About this dish
A massive South African sandwich stuffed with chips, fried meat, and sauces, a Cape Town favorite.
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Ingredients
🥖1 long bread roll
🥔2 cups fried chips
🥩300g fried steak or polony, sliced
🌶️Hot sauce and atchar, for topping
Method
Serves 21
Slice the long bread roll open lengthwise.2
Fry the chips until golden and crisp.3
Fry the chosen meat until cooked through.4
Layer the chips and meat generously inside the roll.5
Top with hot sauce and atchar, then close and slice into portions.✓ What Makes it Authentic
The gatsby is a Cape Town invention, a long roll packed generously with fried chips and a choice of meat, designed to be shared.
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