Serranito sandwich with chicken (Serranito de pollo)

Name: Serranito sandwich with chicken (Serranito de pollo)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 crusty bread rolls, about 20 cm long; 500 g chicken breast, thinly sliced; 4 green frying peppers; 4 slices serrano ham; 2 ripe tomatoes; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; Salt; Chips to serve

The Sevillian sandwich: grilled chicken, serrano ham, fried green pepper and tomato in a crusty roll.

Time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy

The serranito is a sandwich from Seville eaten in bars and roadside inns all over Andalusia. Its charm is contrast: grilled meat, ham, fried green pepper and fresh tomato inside a crusty roll.

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Fry the whole peppers in the oil over medium heat until soft and lightly golden. Set aside and salt them.
Season the chicken fillets and cook on a griddle or in a very hot pan, about 3 minutes per side, until golden and no longer pink inside.
Cut the rolls in half and toast them lightly.
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Assemble each sandwich: chicken, serrano ham, fried pepper and tomato slices.
Serve hot, with chips if you like.

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