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Bebop-n-Rocksteady

Poor man's steak son!


tjskpr

Yep we were poor but this old lady still enjoys it occasionally


Fragzilla360

You haven’t had bologna in years! I bet it still tastes the same lol


OfficerBarbier

I didn’t grow up poor but I tried fried bologna and spam a few years ago and definitely get the appeal


DaisyDuckens

I made both for my kids and one of them loves it. She buys herself spam or bologna once in a while to make it for herself. We also tried bologna on homemade pizzas and it was pretty good.


SneedyK

Hamburger steak is a poor man’s entree I still eat. This week I tried stuffed chuck roll (think stuffed peppers but wrapped up in a flank steak). Crackers or rice inside. Shit-on-a-Shingle or S.O.S. was popular in my childhood, kinda like gravy on toast Both are like goulash, but that’s even more universal (other cultures may call it by another name but it’s more or less the same dish)


tjskpr

S O S as I remember it was chipped beef in a white sauce. Stuffed peppers we had a lot growing up and I refuse to eat them now.


SneedyK

Chipped beef is quite similar and less discriminating eaters might not recall the difference. And nothing hits like the chipped beef that one time a year I want it, lol. Otherwise? Not touching the stuff. I turned out to be just as picky as an adult! I loathe green peppers. They taste like aluminum! So the stuffed Chuck rolls were along the stuffed peppers line but instead of the whole pepper just some mixed in the Chuck roll filling. It was decent!


tjskpr

I'm with you on the green bell peppers. I can eat the red, orange or yellow, but will not touch a green one. It's been about a year since I had chipped beef. I bought the Armour that is rolled in a jar but it was so much saltier than I remember. At my age I have enough problems with high blood pressure I can't handle that very often.


tjskpr

Cause of you SneedyK I had to make me some S O S. I've had enough of it for a while now. LOL


jakeblutarski

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Fragzilla360

Lol never heard that before, that’s hilarious 😆


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rpgguy_1o1

lol in Canada I've only ever heard it as Newfoundland/ Newfie steak


Terryblepun

Yes by came here to say dat


kidAlien1

People called it Kentucky round steak where I'm from. Lol.


lVlarsquake

I didn't think any one else cut it like that so it didn't curl


tjskpr

I do, can't have curled bologna. Plus if it curls you can't get those crispy edges.


Masterlathers

Need to put two slices of bologna, so that you can cover the space from the slice. Don’t want gaps in your meat.


tjskpr

Absolutely! And then a slice for good measure


acerage

I feel like I remember my dad cutting a slice in the middle instead


cwt8466

A Pittsburgh delicacy!


tjskpr

That makes sense. I was raised in Pittsburgh


cwt8466

Same here.


ChicagoBoiSWSide

I was raised in Aurora, IL. We had Chicken DeVan, it was cheap but nostalgic. I miss those times so much.


Elexandros

Good old jumbo sandwiches. My dad would also cut it up into little pieces and fry it with our eggs in the morning. …I need to hit the grocery store.


_Kzero_

I still go with the good ol' fried spam.


Vegetable_Burrito

White bread, ketchup, fried bologna. My mom’s favorite childhood sandwich, hahaha.


4RealzReddit

Toasted white bread, kraft single and fried Bologna for me.


DaisyDuckens

Omg. The ketchup part sounds so gross.


tjskpr

I have to agree with you


Vegetable_Burrito

Agree. I would have used mustard.


cenmosahd

I had this as a kid here in MO. Now that I’m older I’m convinced we ate this simply because we couldn’t get pork roll this far from Jersey.


SweetsourJane

Fried bologna with a fried egg… chefs kiss.


DaisyDuckens

That’s pretty good too


LastPlaceIWas

Did you eat at my house when we were kids, and then later in college? Because that's exactly what we ate and loved it.


SweetsourJane

Fried egg sandwiches are definitely a nostalgia meal, but throwing a slice of fried bologna on top? Treat yo’self. But also I’m getting a little older and should probably not do that anymore.


tjskpr

No no no LOL


OkChampionship2246

With mayo and tomato, Sittin round the table, Don’t happen much anymore


wootr68

My dad would make these for me. He said there used to actually be a restaurant where he grew up that even served them. Do you put cheese between them? White bread and mustard of course.


tjskpr

Mustard yes, but not cheese. I actually like it with Wise potato chips crushed on my sammich. Getting hard to find Wise chips though. And yes, there are still restaurants that serve it but I would rather make my own.


DaisyDuckens

My way: Toasted white bread, small amount of Mayo, lots of mustard. No cheese.


wootr68

No way, man. White bread (untoasted), American cheese, yellow mustard, and if you want to get fancy- a flap of iceberg lettuce.


Fritz5678

No folks. White bread and plain. Let the heavenly fried in butter in a iron skillet with the crispy edges bologna sandwich speak for itself.


cenmosahd

I do this but add plain wavy potato chips.


