My first Philly Cheesesteak attempt
Posted by RedDeadMania@reddit | shittyfoodporn | View on Reddit | 326 comments
I posted this to r/sandwiches and that was clearly a mistake 🥲
So here it goes: I used alcatra steak, mozzarella, bell pepper and onion with white bread and mayo. I didn’t have any good bread options so I went with white bread. I think that was my big mistake.
If I could go back in time, I would have probably cut the meat up more into smaller pieces and maybe add more spice to it to make it a little less bland. My wife gave it is a 9/10 and it’s still the best sandwich I’ve ever made so sky’s the limit!!
thistook5minutes@reddit
Philadelphia local here,
You should be in prison.
Thank is all
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Throw away the keys, officer!
chezfez@reddit
Try freezing the beef partially so that you can easily shave it, that's the key. Super super thin slices of beef. Throw down your peppers, onions, mushrooms, toss the beef on top, salt & pepper mix them around and cook til the beef is brown, toast the cheese on top and throw it on a hoagie roll.
OG comes with cheez-wiz but IMO it's kind of gross. American cheese is probably the best. I like mine with mayo and a small amount of A1 depending on mood.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
I had so many haters for having peppers and mushrooms in my cheesesteak when I posted it in another sub one time lol.
chezfez@reddit
OG is cheez-wiz and ribeye lol. POM elevates the cheese steak!
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I’m writing this down on my Google Doc.. would you recommend salting the meat first or salt the concoction?
thistook5minutes@reddit
Salt the meat before is fine, and fresh cracked pepper
cluttered-thoughts3@reddit
Thought I was in the Philly sub and you were able to get crucified….
Also some Philly residents say that if you’re not making it Philly style, just call it a cheesesteak.
_itskindamything_@reddit
That makes sense. You don’t call every hot dog a Chicago dog, so not calling every cheese steak and Philly cheesesteak makes sense.
feinicstine@reddit
Also a local and whispered "Ew. Not it's not." all alone in my cubicle.
MUS4FlR@reddit
Try harder
OvechknFiresHeScores@reddit
You’re definitely posting in the correct sub now
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Thank you lol
die_or_wolf@reddit
It might be okay on r/decentfoodporn but for that bread. Next time toast the bread 😹
Taolan13@reddit
for a philly?
you steam the bun over the meat and cheese while it finishes cooking, then scoop the whole mess and pinch and pull.
WannabeFundManager@reddit
okay gordon ramsey
Taolan13@reddit
Nah man, a philly is a particular sandwich.
Like, there's steak and cheese (which OP posted) and then there's a cheesesteak, and among cheesesteaks the Philly is a specific example.
You can't just call any sandwich with steak and cheese on it a philly and walk away without criticism.
die_or_wolf@reddit
With sliced white bread in the picture, I would grill the bread on a skillet with mayonnaise.
MegaMasterYoda@reddit
My go to is butter or extra virgin olive oil.
EngagedInConvexation@reddit
That last part is how i wipe my ass.
DirtNapDealing@reddit
Maybe try a normal sub roll for beginners?
MegaMasterYoda@reddit
Bruh toast your bread. I prefer to throw it in a pan with either butter or extra virgin olive oil. Both give nice color and flavor.
fyhr100@reddit
Just don't call it a philly cheesesteak lol, you'll get rightly crucified
shoelesstim@reddit
Please go back in the kitchen, stand in the corner for 30 minutes and think about what you’ve done
RiseAgainst636@reddit
Lmao before I noticed the sub I was gonna say “no you didn’t”
Jacob0630@reddit
Honestly the white bread would make this very interesting and I’m gonna try it cause this looks real good
nr4242@reddit
Good first try. Next time, get proper bread rolls and slice the beef thinner
Interesting-Owls@reddit
So you hate your wife?
PSUkatie@reddit
yourmomssocksdrawer@reddit
That looks more like a steak sandwich bud
RunnyDischarge@reddit
God that looks awful
thatirishdave@reddit
This is definitely a steak sandwich with cheese, but I think the city of Philadelphia would have something to say about suggesting it's one of their signature sandwiches 😅
skateboread@reddit
i don’t mind the bread but please cut that steak up into little pieces LOL
SpaceMan420gmt@reddit
Toast the bread and I’d tear that up!
