Sam I wanted to thank you for taking time out of you’re day to chat with my nephew this past Tuesday. He was the Marine that is stationed at Miramar working on the C130s. He is a huge fan and he was on top of the world after you visited with him. He has been cooking with me since he was six years old in bbq competitions in Texas. I turned him onto your channel 6 years ago. Since then I have bought him your knife and your cookbooks for Christmas. Again, thank you for visiting with him, it will be a day that he will always remember. The first thing he did when he got back to base was telling all of his friends that he got to meet Sam the cooking guy.
My dad used to make these all the time, but he would take a hoagie/sub/grinder roll and core it out from one end and then stuff it with the chopped mixture (same as he did with meatball subs) to keep the filling from falling off. We would use the excess bread to make bread crumbs for other things.
@@jonw8697 what, that regular people do shit that restaurateurs suddenly think of? Yeah, because that's generally how it goes. It's actually really rare for professional restaurant chefs to actually invent something unique. It does happen. But rarely.
Chop then grill the pepperoni, salami, onions, and peppers then add a layer of chipotle mayo and cheese to the top when everything’s close to done and then use a spatula to mix it all together once the cheese has begun to melt. Then toast the bread do a thin layer of extra chipotle mayo and add your mix, and throw a thin layer of chopped lettuce on top. It’s like an Italian sub but done similar to a chopped cheese it’s 👌
This alleviates all the issues I normally have with Italian and sub sandwiches in general. biting through tightly stacked meats with giant slices of vegetables on a very chewy piece of bread can tough for me because I have a slight overbite. I get tired of biting into a sandwich and not being able to slice through the ingredients perfectly. I'll often end up pulling out the whole bacon slice in one bite or the whole onion and having it slap me on the neck, etc. This method more evenly distributes the ingredients and prevents those other issues. It's like a ham salad or tuna salad sandwich texture and I love those.
Ok, now that I've done it twice I've found that it generates a different issue: everything falls out SUPER EASY and you can't fit all the chopped up stuff back in the sandwich 🤣🤣🤣🤣 just can't win
@@szlash280z My Friend -- just carry around a spoon as you eat this, and make sure you're eating it on a big plate. And, enjoy it, instead of complaining, Bruh.
I made something like this in the 70’s but I stuffed it in pita bread. The dressing was lemon juice,olive oil, lots of garlic salt and oregano. I used lettuce, tomato,whatever cheese I had, and salami.
Wow! I don't have a huge cutting board, so I chopped each individual item and then put it in a bowl and mixed it up. I used Black Forest Ham (it was what we had) and I didn't cry about that (but the onions got me). I also did not have any red wine vinegar so I used Brianna's Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette and I'm hooked! What a sandwich. My new favorite. Thanks for sharing.
I just made this and it was freaking AMAZING! It seems oddly simple and you may wonder why all the chopping, but it makes every single bite a perfect blend of all the ingredients! I do believe this is my new favorite sandwich!!
believe it or not, every single chop releases more flavor in the onion. the same may even go for the banana peppers since its releasing the juices into the meats and other veggies.
Oh man! This is going into my rotation for game day this year! My mom struggles with sandwiches now, so I'm gonna try to make a spreadable "dip" variation with lightly toasted slices of bread 🤔
Made one of these tonight (sort of), after seeing this video 2 days ago. I used 6 meats (prosciutto cotto, capocolo, mortadella, salami w prosciutto, calabrese salami, and mild genoa salami), 2 cheeses (provolone n romano), Roma tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, mayo, sub sauce, and chive vinegar. Used a garlic parm sub bun, brushed it with truffle evoo and toasted them under the broiler. It was so damn tasty I had to come back and thank you for introducing this sammy to me. This might sound weird, but it gave me strong lobster roll vibes .
@ReeseeLambert if you want thr really good stuff, find an Italian deli or European market that imports from Italy. But yeah, any good supermarket should have a wide variety of choices for deli meats.
The fact that the filling fell out as you picked it up to take a bite is a prefect example of why I prefer to keep the components in the original larger pieces. Same taste, same ingredients, but it holds together.
You can also use a whole baguette, cut it in half, core out the inside, and stuff it with your fillings. The smaller components work better for this application and the bread absorbs more of the sauce/juices.
I'm gonna be completely honest with you I've never had an Italian hockey with mustard. Now that you mentioned it though I'm definitely going to get one this weekend. I always either get mail or oil and vinegar and I've had hundreds if not thousands of Italian hoagies I just never thought to put mustard on it and it never comes with it. Should it be regular mustard or spicy?@@williambartholmey5946
I hoff du manst net an Fleischsalad lol. I hab in mein Lebn no ka Semmel mit Italienischem Salat gseng, net im Billa, net im Hofer, net beim Züpunkt und a net beim Anker und beim Mann.
@@104thironmike4 dann is es wohl auf Tirol beschränkt 😉 Und es war italienischer Salat gemeint, so wie i geschrieben hab. Keine Ahnung was ein Fleischsalat ist, das gibt's wohl nur im Osten Österreichs.
