The Famous Diablo Sandwich from Smokey and the Bandit. This one is Legit

years ago while working on the film K-9 a crew worker I met told me the secret to the famous sandwich and he should know because he worked on Smokey and the Bandit.
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[@KinggDawgg]

That sumbich looks real good!

[@BuzzCooks]

truly was

[@stevesmith2171]

🤣👍

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

LOL!! For 30yrs, every time we'd go to the breakroom at work, someone would purposely ask me what I was getting out of the sandwich machine, cause they always knew I was gonna say, "A Dirty Diablo sammich". I always added the word "Dirty" cause it came out of those machines. 🤣

[@jonmoore4919]

😂😂😂

[@paulzammataro7185]

😂

[@RabbitHole-xyz]

There's no way, *no* way, that you came from *my* loins

[@Notthisguyeither]

"Put the evidence in the back"

[@georgemitchell-8809]

That was filmed in an Old Hickory House. The Diablo Sandwich would have been shredded hickory smoked pork in a hot BBQ sauce. There is only one Hickory House left in Tucker, Georgia. You can get the Diablo Sandwich there. “Do they got any hush puppies, daddy? Junior 😊

[@joey8567]

Sure was. With or without peppers. I feel old.

[@joey8567]

Also, after watching this, this is a recipe not like the old house. Plain pork sammich, spicy sauce, pulled pork, old school bun, and regular jalps was an option. Zero olive oil, just a good ole greasy pork sammich, and with sauce on or off and peppers were an Xtra. Plus I don't remember pepper jack cheese. And my old butt ate this in the 70s. As what year were the cars? And especially the trans am?? Last year of that engine and mine has only 42k miles on her. The last factory year of that bad a$$ big block. 😎. I also have the movies in beta , VHS, and discs. Sorry big guy , but this ain't the sammich. Olive oil and dehydrated Mexican peppers 😂😂😂. I'm sure it's good though! I'm that Ole man that seeks a good "truck stop burger" at the " Choke and Puke" 😁10-4!

[@colonelkurtz2269]

We ain't got time for that shit! Buford T Justice, Sheriff

[@markmower6507]

I worked at the Old Hickory House off of North lake Parkway in the 1980's and 1990's and one night Burt Reynolds showed up randomly with his Entourage and ordered a Bunch of BBQ to go. He was really nice and Tipped Well. Great Guy!

[@BuzzCooks]

Im going bye what a Teamster driver who worked on the film told me back in the 80s

[@damrgee8279]

He made that sandwich look so good

[@Spartan77]

The Diablo sandwich east of the Mississippi is bootleggin'. 😆 Thanks for the recipe, great video.

[@BuzzCooks]

thanks for watching

[@markmower6507]

I Subscribed. Years ago I worked at Old Hickory House and Burt Reynolds showed up out of the blue with his Entourage and ordered a Bunch of BBQ to go. He was very nice and Tipped Well.

[@BuzzCooks]

I worked in Hollywood in the 80s and 90s worked with Arnold, Sly, Cage, Robert Downey Jr, Joe Pecci, Belushi just to name a few BUT I always wanted to work with Burt and never got the chance.

[@markmower6507]

@@BuzzCooks I only saw him very briefly that one time. But I was very impressed that even though he was famous he seemed like he was very respectful and the fame didn't go to his head. And strangely enough I met someone on the bus in North Carolina a couple years ago that told me he had a friend that worked with him and they had a Corvette that needed some work on it and one day it went missing. Well Burt had towed it taken it to the shop and paid for all the work that needed to be done on it.

[@BuzzCooks]

@@markmower6507 so cool, btw if you can find it a great documentary on CMT called The Bandit about Burts life and his relationship with Hal Needham

[@mr.reality9741]

Didn’t expect less. He was a class act man.

[@alleyoop4465]

Good thing none of y'all were married to him huh.

[@stebstebanesier6205]

" It wouldn't look good on my highway. You can think about it, but don't do it."

