Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • Pinch Essence, recipe follows
  • 10 thick slices white sandwich bread
  • 1/4 pound sliced pepperoni
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese
  • 1/2 pound thinly sliced turkey breast
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced provolone
  • 1/2 pound thinly sliced roast beef
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced mild Cheddar
  • 1/2 pound thinly sliced pastrami
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced pepper jack cheese or Monterey jack if pepper jack is too spicy
  • 1/2 pound sliced salami
  • 5 pieces thick-cut bacon, cooked crisp and halved
  • 1 medium tomato, cut into thin slices (about 5)
  • 10 whole green leaf lettuce leaves, washed, patted dry, and stem end removed
  • 3 red cherry tomatoes
  • 3 small pickle slices
  • 3 long metal skewers
  • Potato chips, accompaniment
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme

Method

  • Combine mayonnaise and mustard in a small bowl.
  • Season with chopped garlic and Essence.
  • Arrange 5 bread slices on a large cutting board.
  • Spread 2 tablespoons of the mayonnaise mixture evenly on each slice.
  • Layer the meat and cheeses evenly among the bread slices in this order: pepperoni, Swiss, turkey, provolone, roast beef, cheddar, pastrami, pepper jack, and salami.
  • (Fold the meats so that the sandwiches will stack evenly on top of each other.)
  • Top each of the sandwiches with tomato slices and the remaining bread slices.
  • Spread about 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise mixture on top of each sandwich and lay 2 bacon halves on top of each sandwich.
  • Place 1 cherry tomato and 1 pickle slice through each skewer.
  • Carefully build the Dagwood Sandwich by stacking all 5 sandwiches on top of each other.
  • Separate the sandwiches by placing 2 lettuce leaves in between.
  • To keep the sandwich tower from falling over, fit the skewers into the sandwich tower all the way through the center.
  • To serve, pull off the desired amount of bread, meat and cheese, and serve with potato chips on the side.
  • Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
  • Yield: 2/3 cup
  • Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
  • Published by William and Morrow, 1993.