Scrapple, Heart Steak, and Deep Fried Hot Dogs at St. Anselm
Joe Carroll owner of Spuyten Duyvil and Fette Sau has something new and delicious up his sleeve- ‚”a haute snack bar” named St. Anselm he’s planning to open next door to Spuyten Duyvil in late April. Originally Carroll planned to open a simple hot dog joint, but the menu has quickly expanded to include ‚”Newark-style hot dogs” which are deep-fried, stuffed into split pizza bread, and crammed with crispy potatoes, onions, and peppers.
According to Grub Street:
Other fatty delights will include scrapple, goetta, and sausages, all made in-house; relics like humble pie and chicken √† la king; a pork-neck-bone dish the Carrolls fell for in Las Vegas; and the ominous sounding Skin 3 Way. Regional sandwiches include Trenton pork roll (‚”Spam-ish and salty,” says Carroll) and beef on weck.
A larger selection of wine will be served than is offered at Spuyten Duyvil and Fette Sau, including Red Hook Winery’s Chardonnay and sparkling Brooklynbrusco which will be available on tap.
Grub Street got a peek at the full menu (re-posted after the jump).
[image via Grub Street]
BLUE PLATES
-Monday- Coddle
-Tuesday- Yankee Pot Roast
-Wednesday- Neck Bones a la Venetian
-Thursday- Oxtail Chili
-Friday- Fish Fry
-Saturday- Liver, Bacon & Onions
-Sunday- Chicken a la King
Beer Battered Brain
Smoked Sweet Breads
Tripe Marrow Croquettes
Fried Gizzard
Confit Foie Gras Pierogies
Devils On Horse Back
Fried Humble Pie Beef
Heart Steak
Head Cheese Butcher’s Faggots
Skin 3 Way: Cotina, Cracklin’ & Chicharrone
Hot Dogs
Newark Style
Two Deep Fried Dogs
Napoli Pizza Bread
Peppers, Onions and Fried Potatoes.
Singles
Deep Fried on a Potato Roll
Top with Gravy, Sauerkraut, Sautéed Peppers & Onions, Beer Cheese
House Sausages
Newark Style or Plate (See Board for Today’s Sausages)
Griddle Burgers
2oz. Patties on Potato Rolls With Cheese and/or Onion
Fried Potatoes in a Cup Plain Salt & Vinegar Disco Fries
Eggs
Fried, Scrambled or Poached
Add Scrapple or Goetta with Greens
Pork Roll Sandwich with Egg and Cheese Sausage, Peppers, Potatoes & 2 Eggs
Bacon with L & T
Corned Lamb Hash with Fried Bread
Fried Meatballs (Newark Style or Plate)
Rillon with Pear Chutney
Beef on Weck
Soup a da Day
City Chicken
The Dagwood Sandwich: Tongue, Onion, Mustard, Sardines, Bean Spread & Horseradish
Pickled Sausage Pepper
Gardiniera
Citrus & Fennel Salad
Veal Heart Jerky
Pickled Eggs
-cold or fried-
House Made Sausages, Head Cheese, Bacon, Scrapple, Goetta Hot Dogs & Pork Roll
On Draft:
Beer-Hopfenstark Blonde McNeill’s Alt Bruery Saison Lente Jolly Pumpkin Bam
Wine- Red Hook Winery Brooklynbrusco (Sparkling Red) Red Hook Winery Chardonnay
Cider- Farnum Hill Summer Cider
Soda- Sprecher Root Beer
Newark Style ? He Means West Orange, NJ Style as in Jimmy Buffs.
I think it is in reference to Rutts Hutt
The hot dog described above is actually a hybrid of the Rutt’s “ripper” style of deep-fried hot dog and the classic Italian hot dog popularized by well-known establishments like the aforementioned Jimmy Buff’s and the just-as-good Dickie Dee’s. Although NJ mentality would never allow for such a perversion of style, it does sound like a delicious proposition.
Additionally, the Trenton Ham label is better known as Taylor Ham, a staple of the native New Jerseyan’s breakfast, preferably on a bagel with egg and cheese. I realize the product was originally (maybe still?) made in Trenton, but I have never once seen it called Trenton Ham in all of my years patronizing greasy spoons in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties. Maybe it is a central/southern Jersey localism.