EvEBabyMorgan@reddit
Everything reminds me of her
Unkindlake@reddit
At this point you could have posted a picture of scrambled eggs or a roast chicken and titled it the same.
PieDisastrous2589@reddit
Hi Philly native here!! What the actual fuck !
WellDamnBih8@reddit
Sheesh, chop the steak next time atleast.
taurusdelorous@reddit
I put the steak in the freezer for 15 min and it makes it really easy to cut into small 1/4 PIECES
_itskindamything_@reddit
You cooked that meat on way too low of a heat. It looks like a sad grey mess.
Expert-Aspect3692@reddit
Slap yourself !
Iamyeetson@reddit
Bruh, atleast toast the bread first
thewickedbarnacle@reddit
"Philly cheesesteak" has already been used to name something else.
ghettoccult_nerd@reddit
bro made a midwest cheesesammie
ghettoccult_nerd@reddit
all the right pieces are there, so close to greatness. a proper hoagie bun wouldve done wonders, but im not going to act like i dont fudge whats proper. but at least toast and butter the bread. if that bread is toasted, dont tell no one else that. and chopping up the steak and beppers wouldve helped tremendously. not just looks, but so you arent pulling out chunks of filling with every bite.
hell, take that sandwich, as is, and throw it either in a press, or in an air fryer, toaster over, regular oven, cast iron skillet, something and that would have elevated that sammich to a whole new level.
Xikkiwikk@reddit
Why wouldn’t you toast the bread!???
Creative_Cucumber495@reddit
Is this a joke? I hope this is a joke with an ai generated photo that used the keywords "most awful attempt at Philly cheesesteak ever made, offensive, made by a child, wrong bread, wrong everything "
Fearless_History_991@reddit
Slight_Tiger2914@reddit
I mean this is a really decent attempt at nailing the essentials. However I have no idea why you attempted this without using the Internet hehe.
Still I'm sure it was good, very good.
Also suggest for bread use too good to go to find bakery for some good bread cheap. Like 6 bucks for tons of it even rolls sometimes.
MeesterGnome94@reddit
Hopefully your last as well…
imthebartnderwhoareu@reddit
—shakes head at corner of 10th & Oregon—
I-_i_-l@reddit
Im not even that big of a phikly cheesesteak fan and i know how big of a sin you have just committed.
crackersncheeseman@reddit
That's just a lunch meat sandwich
Bellybuttons12345@reddit
Steak looks like leather
SeeBZedBoy@reddit
The meat is sliced about as thin as an elephant
Recent-Tax7963@reddit
WOT
SkyQuirky6447@reddit
It was an attempt, I can forgive the pale meat and peppers , but WHITE BREAD 😩
Colour=flavour just a little sad
randynicks@reddit
try way harder
Huwabe@reddit
...and hopefully your last.😐
Gaylikeurdad@reddit
That’s horrendous. Please get sub rolls and thinner meat.
ExcitingStress8663@reddit
That's a roast beef sandwich bro
EelTeamTen@reddit
You nailed it. /s
Probably was a decent sandwich nonetheless. I'd eat it without the lettuce probably as I have a visceral aversion to lettuce, tomato and mayo on anything but a BLT and a sub after experiencing soggy ass burgers with those toppings at every fast food joint - Wendy's being the most vile example in my memory.
Definitely not a Philly cheesesteak though, lol.
pretzel9rd@reddit
Looks really friggin good dude
Informal-Release-360@reddit
As a native from Philly, I respect the effort at least.
poopooheaD1324@reddit
Yo cook the bread please
Frostsorrow@reddit
That sir is not a Philly cheesesteak at all, like not even close.
LetsGoAcrossTheStyx@reddit
Responsible_Emu3601@reddit
Stop by a jimmy John’s and buy a bread only, sometimes they will give it for free
SweetRushHourTraffic@reddit
Hopefully your last
ChefArtorias@reddit
Doesn't look like a bad sandwich tbh. Ignoring the whiteness of the bread. You missed if you were aiming for a cheesesteak.
