Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich

Serves: 5

Lacy Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

41

Sweetness

49

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Salt

1 tsp

Cayenne

1 tbsp

Paprika

1 cup

Red Wine

1 cup

Beef Stock

Directions:

1

Rub meat with dry ingredients, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours

2

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F

3

Add meat to a roasting pan with bacon fat, add onions and garlic, saute for 15 minutes, deglaze with wine, and add Worcestershire sauce, beef stock and bay leaves

4

Place roasting pan in the oven and cook for 3 hours, uncovered, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 135 degrees F in center

5

Remove, let cool, then slice very thin

6

Cool broth in roasting pan and remove the fat that rises to the top

7

Strain

8

Reheat the broth, and add the sliced meat

9

Place some meat on each toasted roll, ladle with some broth and top with giardiniera vegetables and red peppers