Harry's Bar Club Sandwich

This is the One. Makes 6 sandwiches. The key trademark Harry's sandwich is a hump in the middle, a self-centered sort of sandwich, and definitely too posh for triple decking...

12 slices bacon

2 tblsp unsalted butter, softened

12 slices good quality thinnish unsweetened white bread

1 cup home-made mayonnaise

1/2 head shredded bibb lettuce

3 sweet red tomatoes, halved lengthwise then sliced crosswise

3 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cut into julien

S&P

worcestershire sauce

poached chicken

2 breasts chicken

home-made chicken stock

celery, onion, carrot, bay leaf, salt

mayonnaise

egg

red or white wine vinegar

1/4 tsp dry mustard

salt, white pepper

light olive oil

lemon juice

chicken broth to lighten

1. make mayo using listed ingredients
2. boil (uncovered) the vegetables, bay leaf and salt in the chicken broth for 10 minutes, then add chicken, lower heat and simmer for five minutes; remove from heat and let chicken cool in broth for 30 minutes
3. preheat broiler
4. cook bacon in skillet until crisp, dry on paper towel
5. butter one side of each slice of bread, toast buttered side up under broiler
6. spread mayonnaise generously on unbuttered side
7. mound layer of lettuce on top of mayonnaise on six slices of toast, leaving a one inch margin of bread!
8. lay half of tomatoes, chicken on top of lettuce
9. season with S&P, a few drops of worcestershire sauce
10. drizzle a bit more mayonnaise, lay on the remaining tomatoes, followed by 2 slices of bacon on each toast
11. cover with remaining bread, toasted side up
12. press edges to seal sandwiches and trim off the crusts
13. just before serving, broil sandwiches two inches from heat source until crisp and golden