MsMeowts@reddit
if you're gonna not use the right bread at least toast it omg my eyes
Flat_Tire_Rider@reddit
Somehow your bread is stuck to the roof of my mouth.
Unholy_Dk80@reddit
Everything reminds me of her...
rhythmchef@reddit
perfection
geccles@reddit
And what did you learn from your mistake?
bengriz@reddit
Yikes. You’re in the right place.
jokeunai@reddit
Fuck outta here with the mozzarella. It's not real unless it's shitty American cheese. You think you're JD Vance or something?
ShadowClown19@reddit
If this is a 9/10 I have to wonder what other fucked ass food you have fed her.
SithLordRising@reddit
Were you using the force or did you actually read a recipe?
Blackety@reddit
Uhhhhhh are you sure?
tylero23@reddit
Bro…. Not toasted/10 wtf
Maduro_sticks_allday@reddit
My brother in Christ, at least toast the bread
JSmoothgrass@reddit
This reminds me of that Swedish guy who taxidermied a lion without ever having seen a lion before.
blaynepac@reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/s/CU3ZZIgBWH
RaeRainns@reddit
Never heard of this till your comment. NOTHING could have prepared me for the images I saw when I googled it just now. Wow lol…
psu5050242424@reddit
Fucking perfect lol
Next_Back_9472@reddit
🤣🤣🤣🤣
jtormeyx@reddit
CHEEZ WHIZ ONLY
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
This opinion wouldn’t be a problem if y’all only criticized Philly cheesesteaks, instead of acting like every steak and cheese sandwich is forced to adhere to Philly standards.
cibino@reddit
If you put philly in the name you adhere to Philly cheesesteak standards.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
That’s the point lol. Even if you don’t put Philly in the name and just call it a steak and cheese sandwich, people are gonna say you’re wrong.
WeevilWeedWizard@reddit
I'd rather take a shit on my sandwich than put even a spoonful of cheez whiz on it. Unbelievable yall actually do that.
bbqfetus01@reddit
gtfoh LOL american or provolone, cheez wiz is gas station sandwich shit
Accomplished-Top9803@reddit
Came here just to say this, lol.
jsamuraij@reddit
DDenlow@reddit
Philly cheese….. thing
gorcorps@reddit
I'm not even from Philly and I'm still fucking offended
TerminatorAuschwitz@reddit
Hahaha it makes me happy how many people you will seriously offend by posting this sandwich.
banananananbatman@reddit
Boiled meat
alextastic@reddit
Do you... know what a Philly cheese steak is?
Individual-Code5176@reddit
Definitely need a sub roll or French bread even a bulkie roll would do
Majestic-Young-9503@reddit
This fills me with rage
Frohtastic@reddit
I like it, def a good attempt. I think I'd toast the outside of the bread for a bit before serving.
CornsOnMyFeets@reddit
I buy any kind of good roll for steak and cheese. Like even when my store only has minis I get those. I remember I ordered a steak and cheese once and they made it on a hard roll I said that doesn’t even make sense…I didn’t even know we had to discuss this. You didn’t even give me enough meat this is bread with dog treats in it. I live in Connecticut tho and have yet to have a good steak and cheese that I didn’t have to cook myself.
Forsaken_Peace_9604@reddit
Worst ive seen and not tasted..
tock-N-call-borture@reddit
At any Kroger store, it’s called king Soopers for me here in Colorado, but you can buy the thinly shaved ribeye that is commonly used for Philly cheesesteaks. For the bread, either look for hoagie rolls in the store or a local bakery, or get French bread. Because that just looks like a steak sandwich lol I’d still eat that though and good job for sautéing the onion and peppers!
FitnessPizzaInMyMou@reddit
I want to cry :(
Dead-HC-Taco@reddit
tips: Chop it up fine so its not slabs of meat Melt the cheese on it in the pan and mix it around so it gets the all over every bite Use a roll or a bun. Bread looks depressing
Zerostar39@reddit
Did you even try?
sheeptar@reddit
"Well they say it's the thought that counts, but I don't think..." - op probably
Valogrid@reddit
My brother in christ, you need sub rolls.
