Authentic Gatsby Recipe Cape Town, South Africa

Name: Gatsby
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp canola oil; 6 slices bologna; 1 (8″/20 cm) crusty Italian roll, toasted; 2 cups (120g) cooked thick-cut French fries; 1⁄3 cup (80g) ketchup; piri-piri sauce, to taste; 1⁄2 cup (35g) shredded iceberg lettuce

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Introduction & history

Originally, the Gatbsy consisted of a sliced Portuguese roll which was filled with fried poloney (baloney), slap chips (thick French fries seasoned with salt and vinegar), and hot Indian achar pickle. However, today, the Gatsby is meant to be shared among several people, as it's often a mammoth of a sandwich. It consists of a foot-long baguette that is sliced open and filled with various ingredients — the only constants are either French fries or slap chips and hot sauce, either achar (typically mango pickle) or piri-piriRead more

Main ingredients

Bread
Bologna Sausage
Lettuce
Pommes frites
Ketchup