Italian Beef Sandwich
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
8 sandwiches
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 3 -4 lbs beef chuck roast
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease or 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 (2 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 crusty submarine rolls
directions
- Begin pre-heating oven to 450 degrees F.
- Sprinkle half the garlic, salt, and black pepper on all sides of the roast.
- Melt grease in heavy cast iron dutch oven over medium high heat.
- Quickly brown all sides of the roast.
- Place dutch oven into preheated oven, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven.
- Flip roast over in the dutch oven, reduce heat to 350, and roast another 25 minutes. Remove pan from oven.
- Drain grease, if any.
- Add water and all remaining seasonings to pan, flip roast over again, and return to oven. Roast another 30 minutes.
- Remove roast from oven one more time, and let cool on a platter for 20 minutes. Leave juices in dutch oven.
- Slice meat into thin slices, discarding any large chunks of fat you encounter.
- Return meat to dutch oven, and simmer, covered, on stove top for 1.5-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Remove meat with tongs and place on split buns. Sprinkle with pepper vinegar or hot peppers if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
QG6380
United States
Love to cook tex-mex, Asian...just about anything. Love to travel and see new things and try new foods.