BloodAndTsundere@reddit
I think an empty sub roll is closer to a cheesesteak than this post
hotdogstroker@reddit
Hoagie roll...
Guardian6676-6667@reddit
Nothing's better than a gushing cheesy philly
SadExercises420@reddit
I know I don’t even know if I’ve ever done steak on normal breas.
josherman61791@reddit
Oh but, just a piece of steak sitting on a piece of toast is delicious. Soaks up apl the steak flavor as you cut it.
theragu40@reddit
Toast for sure. This is extra sad because we all know damn well that bread compressed down into a pasty mush almost immediately.
jtormeyx@reddit
it soaks up the alcohol too
Valogrid@reddit
I mean, I get the struggle, not having the right bread... but build that sandwich in a pan and toast the bread, add some color.
thewaytonever@reddit
You can still pick up 3 bollios for $1 at Kroger or a Mexican meat market
stead10@reddit
For me there’s only two rolls for a steak sandwich of any kind, a sub roll or ciabatta.
NiamNomed@reddit
And Jesus!!! The Philly Phanatic would have done a better job😂🤣😂
Synicull@reddit
About to fail NNN with that gif
aenteus@reddit
God that looks amazing
John_Tiror@reddit
Mmmm philly cheese shlop
Winter-Classroom455@reddit
It'd be 20x better if you toasted the bread
Crankenstein_8000@reddit
Use a reference photo for things you want to make in the future.
khmergodzeus@reddit
Aldo24Flores@reddit
Is the Philly cheesesteak in the room with us now?
Jokes aside, I would crush that sandwich and I'm sure it turned out delicious.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
It did! It was a little bland but it really smacked!
Parallax1306@reddit
Salt and pepper on the meat, then when it’s almost cooked put the cheese on top and FOLD IT IN. Otherwise the meat at the bottom of the sandwich will be dry.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Im adding that to the Google Doc now! Makes perfect senseN
Parallax1306@reddit
Also, if you’re taking advice, mozz is a little bland for cheesesteaks imho. You need something bolder in flavor to complement the peppers and onions. Here in South Jersey we use either American (which is my preference) or provolone.
dankhimself@reddit
I make cheese steaks with just a very little Maggi sauce on the beef and it makes the flavor insane.
Boardwalk squeeze cheese, or cheese wiz is pretty awesome too I don't care what anyone says.
Parallax1306@reddit
Agreed but whiz needed is very specific so I didn’t want to misguide
dankhimself@reddit
Yea i used to have the heated pump that took the #10 can of cheez wiz. Ended up selling it to a guy who has a taco truck in Hoboken.
I certainly didn't need it in that volume after having a small restaurant haha.
Parallax1306@reddit
If you’re making one with it needs fried onions and mushrooms, without needs l, t, ro, mayo
dankhimself@reddit
I enjoy my cheese steaks with cheese.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Makes sense! I know it’s possible to get provolone here but my wife hated the flavor lol Imma experiment around
OvechknFiresHeScores@reddit
Crazycukumbers@reddit
Figpixels@reddit
ThePennedKitten@reddit
Follow a recipe lol.
cedarpark@reddit
It's like a 1st gen AI cheesesteak sandwich.
HolsteinHeifer@reddit
Oof, I think you'll be run out of Philly for this
Sly_98@reddit
It looks so decent apart from the bread. White bread bro??? 😭
Jandros_Quandary@reddit
Two things: hoagie bun and cheese sauce/whiz
koiswords@reddit
Your main problem here is that there is no char on the steak, it’s too thickly sliced. Next time throw it in the freezer for a bit before you slice it, and use a very sharp knife. And you need a sub roll.
SADdog2020Pb@reddit
It’s… food!
KopelProductions@reddit
Honestly if you toasted the bread, I’d be all in
IMadeRobits@reddit
Honestly, toast the bread and that would be delicious
bajablastn@reddit
Oh nah
Mean_Motor_4901@reddit
Everyone saying something about the steak on white bread has never grown up poor eating steakums with government cheese on bread and cheap walmart oven baked steak fries.
ChiefWeedsmoke@reddit
you got a ways to go partner. but keep trying. every culinary journey starts as a shitty culinary journey.
