DIY sub sandwich - your recipes wanted

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Feb 13th, 2021 9:12 pm

tranquility922 [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 21, 2010; 15185 posts; 4645 upvotes; Montréal

Feb 13th, 2021 9:12 pm

DIY sub sandwich - your recipes wanted

Incredibly I never made my own sub before, I've made reg sandwiches but it never crossed my mind and I always bought haha.

Now I'm enjoying making my own and there are lots of different 'instructions' online, for example, I always thought you put the meat on the bottom but one of the videos I saw suggested put on top and I figure it kinda makes sense since when closing the sub it's less messy. Don't think it makes a big difference either way, anyway how do you layer and build your sub? My ingredients:
-sub bread
-different hams
-salad greens/salt+pepper/salad dressing (e.g. balsamic/Italian)
-tomatoes
-onions
-cheese
-dijon mustard

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Feb 14th, 2021 5:41 am

playnicee1: Deal Expert; Feb 9, 2012; 21251 posts; 8340 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 5:41 am

I like the EZ sub sauce: (the bottle also shows a pic of what a good sub looks like)

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Feb 14th, 2021 10:03 am

Pete_Coach: Deal Expert; May 10, 2005; 36850 posts; 11276 upvotes; Ottawa

Feb 14th, 2021 10:03 am

Buy some sub buns and put anything you want on them...Bingo...DIY subs

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Feb 14th, 2021 10:18 am

UrbanPoet: Deal Expert; Jan 27, 2004; 52432 posts; 17492 upvotes; ONTARIO

Feb 14th, 2021 10:18 am

Its a personal thing.

Some people just like deli meat and mustard...

You could even stir fry with rib eye beef slices with onion. Melt a slice of cheese over it for a philly cheese steak. Thats my favourite

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Feb 14th, 2021 10:40 am

tranquility922 [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 21, 2010; 15185 posts; 4645 upvotes; Montréal

Feb 14th, 2021 10:40 am

playnicee1 wrote: ↑ I like the EZ sub sauce: (the bottle also shows a pic of what a good sub looks like)

Interesting they put meat on top too.

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Feb 14th, 2021 10:45 am

UrbanPoet: Deal Expert; Jan 27, 2004; 52432 posts; 17492 upvotes; ONTARIO

Feb 14th, 2021 10:45 am

Turkey BLT with mayo is always a classic.

Or extra bacon, extra tomato, mayo and cheese.

Gyro meat (they have frozen and costco versions now), tomato, onion, taziki.

I keep them fairly simple.

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Feb 14th, 2021 10:46 am

tranquility922 [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 21, 2010; 15185 posts; 4645 upvotes; Montréal

Feb 14th, 2021 10:46 am

UrbanPoet wrote: ↑ Turkey BLT with mayo is always a classic.

Or extra bacon, extra tomato, mayo and cheese.

I keep them fairly simple.

Tx.

Btw noticed you changed your pfp, who's that? What did you have before? Haha.

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Feb 14th, 2021 3:47 pm

WMPCOT: Deal Addict; Apr 26, 2013; 4104 posts; 4041 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 3:47 pm

playnicee1 wrote: ↑ I like the EZ sub sauce: (the bottle also shows a pic of what a good sub looks like)

I find normal zesty Italian salad dressing to be better than this for hoggies.

My method is a tried and tested one. Do not cut the bun completely on half leave a hinge, lay it flat and put the meat and cheese on both ends filling in the middle then fold it up.

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Feb 14th, 2021 4:51 pm

lecale: Deal Guru; Nov 15, 2008; 12963 posts; 8287 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 4:51 pm

Leftover medium-rare roast beef thinly sliced, hot onions, Worcestershire sauce, salt & pepper, maybe Swiss cheese, maybe tomato, baguette. If I use the Swiss I warm the beef & cheese gently in the microwave on a plate separately & then put it all together.

Seaquest faux flaked crab or lobster meat, mayo, iceberg lettuce, green pepper, white processed cheese, salt & pepper on brioche/soft sweet white hamburger bun.

Must have coarse ground pepper for sandwiches. No pepper grinder, try Plochmann's (Walmart) $3.97, best deal. https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/plochmans- ... 0198007503

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Feb 14th, 2021 5:12 pm

lecale: Deal Guru; Nov 15, 2008; 12963 posts; 8287 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 5:12 pm

UrbanPoet wrote: ↑ Gyro meat (they have frozen and costco versions now), tomato, onion, taziki.

