
- Basting the waffles in the oven can give some extra potency - an almond glaze or a mix of sauces spread across them - the lesser known mushroom ketchup goes especially well with potatoes.