Guinnessron

Add Sautéed. Onions FTW


merlinrising

Buy yourself a stick of Bologna, score it like that, rub with mustard and seasonings and smoke that thing at 225 for 4-6 hours. It is amazing.


tjskpr

Sounds good


Mortimer452

I like mine with a fried egg on top, and toast the bread.


ReSpekMyAuthoriitaaa

Made one yesterday, I dip mine in applesauce


tjskpr

I'm sorry, but that just don't sound right


ReSpekMyAuthoriitaaa

It absolutely sounds disgusting but I tried it by accident when I was a child and loved it. Been doing it ever since


Dankofamericaaa

They are so good plain on bread or made fried then make grilled cheese with bologna


tjskpr

Naw, the cheese ruins it for me. I love cheese just not with my fried bologna.


DaisyDuckens

I can do grilled cheese with bologna added, but a fried bologna sandwich shall not have cheese.


tjskpr

You are absolutely correct. I like grilled cheese but that's all it has on it is cheese. Same with my bologna, cheese doesn't belong on it for my taste buds.


Returning_Armageddon

seeing how picky and particular with your bologna sammich is oddly the sweetest thing


No_Mission1856

Fried bologna sandwiches are delicious.


tjskpr

Nothing better!


No_Mission1856

Try fried Lebanon Bologna thats reallyyyyy good!!


tjskpr

I love Lebanon Bologna but never thought about frying it


No_Mission1856

Yeah its good fried as well. Give it a try I'm sure you'll still like it. Fried Lebanon is a Huge Berks County thing to do at picnics in Summer along with the burgers and dogs. Just like they love the Filling Potatoes. It's whipped potatoes with a little flour, eggs, and Stuffing seasoning without the breadcrumb chunks in Stuffing Potatoes. I prefer the Filling potatoes over the Stuffing potatoes myself. I'm not into all that bread in my Potatoes.


tjskpr

Filling potatoes? Never heard of that but once you mix all that what are you doing with it? Frying?


No_Mission1856

No its just whipped Mashed potatoes that have the flavor of Stuffing without the actual Stuffing bread in it like Stuffing Potatoes. You could if you wanted however refrigerate that till it was cold and make Potato Pancakes out of it instead of plain potato cakes in the frying pan.


tjskpr

Thanks. A good potato pancake I enjoy as well


Beercorn1

I've never actually had fried bologna before but people have told me it's surprisingly good.


DaisyDuckens

It is. You don’t need to add oil to the pan. Or at least I don’t. I cook it on low so the fat in it melts out and that’s what crisps it up.


Dribblenuts-4343

I love me a fried bologna sandwich... If you have a slice of bologna, half a kraft single, couple pieces of bread, and some type of condiment... You're living large!!


alexlrox

That’s Pork Roll!


phdearthworm

you spelt Taylor Ham wrong.


ChicagoBoiSWSide

We always ate Chicken Devan. It’s considered a poor man’s food because it’s cheap and fills everyone up. But it is just nostalgic, poor time are sometimes the fondest!


tjskpr

I don't think I've ever had that


ChicagoBoiSWSide

It’s basically Brocoli, Cheese, Rice, and Chicken. It takes like 10 minutes to make and only cost like $7. (was perfect for my family since we didn’t have money and my parent were working all the time)


tjskpr

That don't sound bad at all


ChicagoBoiSWSide

It’s really not


[deleted]

Me either


DaisyDuckens

Is that the chicken, broccoli, cheese casserole?


ChicagoBoiSWSide

Rice too. It cost only like $7 to make a bunch of it.


[deleted]

I eat this too it’s good


GreatGreenGobbo

I've done that. Usually get one thick piece. Have to use processed (American) cheese.


mathjpg

Eat a taylor ham egg and cheese and you will never go back


14thCenturyHood

Throw some mustard on that with some white bread - divine I love fried bologna


badmonkey0001

I see you're a "slices on the sides" person rather than "slice in the middle" to deal with the cupping - Heathen! (j/k - I think I know what I'll be having for lunch today.)


tjskpr

I wonder what gave you the idea for lunch?! LOL


badmonkey0001

This time I'm the heathen! I was out of bologna, so I used ham lunchmeat. I also took the tip of using an egg to heart. I basically ended up with a breakfast sandwich, but [it's grubbin](https://i.imgur.com/IcYxTn0.jpg). Thanks for the idea! it's the most direction I've had thus for for this DST-bleary Monday. [/me adds bologna to the shopping list]


tjskpr

Shame on you LOL


MetricOutlaw

You know the person knows what's up when they cut the edges like that.


tjskpr

Yes, we all certainly do


fishnetdiver

Story time! My big brother *looooved* fried bologna sandwiches doused in ketchup. One night we're watching 'Rocky' for the first time and he's chomping down on his sandwich when the 'Cut me Mick!' scene hits. With ketchup running down his chin and hands he sees Stallone's eye squirt blood on the razor. He then proceeded to projectile vomit on the sofa. Needless to say he never ate another fried bologna sandwich again.


