Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches

This is a very good and easy recipe for the Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches. May be made up well in advance and kept refrigerated.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1 (5 -7 lb)  rump roast
• 2  cups boiling water
• 2  beef bouillon cubes
• 1  teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 1  teaspoon oregano
• 1  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce
•  salt and pepper
• 2  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 6  garlic cloves, peeled and mashed
• 1⁄2 cup green bell pepper (Chopped)

Directions

1. Place roast on a rack, in an open 13 x 9-inch roasting pan with the rack in it. Preheat oven to 325. degrees F. Bake, allowing 25 minutes per pound. Roast will be rare. Cool, and slice very thin.
2. To the drippings in the pan, add the boiling water, bouillon cubes or granules, (1 bouillon cube for each cup of boiling water used). Add marjoram, thyme, oregano, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper,.
3. Worcestershire sauce, garlic cloves, and chopped green pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Add the thinly sliced beef and cover. Marinate in gravy in refrigerator overnight.
5. The next day, heat thoroughly, and serve warm on the French bread, along with a crisp, green salad.