Thanks for reminding me of these sandwiches, I’ve made them several times and think I’ll be making those for dinner Friday. A couple things that put the sandwich over the top is to put a couple shakes of Maggi (it’s a Swiss product similar to soy sauce, seriously) and the simple thing that makes the flavors explode it to make the sandwiches and roll them up in parchment paper and place them in the fridge for 45 minutes, everything marinates together and the bread softens up a little. Can’t wait til Friday
We call this hoagie dip in central PA! Usually would serve it as an actual dip with toasted crostini or some other form of toasted bread. We'd also do it in slider form from time to time, but I personally prefer it cold with toasted bread (either in dip or sandwich form) like how you made it. One of my favorites growing up!
This is good! Sam, you might like a similarly refreshing Indian sandwich called a "dahi sandwich", which uses predominantly yogurt mixed with veggies as the filling. Mix yogurt, julienne carrots, diced bell pepper, diced onion (and any other veggies you'd like), add whatever spices and seasoning you want, mix it all up, and put it in any white bread and toast it on a griddle or in a sandwich maker.
I made an Italian sammich today, with most of the same ingredients as shown here. Not chopped though. I can see how it would be better chopped because it can hold more oil/vinegar/mayo and spices. Im gonna try this next time!
Also the fact that the flavors are already released and the body doesn't have to chew and break them down with saliva to release the flavor. Your body really appreciates the chopping.
This is...a great idea. Chop it so it still has texture but all the flavors are evenly distributed. Each bite is that one perfect bite of an otherwise layered Italian sub.
Oh my Goddess Sam! My mother used to make a chopped New England style Italian sandwich version. She pulled this out for bridal/baby showers. She used her old metal grinder & used American salami, American cheese (don't judge those 1st two ingredients😅), dill pickles, tomatoes, onions & green peppers. She'd mix it with mayo, like a ham salad. And put it in finger sandwich rolls. Sounds incredibly redneck, but it was delicious & brings back wonderful memories of her.
I made this for a meal prep one time and had a sandwich that night for dinner. The fresh one was so good! But if it sits it really becomes kinda gross lol. Eat fresh for sure!
In New Orleans we have muffuletta sandwiches!!! Think the MOST delicious Italian sub you’ve ever had with olive salad on it, all on a big round crusty sesame seed bun? Nice and hot and just the best thing EVER!!! In the French Quarter, go to Frank’s or Progress Grocery!! You’ll love it!!🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️👍🙂
This is an amazing sandwich, the family love it so much thank you for this. But if you want to make this even better than use a Taco shell and butter both sides and fry on the stove. The Shell becomes crispy with butter but yet is still soft as well, but the buttery shell and this salad combo is next level stuff. Thank you love the channel.
Made this for lunch this week. Absolutely love it. Probably my favorite sandwich at the moment. Everyone’s saying it’s extra work but it’s sooo good. Don’t knock it before you try it
I actually find it easier and quicker to do than a standard Italian sub. If anything, it's convenient. That said, I prefer the regular version with layered ingredients more. Better mix of textures. But this is good for when I'm feeling lazy.
I have never commented on a video before but felt like I should after making this sandwich (with a few of my own modifications). It was delicious! Thanks for the inspiration!
This sandwich is excellent. I’ve made it this way and sometimes I’ll add capicola and/or mortadella. Chopping it makes it easier to eat and keeps everything from sliding off the bread. It’s my new favorite sandwich
Just made this for my family tonight. "Holy SHIT!" indeed. This is seriously one of the best italian sandwiches I've ever had, and I just watched both of my teenage boys' brains explode after taking their first bite. Make sure you pan-toast the buns with EVOO as shown - it 100% makes the sandwich. Phenomenally good.
Maybe it's just I'm a six-foot-five-year-old, but after musing how easy it is to have sandwich bites missing bits of things, I've been happy to see the rise of these sorts of sandwiches. I also love how this method practically requires mayo, so I don't feel like a maniac having it along with the oil and vin! 😄
during the covid lockdown I would do this but with ground pork cooked in butter and garlic. While the pork is cooking dice tomatoes, onions, pickle and mix it in salt and pepper. Then dice the pork. Then mix that all together and put it on a toasted hoagie roll with mayo, ketchup, and/or yellow mustard. It's bonkers.
Can't wait to try it! Great way to all the flavors in one bite. I will hollow out the bread some to reduce carbs. I wish they made low carb sub rolls. Lol This would be excellent in a wrap too! 🌯
Sam this sandwich was absolutely brilliant! I did change something as I had some different ingredients lying around and wanted to use them. I switched the lettuce for red cabbage and added capers. It was really fucking good. Thank you!
This looks so good. For someone like me who is currently having to live the toothless life, it might well be the perfect version of one of my favorite sandwiches! Will have to make one soon.
I seen a lot of ppl hating on this sandwich saying it’s pointless but trust me don’t know it til you try it. I made the same sandwich, one chopped one unchopped to compare and the chopped was way better. I don’t exactly know why but I think by chopping it you get that perfect ratio in each and every bite and it just melds the flavors together so much better. Ppl often forget doing one simple thing differently in a recipe can change the whole outcome.
That is absolutely f-ing brilliant. I'm gonna make this for lunch tomorrow. I think it's gonna need some giardiniera, too, but man is my mouth watering at the possibilities of this style of sandwich. Thank you for posting this.
