In the realm of culinary delights, few sandwiches can rival the iconic Philly Italian-style hot roast pork sandwich. This tantalizing creation, a symphony of flavors and textures, is a staple in the vibrant food culture of Philadelphia, captivating taste buds far and wide. Originating from the bustling streets of South Philadelphia, this sandwich has become a beloved classic, enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Its fame has spread beyond the city limits, earning it a place among the nation's most cherished regional dishes.
Our culinary journey takes us through three distinct yet equally enticing variations of this sandwich. The first recipe introduces the traditional rendition, featuring tender and juicy roast pork, savory long hots, and a melty blend of provolone and sharp provolone cheeses. Next, we venture into the realm of innovation with a creative twist—the pulled pork version. This variation showcases succulent pulled pork, complemented by a tangy barbecue sauce and a refreshingly crisp coleslaw. Last but not least, we present a vegetarian delight—the Portobello mushroom sandwich. This meatless marvel features a hearty Portobello mushroom marinated in a flavorful blend of herbs and spices, grilled to perfection and served on a toasted roll.
Each recipe meticulously guides you through the process of crafting these delectable sandwiches, ensuring that every bite is a harmonious blend of flavors and textures. From the initial preparation of the succulent pork roasts to the assembly of the final masterpiece, each step is explained in detail, empowering you to recreate these culinary wonders in your own kitchen.
So, embark on this culinary adventure and discover the secrets behind these extraordinary Philly Italian-style hot roast pork sandwiches. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds and satisfy your cravings for this iconic dish.
PHILLY STYLE ROAST PORK SANDWICH
When its time to create deliciousness for lunch think about making my Philly style roast pork sandwich. Just make sure to make enough of these beauties, because everyone is going to be coming back for more!
Provided by Chef Dennis Littley
Categories sandwich
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Coat top side of pork roast with brown or deli mustard, rub into meat.
- Sprinkle a liberal amount of Montreal Steak Seasoning over the mustard, covering the top completely.
- Place meat in 350 F degree oven (177 C), add a little water to the bottom of the pan and roast the pork loin for about two hours or until a meat thermometer reads 150 F (66 C) degrees. (the temp will rise 10 degrees as it sits)
- After the Pork has cooled completely cut it into thin slices to re-heat in the au jus.
- Add some water to all of the meat drippings and use this as your base for the pork au jus.
- Wash and trim the broccoli rabe removing any bad leaves and cutting off the stems, leaving only the leaves and flowers.
- Place the broccoli rabe into a pan with water and allow to boil until the broccoli rabe is tender. (do not use a full pot of water, use just enough to cook)
- Drain Broccoli rabe and saute in olive oil with chopped garlic, sea salt and pepper to taste.
- Wash peppers, and cut down the center removing all the seed and membranes.
- Slice the red peppers about 3/8 of an inch thick (1 cm)
- Coat with olive oil and season with sea salt and black pepper
- Roast in 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes
- Keep the peppers separate during the process, otherwise the long hots will make everything hot!
- Combine paprika, crushed black pepper, kosher salt, granulated garlic, granulated onion, crushed coriander, dill, and crushed red pepper flakes, mix well.
- Reheat the sliced pork in the au jus you saved from the pan
- place slices of roast pork on kaiser roll, add provolone, broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers.
- serve with extra au jus and long hots!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 577 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 51 g, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 121 mg, Sodium 1893 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
ITALIAN PORK SANDWICHES (DINIC'S COPYCAT PHILLY PORK SANDWICH)
This Italian Pork Sandwich recipe is our meticulous recreation of the classic Philly pork sandwich with broccoli rabe, provolone, and plenty of peppers.
Provided by Kaitlin
Categories Sandwiches
Time 5h45m
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Marinate the meat the night before. If needed, trim the skin off of the pork shoulder while you're butterflying it, but don't trim away the fat cap on top. We used a 4-pound piece off of a larger cut, so we also had a small bone to butterfly around.