[@Notthisguyeither]

"You punks look tuckered out too"

[@robertg4355]

Hanahahahahahahahahahaha. Love that line!!!

[@kinjunranger140]

You need to make this video fast, cause I'm in a GD hurry.

[@jacobscarberry4799]

With a Dr. Pepper

[@mr.reality9741]

Yeeeees!!! 😂😂

[@dbdelectables]

Fuggin classic🤣🤣🤣

[@shawnhall9622]

Lol

[@sergioomar9090]

Legendary comment

[@bbb462cid]

Rest in Peace, Smokey and the Bandit

[@thadsgudenuff]

I grew up in Palm Beach County FL. Burt was a local icon. I was attending Palm Beach Junior College when Smokey and the Bandit hit the theaters. It would be difficult to over state the impact of the movie for the area. Burt and Sally were frequently seen around town. Everyone had a CB in their car/truck. So many great memories! I'll have to give this a try!

[@BuzzCooks]

I never got a chance to work with Burt, But I did work with Sally on a film called Soap Dish. Very nice lady

[@redcdawg]

Any movie Burt was in he made it a point to film somewhere in Florida. He was a great ambassador for Florida.

[@bigred1964b]

🤩👍😎💯

[@boatlover2296]

We saw him quite often in Delray when I was in high school

[@thadsgudenuff]

@@boatlover2296 High school in Delray? How about that, I attended Atlantic High school. Class of 75.

[@josephgaviota]

I LOVED that movie! I like Burt, I like Jackie, I like Sally, I like Jerry; heck, I even like FRED (the dog) !!

[@BuzzCooks]

I worked with Sally on a film called Soap Dish what a classy lady

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

Who doesn’t like a hound doggy?

[@mickfazzolare6373]

And don't go home, and don't go to eat, and don't play with yourself. It wouldn't look nice on my highway.

[@j.c.laughter8137]

Oh, you can think about it, but just...don't... do it.

[@tommccallan8802]

He gone let's go.... You do what you want..Im stayn right here.

[@JohnnySmithWhite-wd4ey]

My dad loved this film. We saw it while we were on a multi state driving family vacation.

[@killerkraut9179]

My sister called our Tomcat Bandit i think this movie was the reason!

[@skyirwin1445]

My family and I loved all of Burt Reynold's movies growing up. We even loved the out-takes with Dom DeLuise.

[@martin1b]

" we got no time for that crap"

[@tommccallan8802]

"YOU WANT SOMETHING!!! ?" "Hush puppies Daddy "

[@KERNARMS]

You chasin’ somebody, somebody chasin’ you!.. NOBODY chasin’ me boy! 😂😂😂😂 This sammich is the topic of discussion when the movie comes up. The catering truck would probably doctor it up like that for the movie people but the movie looks like plain meat with sauce and bun. I’m giving it a try. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@billwendell6886]

Think North Carolina pulled pork bbq. Kent Rollins gets this one right.

[@Jules_73]

a Mexican twist on a pot roast sandwich. I love it!

[@richardwarner8648]

What a classic movie! Thanks man!

[@jarretthardcastle]

"Thank ya, nice lady."😂

[@tommccallan8802]

Wwhoo.... Nice Ass...

[@RIO-..]

Love this movie.. Still watch All 3 of them occasionally.. cool recipes as well..

[@billdivine9501]

Love that movie! Jackie Gleason! 😂 best part of it!

[@daleperry4771]

Get a sharp knife!

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

So Cowboy Kent got it it pretty close without the actual recipe? WOW! Interesting. This definitely has a birra on a roll feel to it. It looks amazing.

[@BuzzCooks]

yea, I never heard of Birria until the crew member told me about it. the sauce is so good.

[@Garth2011]

Yes but no one danced in this video.