I make a mean tzatziki. It is just yogurt with ranch dressing spices & cucumber. I have had some really rotten store-bought versions with pickley cucumbers or a lot of sweetness.

shred a few inches of peeled greenhouse cucumber, salt it well, & squeeze the juice out in a paper towel
Add a teaspoon each of dehydrated minced onion pieces (e.g., the Selection stuff at Food Basics that goes on sale for $0.99/bag), Club House dehydrated minced garlic pieces, pinch of dill weed, the shredded pressed cucumber to plain 2% yogurt
Let it sit until the garlic & onion soften & the cucumber rehydrates, at least 1/2 hour. The cucumber will really thicken the yogurt up as it sucks back in water by osmosis

...or Donair it by dressing it with a mix of mayo, white sugar, vinegar, garlic powder.

You can make your own gyro meat pretty quickly by making & frying fat hamburger patties of ground beef/lamb & gyro seasoning mix the day before, then thinly slicing them to get your shaved bits. Throw the rest of the cooked burgers in the freezer for another day. You can also roast it as a meatloaf but then it is harder to portion & slice. If you get the portions right 1 burger is perfect for 1 sub & you can just throw 1 in a ziplock in water to defrost & go.

Sliced homemade burgers, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, onions also make a great quick meatball sub. You want a softer burger with bread(crumbs) & onions in it for those.

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Feb 14th, 2021 5:22 pm

mikka2017: Deal Expert; Jan 12, 2017; 22352 posts; 6640 upvotes; Scarberia

Feb 14th, 2021 5:22 pm

where do u get cheap sub buns tho? i usually get mine at metro 90c i think

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Feb 14th, 2021 5:29 pm

Macx2mommy: Deal Addict; Jan 2, 2015; 2779 posts; 2754 upvotes; NOT centre of Univer…

Feb 14th, 2021 5:29 pm

We don’t do subs often but when I find nice buns available, I will get them. So many options, don’t over think.

I like to cut my subs how Subway used to do ti, like a triangle so it’s hollowed out and the toppings don’t fall out. I generally put a little of my sauce on the bottom, the messier ingredients of veggies, then my meat, and cheese with a little more mayo.

Some subs we do
- meat ball sub (my favourite) - meatballs cooked in marinara topped with cheese and toasted
- pizza subs - tomato sauce pepperoni, salami, veggies, cheese toasted, then a tad more sauce
- Vietnamese subs, just like at the restaurant, I use a baguette instead
- any meat with veggies, and cheese.

Crap now I want a sub.

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Feb 14th, 2021 5:47 pm

WMPCOT: Deal Addict; Apr 26, 2013; 4104 posts; 4041 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 5:47 pm

mikka2017 wrote: ↑ where do u get cheap sub buns tho? i usually get mine at metro 90c i think

I've found the best place is wholesale club, they have weston bakery sub buns. Alternatively real Canadian superstore but they're not the same.

Feb 14th, 2021 5:50 pm

OrangeBerry: Deal Addict; Aug 9, 2013; 4433 posts; 1999 upvotes; Scarborough

Feb 14th, 2021 5:50 pm

The bread is the foundation of a good sandwich, if you like Subways bread texture I suggest looking up on YouTube recipes for "Chinese milk bread" and just form the bread into a subway type versus a bread tin. That's as close as you're going to get. There used to be a place called Toronto Bread that sold subway style buns (still does but only to businesses). If you want to try that bread out check out "Chubby's" on Morningside and Sheppard they still buy from them.

A few tips I found along the way is also if you're into lettuce, onions, cucumber then toss all those ingredients with some of the sub sauce so everything gets incorporated so when you build your sandwich you don't get any dry spots when biting. I also like to put my red onions and soak them in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes, it dilutes the bitterness and gives them a nice non-acidic taste. If you want to find same type of cheese you can visit "Wholesale Club" they sell foot-long white cheddar slices. If you're in Toronto check out "Dworkins" and if you're in Scarborough check out "Cash and Carry" on midland.

If you own a deli slicer, do what "Bellybusters" does and slice their iceberg lettuce with their deli slicer to have that nice and thin firm strips of lettuce. I own a soda-stream so I grab a zip-lock bag and throw in my lettuce and fill it up with Co2, it keeps the lettuce from browning. The closest sub sauce that I found to be really good on salad and on sandwiches is the one from "East Side Mario's"...they sell their own brand of Italian dressing use that next time and let me know what you think.

