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Willy sh.itjust.works Willy@sh.itjust.works
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Back before it was bought out, Jersey Mikes used to make the best tuna salad sub I’ve ever had. Does anyone remember the recipe? I’ve gotten close once. I think it was chunk light tuna, and way more mayo than seems reasonable. Given its Atlantic City roots, I assume it was Hellmann's and not Duke's or Kewpie. Were there any other ingredients?

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SnausagesinaBlanket lemmy.world snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world
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https://foodovercomfort.com/jersey-mikes-tuna-recipe/

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Codilingus piefed.social Codilingus@piefed.social
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I know they're mostly the same, years ago, I used to know Jimmy Johns Tuna.

The 2 major things were making sure you squeeze out enough liquid of the tuna before starting, and soy sauce as an ingredient.

Other than that it was typical tuna ingredients like celery, Mayo, etc. Hopefully that helps.

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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I know they're mostly the same, years ago, I used to know Jimmy Johns Tuna. The 2 major things were making sure you squeeze out enough liquid of the tuna before starting, and soy sauce as an ingredient. Other than that it was typical tuna ingredients like celery, Mayo, etc. Hopefully that helps.

Soy sauce????

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AMoralNihilist feddit.uk AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk
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Soy sauce????

Umami baby

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a_non_monotonic_function lemmy.world a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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Soy sauce????

It is a sauce made of fermented soybeans.

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p13f3d feddit.online p13f3d@feddit.online
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This doesn't directly relate to your Jersey Mikes recipe request, but tuna related - quality of tuna makes a huge difference. Tuna packed in oil is typically higher quality than tuna packed in water. The best canned tuna I've found is As Do Mar solid tuna, Italian yellowfin tuna certified caught via pole & line fishing.

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GreenBottles lemmy.world sturmblast@lemmy.world
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Soy sauce????

For the salt probably

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Willy sh.itjust.works Willy@sh.itjust.works
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https://foodovercomfort.com/jersey-mikes-tuna-recipe/

so that cancerous site say chunk light and mayo. no shit.

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BodePlotHole lemmy.world BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
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Something else to consider, a lot of sandwich places use "deli mayo." it has a much higher fat content than the stuff you can buy at the grocery store. Which, obviously, has a significant effect on flavor and texture.

It can be a key factor when trying to replicate restaurant recipes.

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SnausagesinaBlanket lemmy.world snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world
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so that cancerous site say chunk light and mayo. no shit.

Jersey Mike's Tuna Salad is a blend of canned light tuna and albacore tuna, mixed with mayonnaise, celery, and black pepper.

That is the entire recipe genius.

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femtek lemmy.blahaj.zone femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

I know they're mostly the same, years ago, I used to know Jimmy Johns Tuna. The 2 major things were making sure you squeeze out enough liquid of the tuna before starting, and soy sauce as an ingredient. Other than that it was typical tuna ingredients like celery, Mayo, etc. Hopefully that helps.

I was going to say Jimmy John's had the best tuna sub. Almost every other place was bland.
Jimmy John's had mayonnaise, celery, white onion, soy sauce, and black pepper

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femtek lemmy.blahaj.zone femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I was told canned tuna, mayonnaise, vinegar, olive oil, relish or cucumber pickle, pepper, curry powder, and fresh vegetables.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
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It tasted basicslly the same as what I have always made at home and what I make at home is:

1 can light tuna packed in water, drained

2 spoonfuls of olive oil mayo

salt, pepper, onion power, garlic powder, MSG, and smoked paprika.

I then put pickles in the actual sandwich but you could also just mix in some dill pickle relish.

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roofuskit lemmy.world roofuskit@lemmy.world
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so that cancerous site say chunk light and mayo. no shit.

Firefox, Ublock Origin.

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eldoom lemmy.ml eldoom@lemmy.ml
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I used to work there but it's been a very long time so I can't really remember all the ingredients. I can say that it's equal parts chunk light and dark tuna drained completely dry though. Red wine vinegar and deli mayo.

I hope that helps

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sauerkrautsaul lemmus.org sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org
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Jersey Mike's Tuna Salad is a blend of canned light tuna and albacore tuna, mixed with mayonnaise, celery, and black pepper. That is the entire recipe genius.

theres probably no reason to act like a dick in a discussion about tuna salad

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Redacted piefed.ca Redacted@piefed.ca
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theres probably no reason to act like a dick in a discussion about tuna salad

Tuna salad is serious business.

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dan69 lemmy.world dan69@lemmy.world
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Something else to consider, a lot of sandwich places use "deli mayo." it has a much higher fat content than the stuff you can buy at the grocery store. Which, obviously, has a significant effect on flavor and texture. It can be a key factor when trying to replicate restaurant recipes.

Is deli mayo like kewpie mayo?

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sauerkrautsaul lemmus.org sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org
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Tuna salad is serious business.

It CAN be, I agree to that.

Like if there's no sweet (pickle) relish Im OUT. As in I will physically leave wherever that crap is.

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funkless_eck sh.itjust.works funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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Soy sauce????

Eres sauce.

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Rob T Firefly lemmy.world rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world
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Umami baby

Yes, I am indeed my mommy's baby.

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