[@rossdevin9799]

This sandwich looks soooo good. Mouth wouldn't stop watering the whole time I watched you making it. 😋

[@BuzzCooks]

you need to make it, thanks for watching

[@rossdevin9799]

@@BuzzCooks I'll definitely try

[@paceta80]

That definitely looks delicious. Awesome video too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[@jamesdelaney3797]

"Look daddy an alligator " "That reminds me, I gotta call your momma"

[@BuzzCooks]

No way you came from my loins lol

[@user-ye9ph5iq5z]

Thanks for sharing this. Huge fan of the movie

[@jonyoung6405]

I don’t care if this sandwich is real or not , but this recipe looks incredible!

[@BuzzCooks]

thank you

[@jaywall6305]

I’ve always had the Diablo as almost a sloppy Joe but a little more spicy and it had canned corn in it for sweetness. I don’t think they had all this in Alabama in the 70s🤷‍♂️. The one in the film looks like the one’s we always had 🤷‍♂️

[@user-tm5jo7oh5u]

Greetings from the UK, i love smokey and the bandit, unfortunately can't get a diablo here 😢 or sloppy joes😢 looks absolutely fantastic, truck stops are a rarity here, more's the pity

[@hungsolow7090]

No sloppy joes ??

[@MrNoldacre]

So it's birria on a bun. I'd eat that.

[@papiXchuko]

I was thinking the same thing

[@mr.reality9741]

Called a torta 😂😂

[@Elduende64]

Really, minus the cooking broth

[@The2ndFirst]

Jackie Gleason. So good at what he did.

[@jonmoore4919]

Absolutely one of my favorite movies and I never thought to look up what a Diablo sandwich was!

[@robmcgraw9897]

Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@agenttexx]

Had an awesome BBQ sandwich years ago in East Texas somewhere south of Waco. I was 12 and my dad took the family to track down an old family grave site in an old cemetery with graves from around 1890s. The eatin' place looked like an old weathered wooden barn connected to a 50's style renovated gas station. The sandwich was shredded Pork, shredded brisket, and diced jalapeno kielbasa, they covered a toasted hoagie bun and topped it with two slices of pepperjack. the top roll had a brown mustard and two homemade pickle planks along with a bunch of hot jalapeno slices. They were wrapped in with wax paper and let the hot meat melt the cheese. Sweet tea and potato salad. I still think about that place 20 years later. I asked a friend about the place and he said it burned to the ground one evening after closing. We managed to find the cemetery and took pictures of the gravestones. We found sites where the Richardson's and Odell's were buried.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

I am not sure if it is in the comments, and I am repeating but here is the deal about this. The restaurant featured in the movie was called the Old Hickory House. The Diablo sandwich appeared on the menu after the movie was released. Jackie Gleason was doing improv during that scene and made up the name of the sandwich on the fly. It didn’t exist before the movie. After the movie came out a plain pulled pork sandwich with a Tabasco based BBQ sauce was introduced. The recipe that was told by the crew guy could be true. The caterer for the film maybe only had beef to make the sandwich at the time. The recipe is not that special. There are many versions of the sauce from many places. This could be the kind of peppers the caterer had, so that is what was used at the time. In a Mexican restaurant they have what is called a "Torta" which is basically this sandwich.

[@BuzzCooks]

well unless you worked on the film not sure how you would know ? I having worked on many many feature films back in the day have to go with what I was told from a former crew member who was actually on the set at the time. But Who really knows? It does make sense making a Birria Beef sandwich and calling it Diablo.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

​​@@BuzzCooks Exactly. The person that talked to you could be exactly telling the truth. The story does not have any holes in it. People are confusing what the sandwich from the actual place was after the fact to what it was on set. It sure could have been beef on set. Then later they just changed their existing pulled pork sandwich to take advantage of the movie tie in. Maybe Gleason was not a fan of pulled pork. Maybe there were people on set that stayed kosher, so the caterer did not have pork. The comments are not fair towards you. There is no reason that crew guy or you are making this up. He could be remembering the type of peppers wrong. You could make it with almost any peppers, and people do use different peppers for the same sandwich. Both your story about the recipe and the recipe seem real to me. It is a good recipe no matter what people think about it.