Known-Relationship71@reddit
On raw toast? Bold.
Power0fTheTribe@reddit
Keyword: “attempt”. All in all it’s the white bread throwing it off, bet it was good!
Fangbang6669@reddit
It looks soggy as shit lmao
tobster239@reddit
Thats a Phillip Cheesebeef
HumanComplaintDept@reddit
Pffft lol
Miss-Tiq@reddit
I was born in Philly and this made me incredibly upset.
fifteengetsyoutwenty@reddit
Uhhhhhhhh
BiggestJez12734755@reddit
Well there is cheese and steak, so it’s definitely somewhere in the right direction.
sohcordohc@reddit
Shitty just like Philly..but seriously next time try with the right roll, meat, and add ins and you’ll be much happier!
barontaint@reddit
Damn I've made my fair share of butterflied hotdog sandwiches, but I can honestly say I've never put cheesesteak on two slices of white bread, did you not have a tortilla laying around?
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Waffle House serves and amazing bacon cheesesteak sandwich on Texas toast. Toast being the key word.
barontaint@reddit
Yeah exactly, that makes sense, that's just two slices of untoasted generic white bread, sorry if it sounds judgemental.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Nah, it doesn’t. If white bread is all you can afford, that’s totally fine. Taking the extra step to toast it makes all the difference, though.
Din0321@reddit
See your using the words "philly cheesesteak" but clearly have bell peppers on there, so I don't think you know what they mean.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Even when you intentionally specify that it’s just a cheesesteak. The Philly crowd is still gonna try to tell you you’re wrong lmao.
Griffithead@reddit
People are too focused on the bread. Which I can't believe I am saying. It's worth the trip to the store.
But fucking mayo????
Good Lord no.
Way to destroy any flavor you had managed to create.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
While mayo is definitely not always necessary, a light amount can add a welcome bit of creaminess to it on the odd occasion.
Pitch-forker@reddit
MF at r/Sandwiches and r/Cheesesteak would like to know your location ,sir
TheTeachinator@reddit
Time to try again.
Taolan13@reddit
Home that might be a bombin steak and cheese, but a cheesesteak it is most definitely not.
r/sandwiches was 100% correct to flame you to cinders.
lowmantequilla@reddit
Make it your last
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I refuse! I’ll never leave shittyfoodporn if I don’t make better food!
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
That’s the spirit.
BJntheRV@reddit
I thought it was potted meat seeping out of the sandwich
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Ngl, I get a craving for just potted meat on untoasted white bread every couple years. When the craving hits, it’s so damn good and satisfying. Otherwise it’s just human cat food to me.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Damn.
BakerBear@reddit
I more flavorful cheese would help along with the bread recommendations
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I know provolone is recommended.. they didn’t have that either. What other cheeses would you say are good?
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Can’t go wrong with the melty goodness of processed American cheese. It gets some hate, but it definitely has it’s good uses.
RUGoin2TheMallLater@reddit
Let this be the last.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Damn lol
naijasglock@reddit
All of Philly finna come beat ur ass for this.
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
Philly will come at you for putting peppers and mushrooms on a cheesesteak sandwich. Even when you didn’t call it a Philly cheesesteak.
LLUDCHI@reddit
This is a steak on white bread sandwich
NiamNomed@reddit
The Philly Phanatic would do a better job😂🤣😂
MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo@reddit
What in shit’s fuck.
hadtobethetacos@reddit
Damn son, you really fucked that one up didnt you.
eMF_DOOM@reddit
This is one of those things that looks unpleasant but probably tastes amazing. Regardless of the bread it’s in, it’s still a Philly Cheesesteak in its heart.
Emperessguinn@reddit
Need hoagie bread next time
Imjusluigi@reddit
Stop trying
Reasonable-Wing-2271@reddit
You knew
Middle-Bluebird8728@reddit
Make it last
Empowered-Rabbit@reddit
Mostly_Maui_Wowie@reddit
i8yamamasass@reddit
...and hopefully your last.
