Peanut Butter Sandwich With Sriracha and Pickles

By Sam Sifton

Peanut Butter Sandwich With Sriracha and Pickles
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.
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This is a no-recipe recipe, a recipe without an ingredients list or steps. It invites you to improvise in the kitchen.

Here’s a spin on a great old sandwich of the American South: peanut butter and pickle sandwiches with a spray of sriracha or sambal oelek, and a tiny drizzle of soy sauce. Toasting the bread before spreading it with peanut butter adds crunch and warmth, and the result is a sandwich of remarkable intensity, sweet and salty, sour and soft and crisp. Trust me on this one!

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LJ

Day 1 of the Coronavirus lockdown. My roommates and I stumbled upon this recipe with low expectations. We just made this sandwich once with PB, sriracha, and thinly sliced dill pickles. It was so good that we made it again immediately after -- this time with thicker cut dill pickles, sambal, red onion, and PB. It was even better. THIS SANDWICH SLAPS.

maggie m.

What kind of pickles...sour or sweet?

Alex

A revelation! Let's face it: for adults, the strength of classic PBJ (for hiking and such) is convenience. But PBJ is too sweet, even with marmalade. THIS is an adult sandwich and just as easy. Don't forget the tamari as suggested. And next time, to achieve the "next level", I'm adding a delicate mist of---wait for it----fish sauce. (I know, I know. But I can't wait. In fact, I think I might just

andrew p

People didn’t believe me that this was good until it was in NYT. Used to eat this backpacking w Tapatio.

D. Ward

Growing up in Nort Carolina in the 69s we used super crunchy home made bread and butter pickles. Also loved peanut butter with leftover bacon from breakfast and leftover sage flavored breakfast sausage patties with jelly.

Ryan

I have been making this for years and still asked the question if I am pregnant. Pro tip- add mayo to one side of the bread.

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