- Sprinkle evenly all over with salt (to avoid oversalting, sprinkle it from a height above the meat so it spreads evenly without needing to use a ton). Combine 1½ tablespoons ground fennel seeds, 1½ tablespoons dried thyme, 2 tablespoons dried oregano, and 1 tablespoon fresh minced rosemary leaves. Generously rub the meat all over with this seasoning. Next, stir together the 3 tablespoons of minced parsley and the minced garlic. Spread the majority on the inner parts of the butterflied pork shoulder, and distribute the rest on the top.
- Rebundle the pork shoulder so it is in a relatively tight roll. Place in a roasting pan, and surround with the thinly sliced onion. Drizzle a little olive oil over the onions. Refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, take your pork out of the refrigerator early (about 2 hours before you're ready to roast) to come up to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and position a rack in the lower third of the oven, and one in the upper third.
- You're going to roast the pork and the peppers simultaneously, so wash the peppers, pat them dry, and cut them all lengthwise and deseed them (If you like your long hots really hot, skip that step!) Toss in olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Lay out evenly on a baking sheet.
- Place the roast in the lower third of the oven, and the peppers on the rack in the upper third. Roast at 450 degrees F for 35 minutes. (Depending on how hot your oven runs, you may want to check them at the 20-25 minute mark.) Remove the peppers from the oven and set them aside. Later, you can reheat the peppers by stirring them into the hot pulled pork to rewarm them, or by putting them back in the oven in the final stretch of cooking.
- Also take the pork out of the oven at this step, and add the stock, wine, tomatoes, and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Cook for another 15 minutes at 450 degrees F, and then reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Continue roasting the pork for 2 hours.
- Carefully remove the foil (you'll be putting it back on). Using a sharp carving knife, cut the roast into large chunks, laying them flat in the braising liquid. Re-cover with foil and cook for another 2 to 2 ½ hours, until the pork is fork tender.
- A little while before you take your pork out of the oven, it's time to prepare your broccoli rabe. In a skillet over medium-high heat, add ¼ cup of olive oil and 7 cloves chopped garlic. Let the garlic brown lightly, and add the crushed red pepper flakes, followed by the chopped broccoli rabe. Cook until wilted, and then lower the heat if needed to cook until tender--you don't want the stems to be crunchy!
- Remove the pork from the oven. Discard the bay leaves. Pull the pork in the pan with two forks, mixing everything in the juices.
- Stir in your reserved roasted peppers to rewarm them. Alternatively, you could reheat them in the oven in the last 10-15 minutes of roasting.
- To build each sandwich, grab your Italian bread/rolls, and slice them lengthwise. Lay down a healthy bed of sharp provolone slices (we went with sharp provolone from the deli counter, but if you really want to be authentic to the OG sandwich, get a wedge of super sharp provolone and cut it into rough, thick shavings), and toast to melt the cheese. Top with a generous, drippy helping of pulled pork. Spoon over the broccoli rabe, and nestle a few pieces of long green hot pepper and bell pepper inside. Top off with pepperoncini slices if desired, and eat immediately!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 714 kcal, Carbohydrate 37 g, Protein 49 g, Fat 41 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Sodium 1364 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PHILADELPHIA STYLE ROAST PORK SANDWICHES
This delicious sandwich is inspired by the roast pork sandwich you'll find in South Philly.
Provided by Christine
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Shoulder Recipes
Time 2h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Remove the netting or strings on pork roast, keeping them intact to use again. Combine rosemary, 3 cloves of garlic, parsley, 3 teaspoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, and 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper in a bowl. Slice open the pork roast and spread it with the oil and herb mixture. Roll up the pork and secure it with the netting or string. Rub outside of the roast with remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan or baking dish and pour in water. Bake in the preheated oven, basting occasionally, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours; add more water if necessary. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Allow the roast to rest 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve the pan juices.
- While the pork is resting, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Stir in 2 cloves chopped garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant but not brown, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Add spinach, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and lemon juice. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.
- Cut the string on the roast and cut the pork into thin slices. Return the sliced pork to the reserved pan juices.
