If you've never heard of the Polish Boy Sandwich, you probably aren't from Cleveland. This beloved regional specialty can be found in diners and restaurants all across the city and is a taste like no other.

Regional Foods are those foods that you find in your hometown but in no other place around the world. Foods like this City Chicken (that's not really made from chicken at all!) The foods that you've grown up eating and loving. For me, this Polish Boy Sandwich IS Cleveland. You won't find this delicacy in any other part of the country!

My version of the Polish Boy Sandwich starts with grilled kielbasa nestled in a toasted bun. Then I top it with with BBQ sauce, golden french fries and coleslaw.  It's a very messy sandwich, but it's very much worth the mess! Just make sure you have a few extra napkins on hand!

Growing up in Northeast Ohio, I ate many foods with Eastern European influence.  Foods like pierogi, packzi, and kielbasa.  Most holiday meals here have either pierogi, kielbasa, or both on the menu. Kielbasa is a go-to meal in these parts, because paired with some kraut, it makes a hearty meal! You will find many vendors in the historic Westside Market selling their version of the best kielbasa. You don't have to go very far to find this tasty sausage in Cleveland. 

Kielbasa takes center-stage in this sandwich. I have to admit, although I always knew what a Polish Boy was, I had never actually tried one before I made this sandwich. Boy was I missing out! The combination sounds odd, but put together, it somehow works out beautifully!  

There doesn't seem to be very many rules when making this sandwich. Use your favorite bun (I used a hot dog bun) and your favorite Kielbasa sausage (I used turkey kielbasa) top it with your favorite BBQ sauce, some fries (I used frozen oven baked for convenience) and finish it with slaw.  That's it! Make sure you keep a stack of napkins handy though...you will need them!

Have you ever eaten a Polish Boy Sandwich?

Polish Boy Sandwich

By Renee's Kitchen Adventures

An easy, make at home version, of the iconic Cleveland delicacy, The Polish Boy Sandwich.

Ingredients

• 2 hot dog buns, toasted
• 2 links of fully-cooked kielbasa (I used turkey)
• 1/2 of 32 oz. package of frozen french fries, cooked according to package directions
• 1/4 cup your favorite BBQ sauce
• 1 cup prepared coleslaw
• 1/2 TBS canola oil

Instructions

1. Heat skillet over med-high heat. Add 1/2 TBS oil and heat until it just starts to shimmer.
2. Cook kielbasa in oil turning frequently until heated through. Place each link in a toasted bun.
3. Equally divide BBQ sauce and place on top of kielbasa followed by fries (see NOTE) and then slaw.
4. Serve immediately. You may need a fork and you will definitely need lots of napkins!

Yield: 2 servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.

Cook time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Total time: 15 mins.
Tags:  sandwich, kielbasa, Cleveland, Ohio, Polish

NOTE:  You don't need to use all the fries in the sandwich.  Put a few on the sausages and serve the rest alongside the sandwich for a complete meal. 

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