My dad is just days away from hosting a HUGE Sugar Bowl party in honor of the most anticipated college football game ever to be broadcast in the state of Hawaii. On New Year’s Day the Aloha State’s beloved UH Warriors will take on the big Dawgs of Georgia in New Orleans.
In a previous blog I shared two recipes for jambalaya–a traditional New Orleans’ dish–that will be served at various Sugar Bowl parties throughout the state of Hawaii on game day. (I also noted it will likely be center stage at numerous Bowl Championship Game parties on January 7th as well.)
In addition to the jambalaya, my dad’s party will feature his famous Italian Sausage sandwiches. It may seem a bit out of place in home that sits just yards from the Pacific Ocean, but my dad is originally from New Jersey so he knows a thing or two about Italian Sausage.
The other sandwich option his guests will be able to sink their teeth into on game day is a traditional Italian Submarine sandwich. When we were growing up my dad would build these sandwiches ahead of time and place them at the end of the buffet table, but for this party he might just put out the ingredients and have guests build their own. That way they can create their own Dagwood masterpieces. If you are hosting a College Bowl game party of your own you’ll find that the sandwich is a crowd pleaser either way.
ITALIAN SUASAGE SANDWICHES
Ingredients:
1 pound mild Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper
1 yellow pepper
2 onions
1 cup Marinara sauce
4 six-inch hoagie rolls
Minced garlic
Italian seasoning
Extra-virgin olive oil
Directions:
Cut sausage into six-inch links. Grill approximately 20 minutes on each side until golden brown. Set sausage aside.
Cut onions and peppers into wedges and place in a large bowl. Add two tablespoons of minced garlic, 3 tablespoons of Italian seasoning and 1/2 cup of olive oil. Mix well.
Place the mixture of peppers and onions on the grill and sauté until soft.
Place the sausage in the hoagie roll, top with onions and peppers, marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese.
ITALIAN SUBMARINE SANDWICH
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 Italian rolls, split
1 (8-ounce) package salami, sliced
1 (8-ounce) package prosciutto, sliced
1 (8-ounce) package ham, sliced
1 (8-ounce) package provolone, sliced
1 bunch romaine leaves
2 roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced black olives
1 (12-ounce) jar pepperoncinis, sliced
4 tablespoons mustard
Directions:
Spread mayonnaise on the bottom of each roll. Layer with salami, prosciutto, ham and provolone. Top with 2 romaine leaves and 1/4 of the tomato. Sprinkle with black olives and pepperoncinis. Spread mustard on the top of each roll.
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