Penn Station style spicy italian subs.....

The hubby and I love Penn Station spicy Italian subs. They are absolutely delicious. Unfortunatly they are hard on a budget so we decided to try to make our own at home. They turned out really really good, tasted just like them, and I thought I'd share how we did it at the frogpond.

I started by checking out the Penn Station webpage http://www.penn-station.com/menu.php
and looking at what ingredients they list. The ingredients are pepperoni, hard salami, smoked ham, provolone cheese, red onion, banana peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, olive oil , red wine vinegar, salt & pepper, oregano and mayo. I used a loaf of french bread from the grocery for the bread.

We used stick pepperoni and hard salami and sliced it kind of thin. We used a honey smoked ham and sliced provolone. First turn oven to 500 degrees, while it's preheating cook the meats in a skillet until slightly crispy on the edges but still soft in the middle. Slice the bread in half longways and place both halves cut side up on a cookie sheet. Put a generous layer of mayonnaise on the bottom half of the bread. Cut the onion and tomato into thin slices and if the banana peppers aren't sliced slice them also. I cut the lettuce into 1-2 inch strips. Put the meat on the half of the bread with the mayo, layering pepperoni, salami and ham. Next is the provolone cheese, put it on top of the meat. Then the sub goes into the oven for five minutes to toast, or till the cheese is melty and starting to get browned and the top is nicely toasted. Watch it carefully, it'll burn quick! Once it's toasted the onions, banana peppers and tomato go on then I sprinkle the salt and pepper, oregano and oil and vinegar on then the lettuce then a little more oil and vinegar. Then put the top on, cut into four pieces and enjoy!!!