[@lloydh1100]

I'm going to try this! Thanks for sourcing the original recipe! I love that movie and I bet it tastes great!

[@casmithc2]

Great Movie, Fantastic Sandwich!!

[@tdwayne1]

Thankyou friend...I always wondered what the sandwich was , but now I can make 😮❤

[@jonnysuperglide]

That looks so good I’m gonna try that out one day thank you buddy that is one of my favorite movies of all time god bless

[@zanec814]

I always heard that the diablo sandwich was basically a sloppy joe with corn in it.

[@wiseguysoutdoors2954]

I reconstitute dried chilis in boiling hot apple juice, let cool till room temperature and then blend them in the ninja. Makes a great base for BBQ sauce too.

[@arlangodthaab3672]

Thanks for sharing the recipe, Sir - it was most thoughtful of you. God bless.

[@BuzzCooks]

thank you for watching

[@davidbigbee3556]

Excellent uploaded my friend! I’m going to check out more! 👍🏻

[@roadzshow]

You shouldn’t clamp the lid down on the crockpot. That’s a good way to have it shatter. The clamps are there for when you have it in transit, carrying it from one place to another. You don’t want tight. Again, it can crack the lid And ruin your gasket on the lid.

[@BuzzCooks]

it has a vent, following directions that came with it

[@wbaldwin666]

if you don't clamp it down the cow jumps out

[@roadzshow]

@@wbaldwin666 That's ridiculous! There's no cow... it's long dead.

[@roadzshow]

@@BuzzCooks WRONG

[@roadzshow]

@@BuzzCooks DON'T clamp the lid shut while cooking! Although I have a different brand of slowcooker, I used to clamp the lid down every time I used it until one time it shattered. There was glass everywhere, and I had to throw an entire chicken in the trash. Even though most crock pots have a little hole in the top to allow for a temperature probe and for steam to escape, it's not enough and clamping the lid down turns the whole thing into a giant pressure cooked (for which it's not designed!) Learn from my mistake - ONLY clamp the lid down while transporting the food, not while cooking it!

[@scotthinger6397]

Why don't these guys ever use a sharp knife?

[@BuzzCooks]

was already into the video, no worries it is now Sharpe as a. Razor lol

[@baneverything5580]

Sharp knives are banned under international law.

[@josephgaviota]

"There's only two things I'm a-scared of ... women and the poe-lice." --the Bandit (Burt)

[@dertrommler2112]

That quote is actually from the movie White Lightning another great Burt Reynolds movie.

[@Notthisguyeither]

​@@dertrommler2112beat me to it lol

[@chuckhooper5215]

This still looks like a great sandwich. Not sure I would strain that sauce so much. I’d also add a lot more of that wonderful looking sauce to the mix. Thanks for the video.

[@abrahammorrison6374]

I am East Bound and Down, you hosers, that is a big 10-4.

[@kylemarzion2814]

My dad took me and one of my older brothers when i was probably about 9. The theater was packed. And it was in the middle of the week. I bet ive watched that movie at least 30 times

[@BuzzCooks]

if you can find it CMT put a Documentary out called Bandit and it is a great film not only about Smokey and the Bandit but also how Burt and Hal got into show Biz

[@sandilobianco6734]

Thanks for the recipe.

[@elainenicholls7648]

Ohhhhh I bet that's really good. Thx Buzz

[@MichaelEasterday]

I want Jackie Gleason to testify to this sandwich . I watched the original movie.

[@alexescobedo5687]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@mrmasonry9792]

Does this guy ever sharpen his knives??????????????

[@drpepper1132]

Great recipe, always wondered about this sandwich. Also I wanted to say please do not lock down the crockpot while it's in use and cooking, it's only for transporting, and this comes from the makers of crock pot.