We had a deli in Philly that was making this back in the early 90s. They made a dry version and another version called Hoagie dip and its basically the same thing with mayo and vinegar mixed in with other spices and would get sold out so fast and they couldn't keep up with demand. It was incredible
That's a righteous sammich. Hot Italian sandwich at our local pub is my favorite. Although, I was disappointed to find out that they were not, in fact, made by hot Italians... It's a little polish guy, but he's nice.
ITs the consistency. Yea its extra work but its how the ingredients find equilibrium when mixed is why I think people enjoy it so much. Consistent, good texture and strong flavor in every bite. Chopped sandwiches are generally always very consistent if done properly. Just like a chopped salad.
You can make a sandwich of anything, really. This looks very tasty. My father had a recipe for a filling that was 1. a large chub of baloney. 2. Jack cheese. 3. Mayo or Miracle whip for sweetness: sometimes there were pickles, but very sparingly. He ground it all up together in one of those old tabletop meat grinders and mixed it all up by hand. Just take a dallop of that goo and spread it on bread, toast, whatever. He called it "Plug-M-Up." It was memorable, let's just say.
We eat this all the time... except we call it ham salad... don't ask me why... it's just what us Middle America people call it! For this sandwich it is very good but we fry the pepperoni so that is crispy like bacon, heat the ham and salami. Excellent sandwich.
The core concept of "sandwich" is something you can eat with one hand while doing something else. That's why the Earl of Sandwich invented it. To me, this implies that the sandwich can't be shedding bits or globs of food all over the place. I'd eat this without all the chopping. You can see food falling out of the bottom of the sandwich as he takes a bite. Like a meatball sub (one of my faves) I'm only ordering that under rare circumstances when I'm not out and about and not wearing anything I don't mind getting all messy.
try eating a sub/hoagie with one hand and get back to me. this is actually much easier. i eat tuna salid sandwiches with one hand all the time. you just need to put less stuffing and more bread
I'm in my 80's and my mom used to do this for our sandwiches. Except she used real Italian cured lunch meats not the make believe stuff you use. Almost all the mothers in the area we lived (Little Italy) did this for their kids. The rolls were usually hard for kids to bite through and chopping/dicing everything made it easier to eat without pulling out the meats when trying to bite through the sandwich. Yes most mothers baked their own bread and rolls then. This is far from new.
a) it's not a sandwich, it's a filled roll; b) nobody has ever heard of it (at least outside the US); and c) it most definately has not 'broken' the internet
Here I sit waiting for my frozen pizza to finish cooking, while I watch you gorging on your delicious delicacy! Sometimes life just isn't fair. I'm seriously making this for dinner tomorrow. Looks AWESOME!!
My daughter made us these and there were things I liked about the sandwich, and a few that I didn't like. In my mind the biggest positive was that the Italian dressing and/or mayo didn't just run off the sandwich. Being mixed in, it stayed in the sandwich much better.
I use to work in a meat processing factory in the slaughter Hall in the uk, on the ham you will see dark parts and light, this is reformed ham, that's why its square, but the dark parts you will see where the fibers are starting to pull apart, that's due to the animal being stressed at time of its death, its the adrenalin that leaks back into the muscle
As a cook that can make get a shift meal, my goto is a salad that gets chopped and put in either a tortilla or on bread. You can spread out that shift meal salad to 2 to 3 people meal for 1 to two bucks in bread.
This is the perfect picnic sandwich. You pack a Tupperware with the chopped salad and put it in a cooler, and assemble in the rolls once you're ready to eat.
In Quebec, we call that a "guedille" (geh-deey)! We usually use toasted hot dog buns though, it's the perfect sandwich for leftovers like roasted chicken or pork!
I'm not going to lie, I'm usually not a fan of the smucks giving their best shot at a recipe, but you I thoroughly enjoyed. I also made it tonight after picking up what I didn't have at home....this is a SOLID KEEPER. Had some sea salt kettle chips with it. Thank you🥪
I would cook stuff like this at home for ages, mostly because i like both taking small bites and also prefer getting all the flavors. A bit on the spectrum or at least ad(h)d, partially confirmed by docs although they werent sure what exactly i should be catagorized as, but always had hyper sensitivity "issues." Cool to see i wasn't completely insane when i would do stuff like this at times and happy some real cooks made it a thing to envy with Italian subs. My biggest pet peeve with certain sandwiches and a few rice dishes (usually thai) is when they leave monstrous peppers, onions, stuff is so much better when its finally diced as part of each bite.
Funny. I do similar things, and I am on the spectrum. They've diagnosed me as Asperger's, so I know that I'm a little different. But, I'm good at what I do, cause no problems to anyone, and I'm not a danger to society anymore. I just live my life and enjoy cooking. But, I do keep to myself where I won't get violent again, because of too much stimulation from people.
I first had one of these last year in Elizabethton, Tennessee at a place called Poor Travs. About the same size sub and you had an option to substitute homemade spicy onions that were pickled red onions. I had never seen a chopped Italian sub until I opened up the wrapper. I was like what the hell is this and kinda disappointed. Then, I bit into it. The sub did not disappoint. Very good.
