Between the Bread

Usually, "pork tenderloin sandwich" calls to mind the decadent fried tenderloins that overflow from buns across Indiana and southern Illinois. But almost as delicious and not nearly as deadly is roasted pork tenderloin. I've often turned to it for easy suppers, but I never thought of slicing it up for sammies. Thankfully, my future bro-in-law Adam did.

Before roasting the pork tenderloin in the oven, Adam laid sliced apples across the top, so those roasted, too, until they were warm and velvety. We cut up some French bread, added sauteed onions and mustard, and topped the pork with apples or Swiss cheese or both.

Forgive the low-light iPhone photos. Had I known we were having sandwiches for dinner, I would have planned better.

I've never had the pleasure of a pork tenderloin sandwich, be it homemade with nostalgia or purchased from a purveyor in Indiana, where the recipe originated. Someday, I hope to make it to the legendary Mug n Bun drive-in in Indianapolis.

Who wouldn't want to eat at a place called the Mug n Bun? Plus, you can wash down your Hoosier pork tenderloin with homemade root beer. For the uninitiated, Indiana's most famous sandwich involves a dinner plate-sized piece of pork, pounded, breaded, fried, and served on a bun that looks tiny by comparison. For more on its history, keep reading.