Different parts of the country have that one staple everyone local loves. Growing up outside of Philadelphia, cheesesteak is like a pulled pork sandwich in Tennessee. I've had a good recipe for the meat for a long while now. But in the south it's impossible to find a good roll to complete the sandwich. If I could just get an amoroso hoagie roll life would be grand!
So I decided I'm going to make my own amoroso style roll. The process takes a few hours of work. I have stated on the site before that I am not a great baker. I give it a shot here and there but I'm modest at best lol. I got the recipe from this site.
http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/2008/12/how-to-make-crusty-italian-bread/Here we go
First step is to add yeast to warm water so it activates
After that you combine the flour, salt, sugar and mix it together. Turn out and knead on a floured surface. Since I doubled the recipe it took me close to an hour to get it close. I got tired of kneading so I gave up on it. Here's the dough after kneading.
Ready for a two hour rise. Your looking for it to double in size.
After the rise I rolled them into a loaf and a few rolls. Not perfect in proportion by any means. They also got a dusting of corn meal. Another 40 minute rise.
Next I fired up the kamado as it stated it should be cooked with diffused heat. I started it slowly so that I wouldn't over shoot the temp. I must not have gotten enough lump lit to compensate for rush of air coming in from loading it. It took awhile to recover and baked at 375 instead of 400. Here they are finished.
Next lets make the cheesesteak
The players
The sirloin philly steak from Walmart, onion, mushroom and velvetta cheese. I prefer white American on mine but the wife likes this kind. I'm not picky so I go with it. I season the steaks with garlic powder, onion powder and season salt on both sides.
Onions and mushrooms in the paella pan Cooking on the blue master touch(I love this grill!!)
Adding the steak
Chopped and mixed together
Adding the cheese
The final product!!
So after hours of work, two grills and a sore neck, was it what I had hoped? Although its a decent roll it's not as airy or soft as an amoroso roll. A few things I could change may help that though. It was a fun experiment and will fend off my cheesesteak craving for awhile! Thanks for reading!
Michael
"my kettle is more powerful it will do almost anything."