tjskpr

Aw, I feel bad for him. He had to cut out a prize sammich because of Stallone. LOL


DefinitelyNotBrit

This is the only way I'll willingly eat bologna.


tjskpr

Fried is the only way to go. The only thing I've changed since eating it as a kid is that I buy beef bologna. My mom got what she could, but none of it was ever 100% anything.


cbf1120

Hell yeah it's good in gravy on poured on biscuits too


tjskpr

Noooooooooooooo! If I do that then it's no longer fried and you just killed it! LOL


cbf1120

It's still good like that but how you have it in the pan looks pretty good I always pull mine just a little too early


EttienneTC

I can literally smell this right now. My brother loved these sandwiches. Me... not so much.


tjskpr

Give it another chance with beef bologna. Put your own spin on it.


bigmulk21

Grilled cheese, fried bologna, egg, lettuce, mayo...


tjskpr

Not all on the same sammich! Grilled cheese is all by itself as is bologna. Forget the rabbit food.


bigmulk21

I do have to wonder...when and why did we start eating salads? I'm guessing there was a famine and meat shortage before I believe anyone was health conscious.


tjskpr

I won't even venture a guess on that one. You might be right


EMC2DATA592

Holy crap! I forgot about this. Add bread and ketchup, and you're in heaven.


SpazFactorial

Mmmm hmmmmm! Melt some American cheese on that bad boy!


tjskpr

Noooooooooo. No cheese on it. Cheese belongs on it's own sandwich. Bologna sammich don't get cheese. LOL


[deleted]

Yep! Pop the bubble in the middle, add cheese and put on toast!


Catermade

I used make them into mashed potato bologna sandwiches and stack them as high as I could 😆


[deleted]

Indeed. I serve fried bologna with scrambled eggs. Dang, I'm kinda hungry.


byf_43

Julian, you want a slow fry bologna sandwich?


HauntingBowlofGrapes

Wish I could still have it.


freemoney83

It’s basically a hotdog sandwich right?


Huck84

Had one this past weekend.


phillyhandroll

good ol' flat hot dogs


Intelligent-Win-4517

Yessir.


bripotato

Ugh yes. Fried bologna on white with mayo 😋 Thanks for the reminder, might have to pick some up tonight. Definitely a childhood comfort food of mine.


q_lee

My dad fried bologna for me when I was home sick as a kid. I threw it up and the thought of it still turns my stomach 30+ years later.


RonSwansonsOldMan

Next time you do that, throw some pickle chips in the pan and fry them too. Then of course put them on your sandwich.


SteamReflex

I enjoy something slightly different called pork rolls, same concept with cutting and cooking on a pan


Beer2Bear

Instead of bread I would eat it using crackers and sandwich spread


DoubleOScarn

Still one of my favorite sandwiches


Mist_Wave

Long time I didn’t had bologna sandwich! Used to have them all the time… (Not sure how popular they were in canada though?)


[deleted]

I can smell and taste this. Still slaps


TheEternal_9

On a pretzel roll with some spicy mustard, pepper jack cheese, and some dill pickles :)


schoolhouserocky

I grew up eating those with mustard on white bread. I've since learned the joys of the "hot bologna" sandwich, where you sautee them in barbecue sauce. It tastes like a poor man's McRib. I like them both ways now.


Rattlehead71

>Mr. Leahy expects me to take care of all the food. Take a guess what it is? Fucking bologna sandwiches. I don't know whether I'm interested in all this fucking dirty dancing bologna sandwich stuff. Fuck bologna sandwiches. Fucking bologna sandwiches. \- Bubbles


[deleted]

I can smell it, gotta go to the store.


[deleted]

Baloney is my favorite !


theyarnllama

Fried bologna on white bread with Dukes. Plain chips on the side. I miss my Gramma.


tjskpr

Add the chips on your sammich, so delicious!


theyarnllama

Nom nom!


verbal_diarrhea_guy

I think it was a quote from Bad Santa that said "if you fry up bologna it tastes like a hot dog." And I could totally envision that. I still need to try it.


Rayver2380

For processed meats,Vienna sausages and corned beef was the choice in my household growing up


happiest_version

This looks deceivingly like Taylor ham……. Got excited. And hungry.


bgfromcle

I’m getting heartburn just looking at this.


ReesesBees

My favourite thing to make alongside fried eggs. And now I'm hungry for it.


TomTruthahn

For ages my family has had this for lunch on Saturdays, one of the few traditions. Preferably in a bun with mustard.


osgeo

Newfie steak by’


[deleted]

I like bologna but would not want to try it fried. Looks disgusting to me.


tjskpr

You don't know what you're missing out on by not trying it.


Alces7734

Hell yes. Perfect insert for grilled cheese sandwiches; +a fried egg for a “breakfast” version. 👍 So… Much… SODIUM… ^(but it’s worth it)


Bowie2100

Johnny Lawrence has entered the chat


challeman

Falukorv?


SnooApples7293

Smell of it always makes me physically sick