Smellerisdafeller@reddit
hambonelicker@reddit
Beef flap sandwiche
Aerodread@reddit
If i wasn’t already cumming i certainly wouldn’t be rn
WeevilWeedWizard@reddit
I can cum more than enough to make up for it
Misanthropemoot@reddit
Nailed it!
Zealousideal_Key8823@reddit
Mozz and mayo on a Philly cheesesteak?
As a resident of Pennsylvania, I officially declare war on you.
WeevilWeedWizard@reddit
Honestly I'd rather have that than the traditional ones that use fucking cheez whiz lmao
Fullmetalroxas6@reddit
This doesnt look bad! I think toasting the bread may help with the structure, as it looks like itll fall apart if i pick it up
Mammoth_Onion4667@reddit
There's a special place in hell for anyone who calls something like this a cheesesteak.
justk4y@reddit
Why does that steak look boiled, no offense but 😭
Babytrixie666@reddit
Wow, did that bread melt after this picture?
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
A little yeah :/ but I learned a valuable lesson
Babytrixie666@reddit
You could probably just toast it :) but hoagie bread is always for the win. You did what you could with what you had and I applaud that 🫱🏾
Pleasant-Put5305@reddit
Well, that cheese steak looks nothing like I've seen in NYC or Philly - they are dirty and rough, normally in some sort of tiny french stick and covered in orange hot sauce and that odd plastic American cheese...maybe some very old fried onions - and absolutely fantastic - sure yours tastes wonderful too... 🙂
Satorius96@reddit
You cheapened out on the bread smh
BAMspek@reddit
Why didn’t you at least look up a picture before you made it? This is Kay’s Cooking level bad
InnocentTopHat@reddit
Oh you make me so sad
Firm-Ebb-3808@reddit
What would have saved this is chopping and seasoning the steak, cooking the steak with the onions and peppers, adding your cheese, placing steak and cheese on one piece of bread in a buttered pan with a piece of bread on top. Grilling the sandwich on one side until brown, then flipping and grilling on the other side until golden brown.
PilotIntelligent8906@reddit
That looks like a decent sandwich, just don't call it a Philly Cheesestake.
soupdawg@reddit
Have you ever seen a Philly Cheesesteak?
Firm-Ebb-3808@reddit
The idea was great The actuality is otherwise lol
heart_under_blade@reddit
a good melted cheese covers a lot of sins
Amazing-Fish4587@reddit
First and final, hopefully!🙏🏽
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I’m attempting it again soon! I’ve got all the ideas from this post typed up on a Google Doc lol
Amazing-Fish4587@reddit
All in fun, I’m glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. People get hung up on the name, but you made a steak sandwich and it looks good.
Fatal_Syntax_Error@reddit
What I would have done:
Chop the uncooked steak up. Season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and smoked paprika.
Fire up a pan with oil. Add chopped onion and peppers cook until soft, throw in seasoned chopped steak. When steak mix is nearly done, put mayo on both pieces of bread and put them in the pan mayo side down. Put your steak mixer on a side of bread. When bread is golden brown, put them together and remove from pan.
Cut sandwich. Destroy. (Hot sauce optional)
EmmyWeeeb@reddit
Labia sandwich
Redmageking@reddit
This should honestly be illegal
PopeOfDope727@reddit
First attempt? May it be your last. Shalom🙏
But seriously, I'm sure it turned out fine. The comments are pointing you in the right direction. Make sure you post your second attempt.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Oh I will! Imma get this right
PopeOfDope727@reddit
brNdunlimited@reddit
As a former Philadelphian..please stand up and throw that plate out the window...
Batteman87@reddit
I’d still try it. Go to Aldi and get the shaved steak and some bread. Lol
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I’m in Brazil right now… I miss the States… so many bread options in a normal supermarket
Batteman87@reddit
Time to get some flour, sugar, yeast and water to make your own lol!
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
It’s on my list lol
anonymousICT@reddit
Bruh you didn't even toast the bread
Juunlar@reddit
I'm legally required to fight you
SlowmoTron@reddit
Bruh what the fuuuuck I know the Philly homies gonna go nuts over this lol
kbstriker@reddit
Philly just ordered a hit. Run!
