Ah sandwiches, kind of like pizza even if it’s not the best it’s still pretty good. Well I promise this will be a dam delicious one!
Now what makes a great Italian hoagie are a few key ingredients. A good dry Italian salami. I love a peppered salami cut thin. You can buy at the deli counter in most grocery stores, from a local butcher shop, or the packaged kind in the lunch meat aisle. It’s all up to you!
Next is pepperoni, and black forest ham or honey ham. Yes all the meats! We will also need a good provolone cheese, pepperonis, and pickled red onions.
Here is my recipe for a quick pickled onion that pairs so nicely with this hoagie.  Quick Pickled Red Onions
What else makes it great? Of course the bread! Now my advice is to go to the bakery section of a local grocery store and buy the fresh made hoagie rolls. If they do not have any you can sub Italian bread and cut into portions. It is my opinion but I feel ice berg lettuce cut into shreds is absolutely necessary in a great hoagie. To wet the bread I like to make a garlic aoli and finish it off with a good drizzle of olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Now doesn’t that look fabulous?
Let’s get started!
The Ultimate Italian Hoagie!
Ingredients
- 4 hoagie rolls
- 8 slices of provolone cheese
- 1 package of ham
- 1 package of salami peppered is is the best
- 1 package of pepperoni
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 red onion sliced or pickled
- 1/2 head of iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 4 pepperoncini peppers, sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 tsp black pepper plus more for the sandwich
- 4 Hoagie rolls fresh baked (can buy at bakery)
- 4 tsp oregano
- olive oil for drizzling
- red wine vinegar for drizzling
Instructions
- Lets mix up the aoli first. In a small bowl, combine the mayo, garlic, lemon, and black pepper. Whisk well.
- To assemble, cut the roll in half. Spread on a even amount of aoli on all the hoagie rolls. Top and bottom pieces.
- Layer 4-6 slices of salami, about 8-10 slices of pepperoni next.
- Now add 2 slices of provolone then top with 4 slices of ham
- The veggies are next. Start with tomatoes, 2 - 3 slices, then good amount of onions, and one sliced pepperoncini pepper
- Lets finish this bad boy off with a heaping amount of shredded lettuce. Sprinkle 1 tsp of oregano on each of the top pieces of bread.
- Lastly a good sprinkle of pepper on the lettuce, followed by a healthy drizzle of olive oil, and red wine vinegar. Put the top hoagie piece on.
- ENJOY!
