Pan Bagna Provencal Stuffed Sandwich Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Stir garlic into the olive oil and set aside.
• Partially hollow out the bread by pulling out about 50% of the insides. Brush the bread very generously with the garlic olive oil, reserving about 1 tablespoon for later use.
• Begin building the sandwich by placing a layer of sliced tomatoes on the bottom half, covering it completely. Season with salt and pepper. Top with sliced onion, olives, and banana peppers.
• Crumble the tuna over the top, pressing down slightly so it stays in place. Be sure to go as close to the edges as possible. Top with anchovy filets, capers, sliced eggs, and basil leaves. Top with another layer of tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with vinegar and reserved garlic olive oil.
• Place the top half of the loaf on and press firmly to compress the ingredients. Wrap in several layers of plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil, ending with seams at the top.
• Place into a large pan and place a sheet pan over the top. Weigh down with heavy cans, pots, a cast iron pan, or a cutting board, to press the sandwich as evenly as possible.
• Place in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours, or up to overnight, turning halfway through if possible. Unwrap, slice, and serve.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the olives, red peppers, scallions, tomatoes, anchovies, capers, parsley, and watercress. Remove the top third of the loaf of bread. Remove the soft interior bread crumb from the loaf, leaving 1/2-inch shell, and reserve 1 cup packed bread crumbs/chunks. Make the dressing: In a food processor mince fine the parsley, watercress, and garlic. Add the reserved bread crumbs, lemon juice, and anchovies, and mince the mixture fine. With the motor running, add the oil in a stream and blend the dressing until it is emulsified. Stir 1/4 cup of the dressing into the olive mixture and spread the remaining dressing on the inside of the bread shell. Mound the filling into the shell, packing it, put the loaf back together and wrap it tightly in foil or plastic wrap. Let the sandwich stand, weighted with a 2-pound weight (I have found a large dictionary or other heavy book works well here), for at least 3 hours. When ready to serve, cut the loaf into 2-inch slices with a serrated knife.

Steps:

• Halve the bread horizontally, hollow out the top and the bottom, leaving 1/2-inch-thick shells, and brush the bottom shell with 1 tablespoon of the oil. In a blender combine the remaining 3 tablespoons oil with the garlic, the vinegar, and salt to taste and blend the dressing until it is emulsified. Spread the goat cheese in the bottom shell and top it with the olives, the arugula, the radishes, and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the radishes with one third of the dressing, top them with the tuna and salt and pepper to taste, and drizzle half the remaining dressing over the tuna. Top the tuna with the tomatoes, the basil, and salt and pepper to taste, drizzle the mixture with the remaining dressing, and fit the top shell over it. Wrap the pan bagna tightly in plastic wrap and put it in a shallow baking pan. Top the pan bagna with a baking sheet and a large gratin dish filled with several 1-pound weights and chill it for 1 hour. The pan bagna may be made 6 hours in advance and kept covered and chilled. Serve the pan bagna cut into 2-inch slices.