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The Italian hoagie

20 min, plus 30 min resting · 2 long rolls, 4 people

Cold cuts sliced thin and layered loose, sharp provolone, shredded lettuce, onion and an oil-and-vinegar dressing on a roll with a crust that shatters. The 30-minute rest wrapped in paper is what makes it taste like a deli made it.

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The real one

You need

• 2 Italian sub rolls (about 30 cm / 12 in), with a crisp crust and soft middle
• 120 g (4 oz) Genoa salami, very thinly sliced
• 120 g (4 oz) capicola (hot or sweet)
• 90 g (3 oz) mortadella or ham
• 90 g (3 oz) prosciutto
• 120 g (4 oz) sharp provolone, sliced
• 1/4 head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
• 1 ripe tomato, thinly sliced
• 1/2 small white onion, sliced paper thin
• 4 tbsp jarred hot cherry peppers or pepperoncini, sliced
• For the dressing: 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 1 tsp dried oregano, salt and black pepper

How to make it

1. Dress the vegetables (3 min): Whisk the oil, vinegar, oregano, a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper. Toss the lettuce and onion with half of it.
2. Open the rolls (2 min): Split the rolls lengthwise without cutting all the way through, and pull out a little of the soft bread from the top half to make room.
3. Layer (8 min): Drizzle the bread with a spoon of dressing. Lay the provolone along the bottom half, then the meats folded loosely (not flat; the air between the folds is the texture), then the tomato, salted lightly, then the dressed lettuce and onion and the peppers. Drizzle the rest of the dressing over the top.
4. Wrap and rest (30 min): Close the rolls, press down firmly, wrap tightly in deli paper or foil and leave at room temperature 30 minutes so the bread drinks the dressing.
5. Cut and serve: Cut each in half with a serrated knife, through the paper.

Tips

• Ask the counter to slice the meats as thin as they can.
• Make it the morning of a picnic; it only gets better for a few hours.

Chef Amazing's own home version, in our words; not any shop's recipe.