I just looked online and found that place. Yeah, they look like they have some really good subs. I plan to eat there, when I drive through there again.
I am now 78yo, in my younger year with small children and very low income I would make a very similar sandwich except using baloney I would grind every thing with a meat grinder baloney, onion, cheese, pickles very little mayo just enough to hold it together. I would put it into hot dog buns wrap it in foil and freeze them then could then be sent off to school for lunch or heated in the oven, they were very good actually. We enjoyed them anyway.
Nice. I've been meaning to try tails on my grill, this might be enough to get me to do it (I'm a bit shaky/concerned about doing fish on the grill for some reason). Something new to try that I've not seen you do (though I admit I haven't yet gone through all ten years of videos) is a beef roast. Pot roast or tip roast or something. I'm a sucker for a good tender and juicy bit of beef with potatoes and veggies. Given choices at a table, I attack that first every time.
I did this years ago working as a forester in the bush for extended periods, not much cooler space and it's so damn good. I developed a greek version that is just as good.
Sam I wanted to thank you for taking time out of you’re day to chat with my nephew this past Tuesday. He was the Marine that is stationed at Miramar working on the C130s. He is a huge fan and he was on top of the world after you visited with him. He has been cooking with me since he was six years old in bbq competitions in Texas. I turned him onto your channel 6 years ago. Since then I have bought him your knife and your cookbooks for Christmas. Again, thank you for visiting with him, it will be a day that he will always remember. The first thing he did when he got back to base was telling all of his friends that he got to meet Sam the cooking guy.
Sam is one if few guys that may be more genuine, more cool in real live than online. He plays no fake personality, he’s 100% authentic.
@@kighsir4172 Yes sir he is!
Way to go Sam!
Also hoorah! USMC UCGC
Semper Fi ❤ from a marine mom❤
This is so cool. And Semper Fi Marines!
Chewing your own food before you chew it
What a joke.
Pre chewed food. Didn't SNL do a bit on this YEARS ago?
Big toenails 🎉❤😂
There’s a deli that does it called farmers deli in ny
My dad used to make these all the time, but he would take a hoagie/sub/grinder roll and core it out from one end and then stuff it with the chopped mixture (same as he did with meatball subs) to keep the filling from falling off. We would use the excess bread to make bread crumbs for other things.
Yeah, your dad definitely was a fan of hoagies on grinder.
That's the professional move there. I too like to core out rolls for messy sandwiches.
theres always this comment on every video
@@jonw8697 what, that regular people do shit that restaurateurs suddenly think of? Yeah, because that's generally how it goes. It's actually really rare for professional restaurant chefs to actually invent something unique. It does happen. But rarely.
Think he's referring to the "your dad" joke above.... @@Kelnx
EVERY home should have a flat top cooker! That salad sammich looks AMAZING!!!
Chop then grill the pepperoni, salami, onions, and peppers then add a layer of chipotle mayo and cheese to the top when everything’s close to done and then use a spatula to mix it all together once the cheese has begun to melt.
Then toast the bread do a thin layer of extra chipotle mayo and add your mix, and throw a thin layer of chopped lettuce on top. It’s like an Italian sub but done similar to a chopped cheese it’s 👌
This alleviates all the issues I normally have with Italian and sub sandwiches in general. biting through tightly stacked meats with giant slices of vegetables on a very chewy piece of bread can tough for me because I have a slight overbite. I get tired of biting into a sandwich and not being able to slice through the ingredients perfectly. I'll often end up pulling out the whole bacon slice in one bite or the whole onion and having it slap me on the neck, etc. This method more evenly distributes the ingredients and prevents those other issues. It's like a ham salad or tuna salad sandwich texture and I love those.
Ok, now that I've done it twice I've found that it generates a different issue: everything falls out SUPER EASY and you can't fit all the chopped up stuff back in the sandwich 🤣🤣🤣🤣 just can't win
@@szlash280z My Friend -- just carry around a spoon as you eat this, and make sure you're eating it on a big plate. And, enjoy it, instead of complaining, Bruh.
The bread is key
I made something like this in the 70’s but I stuffed it in pita bread. The dressing was lemon juice,olive oil, lots of garlic salt and oregano. I used lettuce, tomato,whatever cheese I had, and salami.
I use to do that as well! Used a vinagerette dressing
This ain’t nothing new to me, I do this with my turkey, cause i dont eat pork. This is funny old things becoming a new craze again
I do that too❤❤❤❤❤
I have some pitas I just bought. Sounds like a plan! Thanks for sharing. Sounds delicious.
sounds very good
Wow! I don't have a huge cutting board, so I chopped each individual item and then put it in a bowl and mixed it up. I used Black Forest Ham (it was what we had) and I didn't cry about that (but the onions got me). I also did not have any red wine vinegar so I used Brianna's Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette and I'm hooked! What a sandwich. My new favorite. Thanks for sharing.
I just made this and it was freaking AMAZING! It seems oddly simple and you may wonder why all the chopping, but it makes every single bite a perfect blend of all the ingredients! I do believe this is my new favorite sandwich!!
