Pan Bagnat

Instructions

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Bring 3 quarts (2.8L) water to a boil in a large pot and prepare an ice bath. Carefully lower eggs into pot and continue to boil for 30 seconds. Cover tightly, reduce heat to low (water should maintain a bare simmer), and continue cooking for 9 minutes for jammy yolks or 11 minutes for hard-cooked yolks. Immediately transfer eggs to ice water and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes, then peel under cool running water. Quarter eggs lengthwise and set aside.
2

Core and slice 3/4 pound (340g) of tomatoes into 1/4-inch-thick wedges; set aside. Split remaining 1/2 pound (230g) tomatoes in half horizontally. Set a box grater into a large bowl. Rub cut faces of split tomatoes over the large holes of a box grater, using the flattened palm of your hand to move the tomatoes back and forth. The flesh should be grated off, while the skin remains intact in your hand. Discard skin and season tomato pulp with kosher salt to taste.
3

In a large mixing bowl, combine fava beans (if using), green pepper rings, artichoke heart (if using), breakfast radish (if using), olives, scallions, and basil leaves. Drizzle generously with olive oil and season with salt to taste, and toss to coat evenly (if desired, you can also mix in a light splash of red wine vinegar).
4

Lightly season sliced tomatoes with salt, then layer the sliced tomatoes, boiled egg quarters, flaked tuna, anchovy fillets, and dressed vegetables onto the bottom halves of each roll. Drizzle generously with additional olive oil, season with pepper (if desired), then close sandwiches, wrap tightly in parchment, foil, or reusable wrappers and let stand at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour. Serve.
5

Depending on where you live, fresh fava beans may not be available at the same time that tomatoes are at their best. If you can find them and want to include them, please do; if not, it&
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You can use many types of tomato in this sandwich, including plum tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, garden tomatoes, and more. What is most important is that they are high-quality summer tomatoes at the peak of ripeness. This sandwich will suffer from under-ripe supermarket tomatoes or ones that are out of season.
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While canned tuna often comes in a 5-ounce can size, not all tuna comes in that size. Ventresca tuna, which is the fattier belly cut that I highly recommend in this sandwich, is sold in a wide range of sizes, from 4.5-ounce tins to 7-ounce jars. Any of these will work as even the smaller size packaging will have enough tuna for the sandwiches.

Ingredients

Instructions