[@baneverything5580]

I`ve cooked roasts like that as steaks. I could probably eat a couple of them cooked over a pecan wood fire. I discovered that by putting a large aluminum wok domed lid over chicken or a piece of meat like this that I could use pecan and oak twigs and small kindling size strips of wood in a small fire on the edge of the dome way off to the side and the flames would go over the top of the meat in a circle like an air fryer but there was no fire below the meat. Chicken never burned and got crispy toasted quickly this way...even the pieces across from the fire on the other side of the lid. It was a very fast cooker that used very little wood. I used a metal grill from a large oven sitting on cinder blocks.

[@jahdwaye9208]

Usually I hate KZbin ads in search results, but this is a great vid

[@BuzzCooks]

thank you

[@alteloscopeuranus7678]

Sounds awesome gonna have to try the recipe

[@joedipietro2559]

This looks AWESOME awesomely delicious 👌👍 I would love to try making this myself. Great work Buzz. Jackie Gleason and Burt Reynolds are 2 of my favourite idols growing up as a kid Smoky and the Bandit was my favourite movie along of course with The Dukes of Hazzard TV show.👍💪 I'm subscribed.

[@BuzzCooks]

thank you

[@danonoveh8114]

I think iam gonna toast my bun👍🏻, that looks so good I can't wait to make it ,, I think iam making it this weekend, thanks for the recipe👍🏻💯💯💯❤️

[@BuzzCooks]

thanks for watching and hope you stick around for more

[@davemanone3661]

I always assumed it was a sloppy joe sandwich, very cool video. I lived in Meyersville TX for 13 years and I got very good at BBQ!

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Before I retired after 30yrs in Industrial Maintenance, every time we'd go to the breakroom someone would purposely ask me what I was getting out of the sandwich machine, cause they always knew I was gonna say, "A Dirty Diablo sammich". I always added the word "Dirty" cause it came out of those machines. 😆👍

[@jrussellcase]

That sandwich looks delicious. It also looks like it'd give you the runs. 😂

[@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp]

Cool insight, I grew up in Nashville, 70s, use to eat chicken, hot, it was great, now all these nahville hot chicken houses, that recipe was burnt, nashville hot chicken is baked not fried

[@gregbailleul8828]

Sweet, I'm gonna need to make this also

[@kenpisichko1340]

Now I know how to make one. Thanks.

[@BuzzCooks]

awesome and tomorrows video is how to make Hooters Wings since they are closing a bunch of stores

[@J.D.Cody.]

Looks awesome! Can't wait to try it!

[@BuzzCooks]

thanks for watching

[@southwired1321]

According to the Old Hikory House where Smokey and the Bandit was filmed the El Diablo was basically minced pork sandwich doused in Texas Pete hot sauce - is now an off-menu item, but you can still get it if you ask.”

[@BuzzCooks]

Well I am going by what a Crew Member who was there and worked on the movie told me way back in the 80s. Most likely Hickory House made the sandwich after filming. Script was written long before they shot at the Hickory house. Im sticking with the story as told to me.

[@johnsmith6217]

Down here in Dixie I didn't hear the news about his passing for a week and next thing I know all the local rig owners had "RIP Bandet" on the back of their trailers and I put 2 and 2 together.

[@afigueroa1969]

I always thought it was deviled ham lol that looks really good:)

[@jonathankenton7182]

What a movie!

[@BuzzCooks]

Hooper another great one

[@roswellminard9350]

Thanks for this! I always imagined the Diablo sandwich was ground beef mixed with Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix; instead of into a taco shell it goes on a bun..

[@klassov88]

Junior…you want something??? Hush puppies Daddy We ain’t got no time for that crap😂😂😂

[@tennesseecherokee]

Thank ya kind sir;-}

[@robertoneal7323]

I was raised in Forest Park GA passed this Old Hickory House All the time good ole days

[@8ullfrog]

It's wild how some people fancy up a simple recipe, thank you for breaking it down to the real deal, no frou-frou. The ones with ground beef and carrot are particularly ridiculous.

[@BuzzCooks]

thank you

[@user-xh2yg4uv9q]

I like the story and the sandwich looks good.

[@rocknrolljunkie222]

Wow! That’s a good lookin sang-wich!!!

