Gatsby

History

The Gatsby was born in 1976 in Cape Town's Athlone neighbourhood, when Rashaad Pandy ordered a large roll stuffed with chips, polony and atchar from a fish and chips shop to feed his hungry workers. One worker exclaimed it was 'a Gatsby smash!' — a reference to the newly released Great Gatsby film — and the name stuck. Today it is a Cape Town institution, sold in huge shared rolls that feed four or more, piled with everything from masala steak to calamari.

Ingredients

• Long Vienna or hoagie-style roll (extra large)
• Masala steak strips, polony or calamari
• French fries (chips), cooked
• Atchar (spiced mango pickle)
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Red onion
• Cheddar or processed cheese slices
• Tomato sauce and hot sauce

How to Make

1. 1Cook masala steak: marinate thin beef strips in Cape Malay masala spice, garlic, ginger, lemon juice and oil. Pan-fry on high heat until charred and cooked through.
2. 2Fry chips (French fries) until golden and crispy. Season with salt.
3. 3Slice the long roll lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
4. 4Spread atchar generously on both cut sides.
5. 5Layer lettuce, sliced tomato and red onion on the base.
6. 6Pile on the masala steak or polony.
7. 7Add the hot chips directly on top of the meat.
8. 8Top with cheese slices, tomato sauce and hot sauce.
9. 9Press the roll closed, slice into 4 portions, and share.

Known for it

• Super Fisheries63 Old Klipfontein Rd, Athlone, Cape Town, 7764, South Africa