I was trying to find steak hoagie patties in my local grocery store the other day and nearly went mad going from store to store without success. This leads me to believe that these are a regional treat, since I everyone around here (Milwaukee) stares at me like I am from mars when I try to ask for these things.
What I was looking for is not the shaved beef like a philly steak sandwich,
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but rather more like an elongated hamburger patty, although it was not purely ground beef.
These were available in SW Ohio known as Steak Sandwiches, but they were not really sirloin or strip steaks either. For what it's worth, There's a sandwich at Mac&Joes in Oxford, OH called "The Miami Tradition" that uses the kind of meat I'm looking for. They were definitely a ground meat mixture more the consistencey of salisbury, or chopped steak. Here's a picture of exactly what I'm talking about
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So.... Does anybody here have a clue what I'm talking about, and more importantly, can you tell me what the meat mixture is, or even better, where I can get my hands on some?
The thought of one of these babies on a nice tosted hoagie roll with provelone and marinara sauce has set me on this stupid quest and I won't be able to rest untill I find or find out about this stuff.