Feb 14th, 2021 5:59 pm

tranquility922 [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 21, 2010; 15185 posts; 4645 upvotes; Montréal

Feb 14th, 2021 5:59 pm

mikka2017 wrote: ↑ where do u get cheap sub buns tho? i usually get mine at metro 90c i think

Ya, here it's slim pickings, local Maxi's don't even carry them and had to go to Walmart to get 4 buns (size is probably 8") pkg for $3.xx, dunno if that's a good deal or not, only choice I had.

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Feb 14th, 2021 7:54 pm

lecale: Deal Guru; Nov 15, 2008; 12963 posts; 8287 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 7:54 pm

For fast, even, thin slices of onions & other veggies I use a Benriner mandoline https://www.amazon.ca/Benriner-Japanese ... 0000VZ57C/

Cannot live without it. Critical to have for sandwiches, salads, & pizza toppings. You can take the blade out of the Benriner & sharpen it. It also comes with a set of julienne blades that work in tandem to make threads & sticks, & you can buy separate replacement blades/blade packs for all 4.

Another 1 a lot of people like is the Swissmar Borner V-style but you do not get the same flexibility with maintaining the blades (& no julienne blades) https://www.amazon.ca/Swissmar-Borner-V ... 0000632QE/

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Feb 14th, 2021 7:59 pm

tranquility922 [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 21, 2010; 15185 posts; 4645 upvotes; Montréal

Feb 14th, 2021 7:59 pm

lecale wrote: ↑ For fast, even, thin slices of onions & other veggies I use a Benriner mandoline https://www.amazon.ca/Benriner-Japanese ... 0000VZ57C/

Cannot live without it. Critical to have for sandwiches, salads, & pizza toppings. You can take the blade out of the Benriner & sharpen it. It also comes with a set of julienne blades that work in tandem to make threads & sticks, & you can buy separate replacement blades/blade packs for all 4.

Another 1 a lot of people like is the Swissmar Borner V-style but you do not get the same flexibility with maintaining the blades (& no julienne blades) https://www.amazon.ca/Swissmar-Borner-V ... 0000632QE/

Tx for reminding me to use my slicer, been mothballing in the cupbrd.

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Feb 14th, 2021 9:23 pm

WMPCOT: Deal Addict; Apr 26, 2013; 4104 posts; 4041 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 9:23 pm

OrangeBerry wrote: ↑ The bread is the foundation of a good sandwich, if you like Subways bread texture I suggest looking up on YouTube recipes for "Chinese milk bread" and just form the bread into a subway type versus a bread tin. That's as close as you're going to get. There used to be a place called Toronto Bread that sold subway style buns (still does but only to businesses). If you want to try that bread out check out "Chubby's" on Morningside and Sheppard they still buy from them.

A few tips I found along the way is also if you're into lettuce, onions, cucumber then toss all those ingredients with some of the sub sauce so everything gets incorporated so when you build your sandwich you don't get any dry spots when biting. I also like to put my red onions and soak them in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes, it dilutes the bitterness and gives them a nice non-acidic taste. If you want to find same type of cheese you can visit "Wholesale Club" they sell foot-long white cheddar slices. If you're in Toronto check out "Dworkins" and if you're in Scarborough check out "Cash and Carry" on midland.

If you own a deli slicer, do what "Bellybusters" does and slice their iceberg lettuce with their deli slicer to have that nice and thin firm strips of lettuce. I own a soda-stream so I grab a zip-lock bag and throw in my lettuce and fill it up with Co2, it keeps the lettuce from browning. The closest sub sauce that I found to be really good on salad and on sandwiches is the one from "East Side Mario's"...they sell their own brand of Italian dressing use that next time and let me know what you think.

The iceberg lettuce is key same if you're doing tacos.

Have you tried the olive garden dressing? Might want to look into that for your subs!

Feb 14th, 2021 10:02 pm

OrangeBerry: Deal Addict; Aug 9, 2013; 4433 posts; 1999 upvotes; Scarborough

Feb 14th, 2021 10:02 pm

WMPCOT wrote: ↑ The iceberg lettuce is key same if you're doing tacos.

Have you tried the olive garden dressing? Might want to look into that for your subs!

I think I heard of that, yes but not quite sure where to find it.

Feb 14th, 2021 10:06 pm

WMPCOT: Deal Addict; Apr 26, 2013; 4104 posts; 4041 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 10:06 pm

OrangeBerry wrote: ↑ I think I heard of that, yes but not quite sure where to find it.

Costco has them but in bulk size, 690mlx2 I think. It is also found in regular size at the Real Canadian Superstore.

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