About the Philly Hoagie
Before we share with you the recipe for the perfect Philly Provolone hoagie, let’s have a quick chat about the history of the sandwich.
In effect, the term hoagie finds its roots in 1950’s Philadelphia. At the time, Italian migrants, who were working at a shipyard called Hog Island, introduced the sandwich. Simply, they would put various cold meats, cheese and lettuce between two slices of bread.
As for the name, it was originally known as “Hog Island” which over time became shortened to “Hoggies” and, eventually, “hoagie”.
Ingredients
1 hoagie roll
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
4 slices Provolone Dolce
3 slices Genoa Salami
2 slices boiled ham
3 slices capicola
½ cup iceberg lettuce
½ tomato
⅛ red onion
1 tbsp peperoncini
oregano
parsley
black pepper, to taste
salt, to taste
Method
1
Cut the hoagie roll length-wise almost entirely through.
2
Liberally drizzle extra virgin olive oil on both sides. Layer Provolone Dolce on each side of bread
3
Add the Genoa salami, boiled ham and capicola on top of the cheese until covered
4
Top with iceberg lettuce, red onion and hot peppers. Season with salt, peperoncini, oregano and parsley.
5
Season with salt, peperoncini, oregano and parsley.
The cheese: Provolone Dolce
Provolone Dolce is an aged pasta filata (stretched curd) that originates from the Po Valley in northern Italy. While there are many variants of Provolone, they fall mainly under two categories: Provolone Dolce and Provolone Piccante.
Provolone Dolce vs Provolone Piccante
Firstly, the young and mild cheese is called Provolone Dolce (sweet). And, there is a more robust version called Provolone Piccante (spicy).
Due to its mild flavour, Provolone Dolce is best used in cooking. As a matter of fact, you can enjoy this versatile cheese fresh in a Hoagie Sandwich or melted in a Grilled Cheese.
Recipe
The Perfect Philly Provolone Hoagie
Ingredients
- 1 hoagie roll crunchy outside, chewy inside
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 4 slices Provolone Dolce
- 3 slices Genoa salami thinly sliced
- 2 slices boiled ham thinly sliced
- 3 slices capicola thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup iceberg lettuce shredded
- 1/2 tomato sliced
- 1/8 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp peperoncini coarsely chopped
- black pepper to taste ground
- oregano to taste dried
- parsley to taste dried
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut the hoagie roll length-wise almost entirely through.1 hoagie roll
- Liberally drizzle extra virgin olive oil on both sides1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- Layer Provolone Dolce on each side of bread4 slices Provolone Dolce
- Add the meats on top of the cheese until covered3 slices Genoa salami, 2 slices boiled ham, 3 slices capicola
- Top with iceberg lettuce, red onion and hot peppers1/2 cup iceberg lettuce, 1/8 red onion, 1 tbsp peperoncini
- Season with salt, peperoncini, oregano and parsleyblack pepper to taste, oregano to taste, parsley to taste, salt to taste
- Add in tomatoes, close the roll and cut in half1/2 tomato
My favourite American roll. Thank you for sharing this awesome, easy recipe