Primanti Brothers Sandwich Pittsburgh original!!!

"The Primanti Brothers opened their restaurant in Pittsburgh in the 1920s. Their idea was to create an eating place that was simple but offered tasty food. It is no wonder that the Primanti Sandwich was the result -- it's a whole meal in each bite. Ham, french fries, tomato, provolone cheese, and coleslaw are stuffed between two slices of Italian bread and served on wax paper. You can't get it any simpler than that."
 
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photo by ColoradoCooking photo by ColoradoCooking
photo by ColoradoCooking
photo by ColoradoCooking photo by ColoradoCooking
Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • Spread mayonnaise on bread.
  • Layer your choice of the above ingredients.
  • Serve on wax paper for authenticity.

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Reviews

  1. I know the recipe for the cole slaw<br/><br/>10 lb of shreaded cabage<br/>1 2/3 gallon of apple cider<br/>4 cups of sugar<br/>1/2 cup of salt<br/>1/4 cup of pepper<br/><br/>There is no mayo no celery seed. I've had to make this every week when I lived in pittsburgh
     
  2. The sandwich made properly wold be 5 stars. Here are a few hints, some are echoes from previous reviewers. I too am from the Western PA area and have had a few Primanti Bros. sandwiches in my day, and found a recipe that is as close as I think anyone will get that whenever I have the craving I make them myself.<br/><br/>Cole Slaw is made with finely shredded green cabbage, apple cider vinegar celery seed and sugar. No Mayo here.<br/>Bread is thick sliced white Italian bread, as fresh as you can find, if needed warm in a micrwave for 16 - 20 seconds just before you put the meat on the bread.<br/>French Fries are Fried twice, 1st on Medium heat, second on High heat. allowed to cool/drip in between, while oil heats back up to the higher temp.<br/>Meat is warmed on a grill or cast iron skillet, flipped then cheese added until it melts, then place on the bread, top with coleslaw and fries, slam the top peice of bread down on top to hold it all together, wrap in butcher paper and cut in half. Enjoy your sandwich, the paper hold's it together. BTW, I omit tomato.
     
  3. I am from Pittsburgh (there is an "h" on the end) & have eaten MANY Primanti's sandwiches. There is NO mayonnaise on them!!! I've never counted the slices of meat, but I'm pretty sure it's not just 5-6. One sandwich has at least 2 inches of meat in the center, when you cut the sandwich in half. One reviewer mentioned a few ingredients & he's on track, except that vegetable oil is added too. If you ever have the chance to visit Pittsburgh, you've got to go to Primanti Brothers!
     
  4. Now, this is a sandwich! We make them often.
     
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  5. There isn’t any mayonnaise on any Primanti’s sandwich and the Coleslaw is a very unique vinegar type...no onions, carrots or mayonnaise.
     
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I am the wife of a submariner!! My husband just finished serving on a Trident Nuclear Submarine for the past five years! We are just starting a 3 year shore duty tour and loving it. We are so happy to be a family we have four kids under the age of 8. They are the whole entire world to me! My all time favorite cookbook would have to be the Cake mix doctor. I love to bake.
 
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