What makes a good hoagie

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Some people prefer a crustier exterior, while others prefer something more chewy. Some even like sesame seeds. In my opinion, chewy is better than crusty. Your sandwich should be full to the brim and a crusty roll makes it harder for you to control the bread enough to get a full bite.

Chewy happens to be the most popular option in most shops unless you specifically ask for a different type of bread. Gut the bread or don't gut? If you are gutting your hoagie roll, you have to stop. To build a proper hoagie, you have to keep all that bread. Your roll simply wouldn't be able to handle all the, meat, cheese, and topping you are adding in later. Don't gut your hoagie. Oil is optional, but my advice is not to skip it. Some places use plain old vegetable or canola oil. But I recommend using extra virgin olive oil.

Drizzle the oil lightly on the bread so it has time to absorb and not get everything oily when you are eating. Also, while we are on this subject, some people like to then also add mayo. That's totally up to you, but a good hoagie doesn't need it. The type of cheese you use may depend on the type of hoagie you are making, but around the Philly area, it is firmly believed that Deli American is a standard that never fails. I highly recommend it as your cheese option for your hoagie.

The cheese acts as a delicious, creamy barrier between the bread and the other ingredients which may add too much moisture into your roll and leave you with a soggy mess. So right after you add your oil, add your cheese, and add enough to cover your bread.

Probably one of the most important decisions in making a good hoagie is choosing the meat. Check k it out on the web. Hi Anthony!

Just looking at the pictures make my mouth water. Do you have a recipe for it? Am I right? Would really like to try it. Hot cherry pepper spread is a store bought condiment I typically find in the same aisle as roasted red peppers, pickles, etc. Found on Pinterest and whoa this is good!

Unfortunately my market was out of soprassata and I used pepperoncini instead of the hoagie spread—so easy and tasty! Made these tonight for the family. Funny thing was, had most of the ingredients left over from a charcuterie display from a Christmas party! This sandwich rocks! So glad I found this Hoagie recipe!! Going to Philadelphia Terminal Market to get the meats and cheese. Must get the best quality meats. Please do not buy imitation meats from the Supermarket. Rolls too make sure you get Italian Hoagie rolls.

Look delicious!! Having mines Philly style with plain chips n a cold Pepsi. I was stationed in Philly at the ship yard, and in Jersey 50 mile north, and I married a Philly gal kids grew up many years there, And love Hoagies and cheese steaks ,, Prior to the cheese whiz crap of course. I lived all over the country and find it a joke when may places try and make them.

Its not brain surgery and pretty simple but yet they screw them up. The biggest mistake many make is the Roll. Its Italian Bread morons not hot dog buns. But when I am desperate I eat Jimmy Johns, I did try Jersey Mikes as I knew knew him and ate his subs at the jersey shore when he started out, How ever what they now call Jersey Mikes is far from what he made.

So all and all if I want a true Philly Hoagie or cheese steak I find a loaf of Italian bread and get the fixers and make my own. I also have a lot of heart burn with this idea of steam het subs and with Mayo,, literally. Hey John! To make a good photo, the meats, cheeses and vegetables are layered — Hoagie Pros wrap the meats and cheeses with one swipe of the knife around the veggies, so the Hoagie can be eaten by a working man with one hand.

I ate and loved hoagie sandwiches as a kid in the s, but it was in western PA Butler to be specific. The Hoagie Shoppe in Butler started in the 50s and is still going strong today — expended to three stores. Their best and most popular recipe was very similar to this Italian one. However, their self-baked rolls were not crispy on the outside and had a touch of sweetness in the dough.

Delicious — and really missed now that I live near Seattle. They offer a variety of hoagie sandwiches. Thanks for the recipe.

You made me homesick!