[@RustyShavlefordlll]

Always thought it was a sloppy Joe with hot sauce. Can't wait to make this, yum!

[@BuzzCooks]

it is really tasty

[@richardstahl7572]

That looks good I definitely gotta try this I've always wanted know what kind of sandwich that was👍

[@mythrandor2924]

Going to try this recipe once I get to the Farmers Market where I get my meats from. I picked up a cheap hand mixer from a thrift shop (paid like $2 for it) so I could use it to break my heats up in the slow cooker or pressure cooker just to save me a few dishes to wash.

[@tonythedonluciano]

The sammy looks delicious 😋

[@BuzzCooks]

Thanks for watching

[@tonywilkerson3999]

Both sound great

[@mikew19791]

Thank ya kind lady.

[@MrNedsaabdickerson]

Basically, this is chili rojo/colorado. This is a Tex Mex dish with a Southeastern flair.

[@BuzzCooks]

Birria

[@Bangcat]

Welp, now we know it wasn't the busted AC that the sheriff kept those windows rolled down for. 🐷🌬💀

[@anthonys5568]

I like that move, and always was curious what was a Diabolo Sandwich. Thanks!

[@davidmajor3632]

Looks great!! (Just a note - don't clip your lid. It can crack the lid during cooking. That feature is for transport only. )

[@johnr4898]

history!

[@derrickduncanson9253]

And a Dr. Pepper!! LOL

[@coddmodd]

About the burning peppers one time after pulling apart a Jalepeno I went for a wizz and felt quite a burn!

[@krisa8649]

This recipe looks great and definitely one from the the Hollywood craft food wagon with all the sourced western US ingredients in that dish. I definitely hope to find it in print, I'd love to try it thinking this is today's new Diablo. However, my thoughts are, given the look of the rural GA movie location choke & puke, it wouldn't be in a 70's small diner budget to source the spices, peppers for a specific item. I do think the commenters talking about the Old Hickory's version BBQ with mass market hot sauce of some sort would be so much more likely this far east back then. No way picking on any diner, times were WAY different back then with spices/sauces etc to buy. Also, then and today's restaurant kitchen is going to use items their other dishes use, to save costs for the bottom line or guests pricing, still creative/tasty, faster for their line staff to make aka another way to save budget :) .

[@kriss3d]

Ohhh that looks nice. I could definetly get inspired from this. Only I'd make it with a nice mayo or something and caramelized onions and a mild cheese on a toasted burger bun. I mean. Yeah it wouldn't be an original but I bet it would taste great.

[@antd8259]

I remember renting the movie K9 from Movie Gallery or Blockbuster.

[@Charles-vk1lb]

That sandwich looked a little bit taller in the movie...

[@BuzzCooks]

guess its been awhile since you have seen the movie lol

[@damndirtyape6971]

HAHA! The Germans ain't got Nothing to do with it!

[@Notthisguyeither]

​@@BuzzCooksawe come on man how could you miss where he was going with that comment. 2 word hint.. Sheriff Branford

[@Notthisguyeither]

"What the hell is the world comin to"

[@BuzzCooks]

@@Notthisguyeither Buford T Justice

[@blisterbill8477]

Looked like the knife didn’t want to cut that little red pepper. Might need to sharpen it. Nice video. Always wondered what a Diablo sandwich was.

[@a1aprospects470]

Regardless of what a "real" diablo sammitch is at Old Hickory House or anywhere else, if you watch the movie clip in better resolution it seems to be spicy fried chicken without cheese.

[@harrybarker1408]

good vid dood!!!

[@michaelchancey5505]

That scene was filmed at the Old Hickory House restaurant off of Old Dixie Highway in Forest Park Georgia. Been there many times in my youth they made great Brunswick Stew too. They had several locations around the greater Atlanta area but sadly, like many local family owned real BBQ restaurants, they closed about 15-20 years ago.

[@Notthisguyeither]

Never been there, but I sure miss that world if you know what I mean.

[@petermemmelaar6236]

what is the name of the song at the end ??