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Billingsgate sandwich: back bacon, black pudding and scallops in Cafe de Paris butter on a crispy roll

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 5.6K likes · 115K views · 10 min video

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Ingredients
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  • red onion
  • parsley
  • garlic
  • anchovy paste
  • Worcestershire
  • Dijon
  • lemon juice
  • butter
Mix chopped red onion, parsley, a little garlic, a little anchovy paste, a splash of Worcestershire, a little Dijon and some lemon juice into the butter.
A quick Cafe de Paris butter
Variation: roll the extra butter into a log in plastic wrap, refrigerate and cut pieces as needed.
  • back bacon
Fry the back bacon in a pan, turning a few times, until crisp.
  • oil
  • butter
On the other side, heat some oil and butter and fry the black pudding a few minutes until crispy.
Remove the bacon and black pudding and keep warm.
  • oil
  • scallops
Heat a little oil in a pan; season the room-temperature scallops on both sides and add them to the pan.
Cook until well coloured on the first side, then flip.
Add some of the Cafe de Paris butter and spoon it over the top; pull the scallops before they go hard.
  • poppy seed roll
Spread a little more butter on the bottom of a poppy seed roll.
  • 4 pieces black pudding
Layer four pieces of black pudding, then the bacon, then the scallops, with a little more of the butter, and the roll top.
Building the sandwich