I believe you even need to chop the bread aswell to go to the next level
The next step is to get someone else to chew it and spit it out in your mouth. Just kidding it does look tasty.
It took you by storm
believe it or not, every single chop releases more flavor in the onion. the same may even go for the banana peppers since its releasing the juices into the meats and other veggies.
Italian Cold Cut Toasted, with extra steps...
Hey they even chew the food for you! What nice guys.
Oh man! This is going into my rotation for game day this year!
My mom struggles with sandwiches now, so I'm gonna try to make a spreadable "dip" variation with lightly toasted slices of bread 🤔
That's an excellent idea!
Seems like the dip was the original and the sandwich is the variation
yeh just run it thru a food processor a few more times and add italian dressing
whoa I love that Idea!! This would be great on some crostini or nice baguette slices!!
Made one of these tonight (sort of), after seeing this video 2 days ago. I used 6 meats (prosciutto cotto, capocolo, mortadella, salami w prosciutto, calabrese salami, and mild genoa salami), 2 cheeses (provolone n romano), Roma tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, mayo, sub sauce, and chive vinegar. Used a garlic parm sub bun, brushed it with truffle evoo and toasted them under the broiler. It was so damn tasty I had to come back and thank you for introducing this sammy to me. This might sound weird, but it gave me strong lobster roll vibes .
Where might I find the capocolo and mortadella ? Sounds awesome!
@ReeseeLambert Usually larger supermarkets have it at the deli counter.
@@VictoriaReadsReddit thanks!!
@ReeseeLambert if you want thr really good stuff, find an Italian deli or European market that imports from Italy. But yeah, any good supermarket should have a wide variety of choices for deli meats.
Chef Sam is going to be that old guy that screams at everyone in the old folks home. Great sandwich.
already is lol, now for the important part x2, now in the meat department pepperoni, after 2 types of meat already went on.. old dood was slippin.
@@Mr.Hooter my guess is that he would be running the place... :)
ROTFLMAO🤣
You lost me…why would he be the “old guy that screams at everyone in the old folks home”?
You've never been to the old folks home.
You do as you're told or the nurses will leave you to rot in a pile of your own feces.
I'd like to see you guys do an organ meat dish, whether it's a braised tongue taco or a chicken liver or literally any offal dish meal
The fact that the filling fell out as you picked it up to take a bite is a prefect example of why I prefer to keep the components in the original larger pieces. Same taste, same ingredients, but it holds together.
unpopular opinion but I hate when they always add mayo. A little bit is fine but they always exaggerate!
@@Nako3 A little bit is not fine. Mayo is disgusting. I can't imagine eating an Italian meats sandwich without mustard though,
You can also use a whole baguette, cut it in half, core out the inside, and stuff it with your fillings. The smaller components work better for this application and the bread absorbs more of the sauce/juices.
I'm gonna be completely honest with you I've never had an Italian hockey with mustard. Now that you mentioned it though I'm definitely going to get one this weekend. I always either get mail or oil and vinegar and I've had hundreds if not thousands of Italian hoagies I just never thought to put mustard on it and it never comes with it. Should it be regular mustard or spicy?@@williambartholmey5946
@@williambartholmey5946The only thing worse than mayo is mustard. Humus gang represent!
THIS was THE ultimate sandwich experience over the weekend🤤not even 48 hours later, it's the top dinner request😅
Here in Austria you can get something very similar to this in every bigger supermarket, it's called a "Semmel with Italian salad" 😊
I hoff du manst net an Fleischsalad lol. I hab in mein Lebn no ka Semmel mit Italienischem Salat gseng, net im Billa, net im Hofer, net beim Züpunkt und a net beim Anker und beim Mann.
@@104thironmike4 dann is es wohl auf Tirol beschränkt 😉
Und es war italienischer Salat gemeint, so wie i geschrieben hab. Keine Ahnung was ein Fleischsalat ist, das gibt's wohl nur im Osten Österreichs.
@@alex300885 Na gut, Tirol, ist ja fast Italien haha.
Thanks for reminding me of these sandwiches, I’ve made them several times and think I’ll be making those for dinner Friday. A couple things that put the sandwich over the top is to put a couple shakes of Maggi (it’s a Swiss product similar to soy sauce, seriously) and the simple thing that makes the flavors explode it to make the sandwiches and roll them up in parchment paper and place them in the fridge for 45 minutes, everything marinates together and the bread softens up a little. Can’t wait til Friday
We call this hoagie dip in central PA! Usually would serve it as an actual dip with toasted crostini or some other form of toasted bread. We'd also do it in slider form from time to time, but I personally prefer it cold with toasted bread (either in dip or sandwich form) like how you made it.
One of my favorites growing up!
PA has the 3td largest Italian population in the US (thanks to the immigrant coal miner population)
Right,or with pumpernickel
@cpu554 indeed, my italian and chech family were coal miners from Macadoo(Hazleton),Pa
Came here to say the same thing, hoagie dip has been a staple whenever getting together with old college friends!
We make this atleast once a month, its soooo good. And pretty cheap actually, we buy the meats at the deli at 1/4lb each. Makes about 6 sandwiches
This is good! Sam, you might like a similarly refreshing Indian sandwich called a "dahi sandwich", which uses predominantly yogurt mixed with veggies as the filling.