AmandasFakeID@reddit
cantsleepman@reddit
This is a great first attempt, especially if you are new to cooking. I have been a chef for 10 years, and this actually looks appetizing. The bread isn’t ideal but it’s kinda cute
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Thank you :) I just started getting into real serious cooking last year but never did anything beyond desserts so this is a huge step up in challenge
Tetrasurge@reddit
At least toast the bread. Looks like it’ll get soggy fast.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
You’re right.. it was a bit soggy
_dontgiveuptheship@reddit
OP invented the closed open-faced sandwich
Shills_for_fun@reddit
I think what makes this shitty food is the lackadaisical selection and preparation of bread. Even toasted bread would be a massive upgrade. I can taste the chalkiness through this image, which lasts until you get to the sandwich contents. A roller coaster of flavor.
You've found a nice grey area between shitty and tasty, good work.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
I agree… I made BLTs with white bread last week and now I’m thinking I should have toasted that too.
DAABIGGESTBOI@reddit
A different bread selection saves this something like a Sub roll which others have mentioned or a Ciabatta or a Baguette.
danvillain@reddit
Straight to jail
ghost3972@reddit
Try using hoagie buns next time
ohthelollery@reddit
...I should call her
Rich-Pomegranate1679@reddit
Or an optometrist.
BigDaddyReptar@reddit
Just an fyi if you ever got to Philly now you will be shit on sight
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
UPDATE:
I have taken all your ideas and constructive criticism into consideration. I will be attempting this again but I made a note of all the suggestions in my new recipe doc. I’m completely new to cooking. Most I’ve ever done before is bake cakes and cobblers from scratch. And grilled cheeses lol
Here’s what I got so far: Chop up onions and bell peppers into small pieces. Fry up the onion some but not too much.
Chop the meat into small pieces. Don’t let any piece be too big. Salt and pepper it.
Buy sub bread or hoagie if possible. Toast the bread with butter both sides if no other option. This prevents sogginess.
Cook the meat on high but marry it with the onion and pepper at the same time. Let it really brown.
Then turn the heat all the way down and put the cheese on top. Let it really melt and then kinda mix it together some but not to the point where the cheese burns.
mertz6d9@reddit
Where’s the water?
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Definitely not saucy enough, you’re right
HairyStyrofoam@reddit
No… just….no
HairyStyrofoam@reddit
😟
nomadcrows@reddit
Are you English or something?
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
As American as they come 🥲 just too new to cooking. I still watch Basics with Babish
nosnikaah@reddit
Not bad for a first attempt. You should use better bread next time, for sure, but if you can't, you should try toasting the bread first.
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
Top of my list for the second attempt!
gilly_girl@reddit
Or treating it like a grilled cheese sandwich.
CanadaEh97@reddit
This is more of a steak melt vs a cheesesteak.
im_patientt@reddit
More like a Delaware county cheese steak
Tall-Disk-8308@reddit
Oh what the hell is that.?
PiersPlays@reddit
I've never heard of that before. Is it just a fancy way of saying "milk steak"?
RedDeadMania@reddit (OP)
According to Google Translate, it’s loin or rump meat
Tummy_Sticks69@reddit
‘I want you to go to jail for this’
okazaki_fragment@reddit
Post this in r/Philly it'll be fun
odiin1731@reddit
What the fuck
ArcTheWolf@reddit
Now I'm usually a champion for white bread. It can be whatever you need it to be. When you want a hotdog but don't got any buns white bread is there for you. And while this is yet another classic example of white bread being there for you when you need it most. I think this is incredibly disrespectful to what makes a cheese steak a cheese steak. I just hope you don't actually live in Philly because if you do there's surely people already on their way to beat you to death lmao
Letscho95@reddit
Would
Training-Let-4102@reddit
Nailed it…for this sub…
Jeramy_Jones@reddit
Poor Philadelphia…
dorkmachine_o@reddit
Ayoo wtf 🤣as a born and raised Philly person this is atrocious
Snark_Empathy@reddit
Incorrect and sad, honestly.
Please, listen up people! Stop with the peppers!!
mexicandiaper@reddit
how did you make this look unappetizing.
LoblawsShill@reddit
RealFrankieBuckets@reddit
Call the cops.
