Best 5 Appetizer Sandwiches Recipes

HAWAIIAN MANAPUA (CHAR SIU) APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Filling:.
• • In a small size mixing bowl, combine garlic, ginger, oil, sugar, honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, food coloring, water, salt and five spice powder. Mix well.
• • Pour the glaze over the pork and let marinate in the Char Siu sauce, covered overnight in the refrigerator.
• • The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. bake the pork (covered) in the oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until fork tender. Turn oven up to broil and place meat under broiler for 3 to 5 minutes until the char Siu (pork) is slightly charred. Remove from oven, wrap in foil and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
• • Chop pork into small diced pieces. Add chopped green onion and combine.
• Dough:.
• Place the sugar and warm water in a bowl; mix until sugar dissolves. Add yeast and leave it for 5 minutes until it starts to get foamy.
• • Sift flour into a large size mixing bowl. Add yeast mixture, egg, oil and salt; stir to mix. Use your hands to bring the flour mixture together.
• • Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 to 6 minutes or until smooth and slightly elastic.
• • Place in a lightly oiled, large size bowl; cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise until doubled in size, approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours depending on room temperature.
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• • Assemble:.
• • Once dough has doubled in size, punch it down and divide into 12 even portions; shape into round 1 inch size balls.
• • Use a rolling pin to roll a ball into a 2-inch disk. Then pick up the piece of dough and gently pull the edges to enlarge to a 3-inch diameter disk. The dough will be slightly thicker in the center.
• • Place a rounded tablespoon of filling in the middle of the dough circle. Gather the edges and seal the bun. (Use water on your fingertips if needed, to seal your edges).
• • Place the bun, seal side down, on a greased baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the dough, leaving 2 inches in between each roll.
• • Once all buns are filled, brush surface with egg wash.
• • Place in a preheated oven of 350 F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cook's Note: These appetizers can be made ahead of time and frozen for up to 3 months.

APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine and mix with mustard, poppy seeds, Worcestershire sauce, and onion.
• Open rolls and spread mixture on both sides.
• Top each roll with ham and cheese. Close rolls.
• Heat in 350* oven until cheese is melted.
• Cut sandwiches into small pieces (individual rolls).

GRILLED CHEESE APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. Place butter in small microwavable bowl; cover with microwavable paper towel. Microwave on High 30 to 50 seconds or until melted. Brush butter on 1 side of each bread slice.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, place 12 bread slices, buttered sides down. Top each with 1 slice Cheddar cheese and 1 quarter-slice American cheese. Add remaining bread slices, buttered sides up.
• Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes. Turn sandwiches over. Broil about 1 minute longer or until golden brown and cheese is melted.

EASY HAM AND CHEESE APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together butter, poppy seeds, onion, Worcestershire sauce and prepared Dijon-style mustard.
• Slice rolls in half horizontally and set aside tops. Spread bottoms with the butter mixture. Top with ham and Swiss cheese. Replace tops.
• Arrange rolls in a single layer in a medium baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, until rolls are lightly browned and cheese is melted.

SALMON APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Thaw fish, if frozen.
• Measure thickness of fish fillets.
• Add 1 1/2 cups water to a large skillet.
• Bring to boiling.
• Add fish fillets.
• Return to boiling; reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered, about 4 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness, or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• With slotted spatula, lift salmon to a plate lined with several thicknesses of white paper toweling.
• Allow salmon to cool for 15 minutes.
• Remove paper toweling; cover salmon with plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.
• Combine mayonnaise, yogurt, onion, capers, lemon peel and salt; set aside.
• Remove any dark flesh from chilled salmon.
• Flake salmon and add to the mayonnaise mixture; stir with a fork to combine.
• Spread each slice of bread with some of the salmon salad.
• Top half of the slices with watercress.
• Add remaining slices of bread, spread-side down.
• Cut sandwiches in quarters to form squares, rectangles, and/or triangles.
• If desired, top each piece with an olive slice and a decorative pick.