Mix yogurt, julienne carrots, diced bell pepper, diced onion (and any other veggies you'd like), add whatever spices and seasoning you want, mix it all up, and put it in any white bread and toast it on a griddle or in a sandwich maker.
WOW that sounds delish!
I made an Italian sammich today, with most of the same ingredients as shown here. Not chopped though. I can see how it would be better chopped because it can hold more oil/vinegar/mayo and spices. Im gonna try this next time!
Also the fact that the flavors are already released and the body doesn't have to chew and break them down with saliva to release the flavor. Your body really appreciates the chopping.
This is...a great idea. Chop it so it still has texture but all the flavors are evenly distributed. Each bite is that one perfect bite of an otherwise layered Italian sub.
There's an opening for a fast food franchise where they just chop shit up and put it on a sandwich.
Lol😂
Oh my Goddess Sam! My mother used to make a chopped New England style Italian sandwich version. She pulled this out for bridal/baby showers. She used her old metal grinder & used American salami, American cheese (don't judge those 1st two ingredients😅), dill pickles, tomatoes, onions & green peppers. She'd mix it with mayo, like a ham salad. And put it in finger sandwich rolls. Sounds incredibly redneck, but it was delicious & brings back wonderful memories of her.
That sounds epic, I'm giving it a shot!
@eddiejoez fake stuff
I made this for a meal prep one time and had a sandwich that night for dinner. The fresh one was so good! But if it sits it really becomes kinda gross lol. Eat fresh for sure!
Great idea! Does not sound red neck at all!
The little yellow peppers you used are pretty hot, golden Greek or peperinccino (?) are mild. Look really good! Thanks!❤
In New Orleans we have muffuletta sandwiches!!! Think the MOST delicious Italian sub you’ve ever had with olive salad on it, all on a big round crusty sesame seed bun?
Nice and hot and just the best thing EVER!!! In the French Quarter, go to Frank’s or Progress Grocery!! You’ll love it!!🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️👍🙂
That and a bag of Zapp’s potato chips, sitting in Jackson Square 🍹🍺🍸
Tomorrow is Friday, and I will make this sandwich for dinner after work. A great way to start the weekend.
This is an amazing sandwich, the family love it so much thank you for this. But if you want to make this even better than use a Taco shell and butter both sides and fry on the stove. The Shell becomes crispy with butter but yet is still soft as well, but the buttery shell and this salad combo is next level stuff. Thank you love the channel.
I would have never thought this combination would work.
I like your version. A viral video I saw threw it all in a food processor to make a mush. Yours looks like it'll keep that crunch!
That sounds horrifying lol
That sounds super unappetizing haha. I'm glad he just chopped it too!
that video was a joke that turned into him thinking it was good lol
May as well just eat vomit at that point.
Made this for lunch this week. Absolutely love it. Probably my favorite sandwich at the moment. Everyone’s saying it’s extra work but it’s sooo good. Don’t knock it before you try it
I actually find it easier and quicker to do than a standard Italian sub. If anything, it's convenient. That said, I prefer the regular version with layered ingredients more. Better mix of textures. But this is good for when I'm feeling lazy.
Yeah I find it to be way easier to make this version
I have never commented on a video before but felt like I should after making this sandwich (with a few of my own modifications). It was delicious! Thanks for the inspiration!
This sandwich is excellent. I’ve made it this way and sometimes I’ll add capicola and/or mortadella. Chopping it makes it easier to eat and keeps everything from sliding off the bread. It’s my new favorite sandwich
capicola is a perfect addition, imho.
This is essentially a Jersey Mike's sandwich, but in a chopped format. I am not mad at it!
Just made this for my family tonight. "Holy SHIT!" indeed. This is seriously one of the best italian sandwiches I've ever had, and I just watched both of my teenage boys' brains explode after taking their first bite. Make sure you pan-toast the buns with EVOO as shown - it 100% makes the sandwich. Phenomenally good.
It’s an Italian sloppy Joe. It’s a sloppy Luigi!!! LOL
Maybe it's just I'm a six-foot-five-year-old, but after musing how easy it is to have sandwich bites missing bits of things, I've been happy to see the rise of these sorts of sandwiches.
I also love how this method practically requires mayo, so I don't feel like a maniac having it along with the oil and vin! 😄
during the covid lockdown I would do this but with ground pork cooked in butter and garlic. While the pork is cooking dice tomatoes, onions, pickle and mix it in salt and pepper. Then dice the pork. Then mix that all together and put it on a toasted hoagie roll with mayo, ketchup, and/or yellow mustard. It's bonkers.
Can't wait to try it! Great way to all the flavors in one bite. I will hollow out the bread some to reduce carbs. I wish they made low carb sub rolls. Lol This would be excellent in a wrap too! 🌯
Sam this sandwich was absolutely brilliant! I did change something as I had some different ingredients lying around and wanted to use them. I switched the lettuce for red cabbage and added capers. It was really fucking good. Thank you!
This looks so good. For someone like me who is currently having to live the toothless life, it might well be the perfect version of one of my favorite sandwiches! Will have to make one soon.