- Slice the sandwich rolls and sprinkle each roll with shredded Manchego cheese. Add pork slices to each sandwich, top with spinach, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 793.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.3 g, Cholesterol 147.1 mg, Fat 47.4 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 50.4 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 2951.6 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
PHILLY (ITALIAN STYLE) HOT ROAST PORK SANDWICHES
Philly is not only famous for cheesesteaks. Another famous favorite is Hot Roast Pork Sandwiches! After searching the web for the recipe and not finding it, I came up with this and the results were fabulous and authentic tasting. This is also delicious served as a main dish instead of for sandwiches...you may want to slice it thicker and add a side dish or two :)
Provided by Karen..
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h35m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place pork roast in a baking dish (I use a 9 x 13 inch glass pyrex dish).
- Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, Italian seasoning and garlic flakes.
- Roast in oven for about 15 minutes or until juices start running and fat starts to melt and brown in the bottom of the pan, then add water to about 1/2 inch up the pan.
- Check every half hour or so and if water gets low, add a bit more to so it's about 1/2 inch up the pan every time.
- Each time you add the water, pour some over the roast, so the top does not get too dry.
- Roast until internal temperature reads 165-170 degrees (About an hour and a half TOTAL cooking time).
- Trim all visible fat from roast and discard.
- Slice roast very thin, in the pan if possible, so you don't lose any juices.
- If all goes well, the juices/gravy at the bottom of the pan should look golden brown, with darker flecks of spices, garlic and some little pieces of meat.
- Serve slices of pork on rolls, making sure that the slices have soaked up some of the juices (you can drizzle more juices on top, if you like, or you can thicken the gravy with water and cornstarch or flour, if desired).
- Enjoy!
TONY LUKE'S ITALIAN ROAST PORK SANDWICH (THE REAL DEAL)
Make and share this Tony Luke's Italian Roast Pork Sandwich (The Real Deal) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by CHRISSYG
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 3h25m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Turn crock pot on high setting.
- If the roast comes in elastic-y netting remove the netting, but keep it intact, you'll be stuffing it back in later.
- Mix the next 6 ingredients in a bowl.
- Spread the pork roast out on a clean surface.
- If there are any large thick sections of meat, score them with a knife.
- Rub 3/4 of the mixture over all exposed surfaces.
- Roll the roast back up and place back in netting.
- (Or truss with kitchen twine if no netting was provided) Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the roast.
- Place the roast in the crock pot and cook at high for 20 minutes.
- Turn down to low and cook at least 3 hours longer or until the pork is falling apart.
- Remove pork from truss or netting and shred into large chunks, removing any large pieces of fat that may be left.
- Return to juices which have accumulated in the crock pot.
- For the broccoli rabe: Wash thoroughly and cut about 1/2 inch off the bottom of the stems.
- Cut the florets off the top and set aside.
- Bring 3qts salted water to a rolling boil.
- Add broccoli rabe leaves and stems and cook about 1&1/2 minutes then add the florets and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Remove broccoli from boiling water and drain, but reserve about 1/4- 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
- In a deep frying pan (which is cold) begin heat olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic together over medium heat.
- Once the garlic begins to sauté, begin to time about two minutes (till very lightly browned) add drained broccoli.
- Sauté the broccoli rabe about 3-5 minutes longer and then add the cooking liquid from the pot.
- (This should look a little soupy).
- Assemble: Toast sliced roll if desired.
- Add provo to roll before hot meat. then the cheese can melt. After that top with broccoli rabe generously. manja!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 705.5, Fat 55.8, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 160.4, Sodium 1659.9, Carbohydrate 5.1, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 45
Tips:
- Choose a pork shoulder roast with a good amount of marbling for a more flavorful sandwich.
- Use a combination of Italian herbs and spices to create a flavorful rub for the pork.
- Roast the pork shoulder slowly and low to ensure that it is tender and juicy.
- Use a variety of cheeses to create a gooey and flavorful cheese sauce.
- Toast the bread rolls to create a crispy exterior and a soft interior.
- Top the sandwiches with your favorite toppings, such as broccoli rabe, onions, and peppers.
Conclusion:
The Philly Italian-Style Hot Roast Pork Sandwich is a delicious and satisfying meal that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of tender and juicy pork, gooey and flavorful cheese sauce, and toasted bread rolls is sure to please everyone. With a few simple tips, you can easily create this classic sandwich at home.
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