Pittsburgh and Phoenix regional food?
Hi all,
I'm not particularly invested in the Superbowl this year, but still would like to have people over. I thought of making snacks that are related to the cities where the two teams are from, but I am drawing a blank as to what kind of food is from Pittsburgh and Phoenix, mostly because I have never been there.
Any natives have ideas? The closest I've gotten so far is Mexican food from Phoenix, but that seems to simple.
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I have this recipe for coleslaw but I haven't made it yet.
Steel City Crunchy Coleslaw
Ingredients:
2 bags angel hair coleslaw or regular coleslaw if not available.
2 bags oriental flavor Ramen noodles uncooked and crushed
2 cups fresh broccoli flowerettes
1 cup sliced almonds
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 bunch green onions chopped
Cooking Instructions:
Dressing: 1 cup canola oil 1/2 c white vinegar 1/3 c sugar 2 pkgs. flavoring from Ramen noodles
Mix dressing and chill.
Toss all salad ingredients together. Just before serving add dressing and mix well. Do not add crushed noodles until ready to serve.
caramel at 1:06PM on 01/28/09
Pittsgburh Food:
Primanti's sandwiches:
layer 1: thick slice of fresh (not toasted) Italian or French bread
layer 2: meat/protein of choice, I like ground sirloin, but any meat/fried egg is fine
layer 3: provolone
layer 4: Amish-style coleslaw (cabbage=only veg, vinegar based dressing)
layer 5: fries. I bake mine in the oven, works pretty well
layer 6: tomato slices
layer 7: thick slice of fresh (not toasted) Italian or French bread
Kielbasa/hot dogs/pork roast in sauerkraut:
Dump sauerkraut in your crock pot. Add a few pounds of pork roast or kielbasa and/or hot dogs. Start early in the morning, ready to go by game time (early afternoon, right?) (this is also the local traditional food to eat on New Year's).
Pierogies:
The easy way: Mrs. T's pierogies, boil as directed. Slice a few big onions and cook down in enough butter to kill you. Toss cooked pierogies in onions/butter, serve.
Cabbage & Noodles:
Cook down half a head of shredded cabbage in butter, salted to taste. Toss with an equal amount of cooked egg noodles. Serve.
joyyy at 1:17PM on 01/28/09
Ok, maybe it's fries, then coleslaw, I'm having a little bit of a brain freeze. Close enough though :P
joyyy at 1:23PM on 01/28/09
Oh, don't forget the salad with fries...along with Klondike bars for Pittsburgh.
Cassaendra at 1:29PM on 01/28/09
Chipped Ham BBQ's from Pittsburgh!
1/2 lb. chipped chopped ham
BBQ Sauce:
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter
2 cups ketchup
1/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. prepared mustard
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Saute onions in butter. When translucent add remaining ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the ham and simmer another 5 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns, preferably the good ones from the bakery.
This BBQ sauce is the recipe in the old Good Housekeeping cookbook. The new editions no longer have the same recipe.
If you can't get chipped chopped ham where you are just use any sort of deli boiled ham and have it “chipped” or sliced tissue paper thin. Chipped chopped ham, referred to as chipped ham for short, is a pressed ham loaf that is sold at deli counters in the Pittsburgh area and is always chipped. I believe that the Pittsburgh company, Isaly's, invented it. Isaly's sells ice cream and meats and cold cuts. Their chipped ham is still marketed as the “original” chipped ham. They are also the inventors of Whitehouse ice cream which is what is called cherry vanilla in other areas. It is maraschino type cherries in vanilla ice cream. This would be the ideal dessert if you are having Chipped Ham BBQ for dinner.
floridayaya at 4:03PM on 01/28/09
Phoenix-
quacamole and any fresh salsa with warmed tortilla chips, raspberry chipotle chicken wings, taquito's, smoky black bean dip, quesidillas, bbq ribs, indian fry bread- savory or sweet, and don't forget the margarita's!
Me, i'm originally from WI (living in Phoenix) so I also have lots of cheese appetizers and cocktail meatballs!
aungeinphx at 4:06PM on 01/28/09
We are serious pierogie eaters in Pittsburgh and Mrs. T's work just fine.
Leland at 5:45PM on 01/28/09
gosh yinz guys are good... i love these threads...
also, if you saute the pierogies in the butter and onions after boiling they are so good... and alittle sour cream on top too!!
@joyy either way its still delicious but i just happened to have a sandwich on Friday after the pep rally and the fries are the last thing on top... i noticed cause i drenched them with the red devil sauce :)
make sure you chase everything down with Iron City or Rolling Rock..
hungrygrl7 at 8:16PM on 01/28/09
Oh my mouth is watering at the sheer prospect of a sandwich from Primanti's.... it's been too many years! And you can't go wrong with the Mrs. T's, & wash it all down with an IC Light! Go Steelers! :)
paMom at 11:35PM on 01/28/09
no food ideas to input since I've never been to either place; but I just had to say what a cute party idea this is!
If you can get your hands on team colored tablecloths and party goods, you could do up two tables (or opposite ends of a long table), one for each city's food.
cowprintrabbit at 3:00AM on 01/29/09
Pierogies and hot sausage sandwiches. Cook italian sausage (preferably hot, but mild works). Saute lots of bell pepper and onion slices with chopped garlic. Dump meat and veggies into a pot full of simmering tomato sauce (bought or homemade). Simmer for an hour or so. Serve sausage on hearty sausage roll topped with peppers and onions. Better than any hot dog.
There are beers way better than Iron City that are brewed in Pgh. Penn Brewery, although they very recently moved to Wilkes-Barre, is best.
Here we go Steelers, here we go!
Barbieri13 at 2:44PM on 01/29/09
One more thing. If you make a Primanti's style sandwich, the meat is best heated and the cheese melted. The hot meat with the cold slaw, yum. Don't forget the Red Devil sauce.
Barbieri13 at 2:47PM on 01/29/09
Don't forget the haluski! Boil wide noodles and drain. Cut 1 head of cabbage into 1 inch wide pieces. Cut 2 big onions into slices of the same size, then cut in half. Melt 2 sticks of butter in a BIG pan and saute everything. The cabbage will sweat down eventually. Season well with onion salt and black pepper. I cook it until the noodles start to brown. Stir frequently. Ambrosia!
Josdean at 4:20PM on 01/29/09
Me again. I just realized I posted a recipe for my Super Steeler No-Bake Snack Mix and never finished the recipe. I think I fell asleep at my computer :-))
Anyway, here goes. I get rave reviews.
In a large bowl, combine the following:
17.9 oz. box of Crispix cereal
2 boxes of Cheese Ritz Bits
1 bag of thin pretzel sticks, broken to bite size pieces
7 oz. bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish
12 oz. box of Cheez-it crackers (spicy or regular)
(Can add nuts or whatever else sounds good.)
In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 bottle of Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn Oil with 1 envelope of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing. Once well-combined, pour over the dry ingredients and toss well with a big spoon. Let sit up to 24 hours, stirring from the bottom up every hour or so until all the crackers are coated. It's best made 1 day ahead. Store in a can or leave in bowl if using it the next day.
Extremely addicting!
Josdean at 4:43PM on 01/29/09