I seen a lot of ppl hating on this sandwich saying it’s pointless but trust me don’t know it til you try it. I made the same sandwich, one chopped one unchopped to compare and the chopped was way better. I don’t exactly know why but I think by chopping it you get that perfect ratio in each and every bite and it just melds the flavors together so much better. Ppl often forget doing one simple thing differently in a recipe can change the whole outcome.
That is absolutely f-ing brilliant. I'm gonna make this for lunch tomorrow. I think it's gonna need some giardiniera, too, but man is my mouth watering at the possibilities of this style of sandwich. Thank you for posting this.
Add Feta, Cucumber and Dill, and some parsley. Parsley makes a big difference. Add mayonnaise with a little bit of ground mustard.
We had a deli in Philly that was making this back in the early 90s. They made a dry version and another version called Hoagie dip and its basically the same thing with mayo and vinegar mixed in with other spices and would get sold out so fast and they couldn't keep up with demand. It was incredible
These sandwiches are actually from the early 1900s, they’ve been around here and there, hiding at various Italian holes-in-the-wall since then
Weird. I've been making these exact sandwiches for over 30 years. Top it lightly with sharp cheddar. Chefs kiss.
That's a righteous sammich. Hot Italian sandwich at our local pub is my favorite. Although, I was disappointed to find out that they were not, in fact, made by hot Italians... It's a little polish guy, but he's nice.
Sandwich. You were close though
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Just made one today and it was great👍
ITs the consistency. Yea its extra work but its how the ingredients find equilibrium when mixed is why I think people enjoy it so much. Consistent, good texture and strong flavor in every bite. Chopped sandwiches are generally always very consistent if done properly. Just like a chopped salad.
You can make a sandwich of anything, really. This looks very tasty.
My father had a recipe for a filling that was 1. a large chub of baloney. 2. Jack cheese. 3. Mayo or Miracle whip for sweetness: sometimes there were pickles, but very sparingly. He ground it all up together in one of those old tabletop meat grinders and mixed it all up by hand.
Just take a dallop of that goo and spread it on bread, toast, whatever.
He called it "Plug-M-Up."
It was memorable, let's just say.
We eat this all the time... except we call it ham salad... don't ask me why... it's just what us Middle America people call it!
For this sandwich it is very good but we fry the pepperoni so that is crispy like bacon, heat the ham and salami. Excellent sandwich.
@@michelestubbe7378 middle america loves making salads out of things that are infact not salads. pasta salad, jello salad, tuna salad etc
The core concept of "sandwich" is something you can eat with one hand while doing something else. That's why the Earl of Sandwich invented it. To me, this implies that the sandwich can't be shedding bits or globs of food all over the place. I'd eat this without all the chopping. You can see food falling out of the bottom of the sandwich as he takes a bite. Like a meatball sub (one of my faves) I'm only ordering that under rare circumstances when I'm not out and about and not wearing anything I don't mind getting all messy.
He should have called it a handwich
try eating a sub/hoagie with one hand and get back to me. this is actually much easier. i eat tuna salid sandwiches with one hand all the time. you just need to put less stuffing and more bread
I will try!
Looks awesome, makes me think of all the sandwiches that I can chop up 🤔
BLT would be good….or a Ruben 🙌🏼
I'm in my 80's and my mom used to do this for our sandwiches. Except she used real Italian cured lunch meats not the make believe stuff you use. Almost all the mothers in the area we lived (Little Italy) did this for their kids. The rolls were usually hard for kids to bite through and chopping/dicing everything made it easier to eat without pulling out the meats when trying to bite through the sandwich. Yes most mothers baked their own bread and rolls then. This is far from new.
Not the most apetizing looking sandwich, but if Sam's making it, I'm sure it tastes amazing.
*Appeasing is the word you were looking for... Also, it's spelled appetizing.
You’re crazy, that looks delicious.
@@804MRMAN I meant appetizing, it was just a typo.
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a) it's not a sandwich, it's a filled roll; b) nobody has ever heard of it (at least outside the US); and c) it most definately has not 'broken' the internet
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Sam you never let us down incredible sandwich 🔥🔥
@MrSamthecookingguy- thank you very much for food
This is amazing and it makes so much!!! I will be making this so much more. Love it!!!! As always I recommend you guys to everyone.
I cooked up this in college 1982. It's similar to make tuna salad. Makes a lot of sandwiches. I would use the food processor when they first came out.
Bro I've been making chopped Italian salad sandwiches for close to a decade now. I didn't realize how exotic the idea was.
as an italian this is the less italian thing ever but i have to admit it seems so good
I roasted a garlic bulb and spread it on the toasted bread before the filling. Enhanced 100%
You guys gotta try “Chopped” in Ireland, anything you want is chopped like that and made into a salad or wrap!
I know what my friends are going to be getting for gifts. I love this!
Looks like a great at of making a mess.
My internet was broken.. like really messed up broken. Luckily this video came along and now I know why.
I guess content creators are getting desperate for clicks and likes and using bait titles 😅
Here I sit waiting for my frozen pizza to finish cooking, while I watch you gorging on your delicious delicacy! Sometimes life just isn't fair. I'm seriously making this for dinner tomorrow. Looks AWESOME!!