Possible_Abalone_846@reddit
This is worse than GBBS's attempt at s'mores.
I almost couldn't bring myself to upvote this.
whatsbobgonnado@reddit
a steak, cheese, and onion sandwich would probably be delicious. just take 30 seconds to toast the fucking bread like a normal person and there would be no problem with this
YippieKayYayMrFalcon@reddit
Chop the steak up and toast the bread and this wouldn’t be that bad.
Scary_ghost420@reddit
contrary to most of the comments here, I know that smacked
mkstot@reddit
I’ve not seen such an insult to Philly since bill burr went on his rant.
Jawz050987@reddit
Nah this is mad offensive 😂
Diseman81@reddit
That’s criminal.
FreedomHole69@reddit
This sandwich is like a quality b movie.
Coldhell@reddit
Did you buy all of the ingredients then get super depressed just before buying the bread and cooking?
PuzzleheadedTry6507@reddit
Stoner cheeseteak
AkuTheNiceGuy@reddit
Let's start working towards the 2nd attempt
iGotBuffalo66onDvD@reddit
restlessleg@reddit
south philly…. accurate
MustBeSeven@reddit
He didn’t even toast the bread 😭
I’m sure it tasted amazing, but calling this a philly cheesesteak is a wild life choice lol
arthurdentstowels@reddit
That's a funny cheese take not a Philly cheese steak.
morgaina@reddit
Get shaved steak and cook it on high heat on the stove. At the end turn the heat down, add some cheese, and mess it about in the pan until it's a gooey cheese mess.
Boom. Done.
Gainsavagez@reddit
I'll take the steak, looks so freaking good (I hate bread and cheeses)
MEDIC_HELP_ME@reddit
On sandwich bread and not a roll?
thisismerr@reddit
No it’s not.
dpaanlka@reddit
So zero attempt was made lol
OldVeterinarian7668@reddit
If you just chopped up the meat and had a proper roll this wouldn’t be shitty
pedantic_papillon@reddit
nah this belongs in the okay food subreddit. i’d actually destroy this and would think it’d be the best sandwich ever (only blackout drunk though).
Accomplished-Top9803@reddit
CHEEZ WHIZ!!!
RawChickenButt@reddit
Bahahahahahaba
LilSwaggyMayne@reddit
Add some mayo OR butter to that bread and toast them on a skillet.
Then you’ve got yourself a baller ass sammy my guy
sleepybitchdisorder@reddit
I'm from Philly and if you posted this in a Philly subreddit you might actually get doxxed lmfao
gravityryte@reddit
Wonder bread was certainly a choice
Accomplished-Wash313@reddit
toast the bread 😭
Apearthenbananas@reddit
Protip: bread is arguably the most important part of a sandwich
visionsofcry@reddit
I don't hate it. But it feels more like a steak sandwich. Freeze a ribeye for an hour and slice it as thin as possible against then grain. Then cook it. I don't care about the bread or anything. The meat has to be right.
I'd still eat the fuck out of that.
ApprehensiveWorker15@reddit
I thought that was tuna salad at first, sheesh
Less_Effective_2420@reddit
Get deli rolls
Youngestofmanis@reddit
i should call her
death_listing@reddit
thats not it though
DustyMan818@reddit
you are hereby banned from philadelphia forever.
Fun-Mud3861@reddit
LaughRune@reddit
At least toast the bread! I'd still eat it though.
Cattysnoop@reddit
Beef curtain sandwich.
Ninjameme@reddit
What in the New York Giants is this?
impamiizgraa@reddit
😂 it’s not a bad sammich tbf. It’s the labelling!
Very_Tall_Burglar@reddit
Id eat that
urlocalgaymer@reddit
Awful, but thank you sm for not putting fucking cheese wiz (whiz?) on it, at least from what I can see, therefore it's a minimum of 2/10, cheese wiz makes any cheese steak and automatic 0/10
-someone from and with many family from Philly
AlertBug7075@reddit
Corrupted cheesesteak 😶
GentrifriesGuy@reddit
Pennsylvania should send the National Guard after you for this sacrilege!
TangibleBelly@reddit
That "bread" is 🤮🤮🤮
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