This is how you make the ultimate Chicago Style Pepper and Egg Sandwich. Soft scrambled eggs, stewed sweet peppers and Turano French bread ( the same bread used for Italian beefs in Chicago) give this pepper and egg recipe the true Chicago flavor.
The secret to this Lent recipe is stewing peppers the day before. It makes the flavor so much better by allowing all of the spices to infuse into the peppers. This is the best sandwich in the world during lent! I use green bell peppers, the same peppers for Italian beef sandwiches.
** Sweet Peppers Recipe **
1 green bell pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dry oregano
1 tsp granulated garlic
1. Preheat a saute pan over medium heat
2. Add the peppers and cook until they lightly soften
3. Add the seasoning and stir well to incorporate
5. Cook for an additional 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the peppers are soft but al dente
6. Cool the peppers and store overnight until ready to use
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NY/NJ you can get these year round. Out here in AZ where I am now… not so much…
Being an Italian from Brooklyn growing up on this very nice job Michael. Many use red peppers but I agree green superior for this. Excellent job. Amazed many dont serve this sandwich as can eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner and also can add potatoes to give it that extra kick.
Grew up in Chicago, as a teenager found a place that served pepper, egg and Italian sausage sandwiches during Lent. Shhhh, tell no one. Pure heaven. Thank you for the recipe. See more sin in my future.
Nice video! Johnnie's in Elmwood Park has peppers and eggs every Friday, they are as amazing as Johnnie's beef !
Just like my little Sicilian mama made for me on the South Side of Chicaaaaago!
This is the best comfort food evah!
Brings back wonderful memories of her and my dad.
I'm going grocery shopping in the morning, gonna get me a baguette and peppers, I gotz da eggs already.
After watching this, it reminded me that I gotta make braciole soon…..it's been awhile.
Thanks Mike!!!
Excellent! Trying tomorrow!
Thinking about making one today…
OMG!!! I am salivating! I have not been able to find a good P & E sandwich since I moved from Chicago. I live currently in Scottsdale, and with all the Chicagoans out here, I am shocked there is not a good P & E!! Would you add cheese, parmesan?
My girlfriend is a vegetarian so pepper and egg is a great go-to meal we can both enjoy. I've tried a few recipes, but being from Chicago this recipe hits the spot while others did not. Thanks!
Letting the peppers sit overnight was life changing for me….thank you!
Add a little cut up boiled potato to it..makes a great sandwich
I recently went out to Texas and New Mexico. I had peppers and eggs with what they call hatch green peppers and a homemade tortilla. MADONE!! 🤌
Yo you cut the end of bread
Oh man, that's looks so simple and delicious. As the old saying, the simple things in life R often the best. I'm gonna make this ASAP.
Could not sell that sandwich in NJ…need peppers cut smaller & add some onion
Why not use red Bell pepper, they're naturally sweetest?
Definitely going to make this ! May even do one with the candie jalapeno I made the other day.
like to mix in some red peppers too for sweetness
Gotta try this
Bud, where did you get the Chicago from. My grandmother came to America in 1913 , landed in NY and they were eating it back then. So originated in Italy, brought to NY where you can get it in any deli or pizzeria ANYTIME of the year. Chicago tried to steal pizza and now peppers and eggs.
…And Damatos bread in Chicago has rats.
Your supposed to bake the pepper first and remove the skin! Smh
omg i always make pepper and eggs i was brought up on that.. delicious.. plus potatoe and eggs with onion
Great Video. Best pepper and egg sandwich video I ever saw.
Jalapeños and mushrooms along with onions would be a great addition to the eggs plus some cheese.
Yummy😊
CAN'T WAIT TO TRY MAKING THIS THE WAY YOU DO!!!!
Portillo's pepper egg sandwich is the seasonal treat. Thanks for the recipe and this sure looks easy and delicious. Will definitely try and will add some hot peppers as toppings
I wonder what would happen if I added some diced onion to this..? 🤔
Just what I was looking for 😮💨 lent time is great for pepper 🫑 and eggs 🥚 🥰🔥 thank you 🙏🏼
I just subscribed! My Dad grew up on Taylor Street. In the 60's and 70's we shopped on Harlem Avenue in Chicago on Saturdays for lunch meat, Italian sausage and bread!!! M. Vigiletti ❤️
What make is the cleaver used to cut the peppers
I add onions and real garlic , the Silician Way
one of my favorite things during Lent – – and at home any time!! I never included oregano before, duh! YUMMY
Back again, for another lent when my family says 'Mom, please make the pepper egg sandwich this Friday!' Thanks so much for this easy and delicious recipe!!!
Needs onion! Grated cheese
Spice that sandwich up with some Chicago style giardiniera
Thankyou Chicago👍…watching from the Netherlands…👁👁
What about adding some hot giardinera to the eggs?
Looks great but where's the cheese?
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Stupid. Any form of egg sandwich, must have cheese. If it doesn't, it's nothing but garbage.
This is wild, there is also a sandwich VERY similar to this in the NYC/Long Island area!