Some people make a great Italian hoagie, but this method enables a great Italian hoagie 100% of the time
first video I’ve seen of Sam, looks tasty but was more surprised by the dedication and love in comments! Can’t wait to watch more
TOTALLY making one of these! Thanks gents!
I sometimes have chopped my sandwiches like that...they always impressed me. Love you guys.
My daughter made us these and there were things I liked about the sandwich, and a few that I didn't like. In my mind the biggest positive was that the Italian dressing and/or mayo didn't just run off the sandwich. Being mixed in, it stayed in the sandwich much better.
I use to work in a meat processing factory in the slaughter Hall in the uk, on the ham you will see dark parts and light, this is reformed ham, that's why its square, but the dark parts you will see where the fibers are starting to pull apart, that's due to the animal being stressed at time of its death, its the adrenalin that leaks back into the muscle
As a cook that can make get a shift meal, my goto is a salad that gets chopped and put in either a tortilla or on bread. You can spread out that shift meal salad to 2 to 3 people meal for 1 to two bucks in bread.
This is the perfect picnic sandwich. You pack a Tupperware with the chopped salad and put it in a cooler, and assemble in the rolls once you're ready to eat.
In Quebec, we call that a "guedille" (geh-deey)! We usually use toasted hot dog buns though, it's the perfect sandwich for leftovers like roasted chicken or pork!
04:03 I am dead
-Slam it
-Ouch
-Mhm
-Done
-Wow
-Oops
-I love it
Dude, where have you been my entire TH-cam life? Binge watch incoming. Great stuff. Not too long and very well produced. Very cool.
Who needs Jersey Mikes when you got this. Thanks Mike .. def gonna try this !
"don't go crazy with the mayo" *ADDS 5 TABLESPOONS*
I'm not going to lie, I'm usually not a fan of the smucks giving their best shot at a recipe, but you I thoroughly enjoyed. I also made it tonight after picking up what I didn't have at home....this is a SOLID KEEPER. Had some sea salt kettle chips with it. Thank you🥪
3:35 swap oil for mayo for the toasting 🔥
I would cook stuff like this at home for ages, mostly because i like both taking small bites and also prefer getting all the flavors. A bit on the spectrum or at least ad(h)d, partially confirmed by docs although they werent sure what exactly i should be catagorized as, but always had hyper sensitivity "issues." Cool to see i wasn't completely insane when i would do stuff like this at times and happy some real cooks made it a thing to envy with Italian subs.
My biggest pet peeve with certain sandwiches and a few rice dishes (usually thai) is when they leave monstrous peppers, onions, stuff is so much better when its finally diced as part of each bite.
Funny. I do similar things, and I am on the spectrum. They've diagnosed me as Asperger's, so I know that I'm a little different. But, I'm good at what I do, cause no problems to anyone, and I'm not a danger to society anymore. I just live my life and enjoy cooking. But, I do keep to myself where I won't get violent again, because of too much stimulation from people.
I first had one of these last year in Elizabethton, Tennessee at a place called Poor Travs. About the same size sub and you had an option to substitute homemade spicy onions that were pickled red onions. I had never seen a chopped Italian sub until I opened up the wrapper. I was like what the hell is this and kinda disappointed. Then, I bit into it. The sub did not disappoint. Very good.
I just looked online and found that place. Yeah, they look like they have some really good subs. I plan to eat there, when I drive through there again.
In southern NJ we add mayo and call it Hoagie Dip. It’s sold at local grocery stores 👍🏻
Finally a reason for that Slap Chop i bought all those years ago
Made this tonight! I even got my husband to try it with mild peperoncino!! So good it’s tomorrow night’s dinner too!😊
I am now 78yo, in my younger year with small children and very low income I would make a very similar sandwich except using baloney I would grind every thing with a meat grinder baloney, onion, cheese, pickles very little mayo just enough to hold it together. I would put it into hot dog buns wrap it in foil and freeze them then could then be sent off to school for lunch or heated in the oven, they were very good actually. We enjoyed them anyway.
@2:51 Kewpie mayonaise makes everything better - I am sure the Italians will understand.
Don't know who invented the grill cheese, but chef Phil Leotardo spent 20 years perfecting it.
The hardest thing about making any big sandwich is keeping it all together while you eat it.
I tried it, and it's phenomenal!! Thank you for sharing!!
bread is so underrated when it comes to sandwich
everything that happens here is delightful
Nice. I've been meaning to try tails on my grill, this might be enough to get me to do it (I'm a bit shaky/concerned about doing fish on the grill for some reason).
Something new to try that I've not seen you do (though I admit I haven't yet gone through all ten years of videos) is a beef roast. Pot roast or tip roast or something. I'm a sucker for a good tender and juicy bit of beef with potatoes and veggies. Given choices at a table, I attack that first every time.
Seems like an Italian sub for toddlers and senior citizens
I did this years ago working as a forester in the bush for extended periods, not much cooler space and it's so damn good. I developed a greek version that is just as good.
My biggest thing with all of your recipes is... Where do you get such great looking buns/rolls???