What follow are the chapters of Minnesota Lunch: From Pasties to Banh Mi and a sneak peek at the recipes that make the book a home cook’s delight.
1) The Fried Walleye Sandwich: The Fish That Very Nearly Got Away | Susan Pagani
Includes recipes for the Walleye Po’Boy (from Blackbird Restaurant) and Chef Shack’s Pickled Ramp Tartar Sauce
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2) The Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich: Darling of the Twin Cities Foodie Scene | Lori Writer
Includes recipes for the traditional Banh Mi sandwich and 20.21’s “Banh Mi” Pork Sandwich
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3) Pasties and Porketta: The Soul of the Iron Range | James Norton
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Includes recipes for Cornish Pasties, Not-So Traditional Pasties with beef brisket, Lunch-and-Dessert Pasties, and Italian Porketta
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4) The State Fair Turkey Sandwich: The Great Minnesota Get-Together Meets the Great Minnesota Poultry | Jill Lewis
Includes recipe for a State Fair Turkey Sandwich
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5) The Hot Dago: Sausage, Sauce, and Strife | James Norton
Includes recipes for the Roma Hot Dago, and a traditional Hot Dago
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6) The Mexican Torta: Meet Me at the Intersection of Taco and Sandwich | Susan Pagani
Includes recipes for Manny’s Special Torta and Victor’s 1959 Cafe Cubano
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7) The Meat Loaf Sandwich: Leftovers in the Land of Comfort Food and Cattle | Susan Pagani
Includes recipes for Beef Loaf (circa 1911), Roman Market Meat Loaf Sandwich, and the Cheeky Monkey Meat Loaf Sandwich
8) The Sambusa: Breaking the Somali Ramadan Fast | Lori Writer
Includes recipes for Sambusa, Tuna Sambusa, Traditional Samosas, and Saffron Restaurant’s Spiced Potato Samosas
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9) The Ju(i)cy Lucy: The Molten Cheese Core of South Minneapolis | James Norton
Includes recipe for the Heavy Table’s “Local Lucy”
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10) The Scandinavian Open-Faced Sandwich: Old-World Grace for a Busy New Country | James Norton
Includes recipes for the Dill-Cured Salmon Open-Faced Sandwich, Swedish Meatball and Beet Root Open-Faced Sandwich, and Shrimp Open-Faced Sandwich
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11) Bratwurst, Beef Commercials, Mayslack’s Roast Beef, and More: The Outtakes | James Norton
Includes recipe for the Hot Beef Commercial
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