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Chicago Style Italian Beef Sandwiches


 

Peter Gallagher

TVWBB Guru
We spent some time visiting family and friends in the Midwest over the 4th of July - Spent a day in Chicago with my Dad and had to have a beef. I forgot how much I loved the Italian beef sammys, so I tried to do my version this weekend..




Started off with a tip sirloin roast ...

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rubbed it with a little olive oil and then a mix of black pepper, garlic, onion, basil and oregano..

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set it out on the 22' indirect with a water pan underneath. In the pan was water, beef bullion, and the remainder of the rub. I let it go to it was medium rare or about 125-130. When its done, it goes into the fridge to cool prior to slicing -

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My wife loves me. She's out of town, but before she left she squeezed limes and made a batch of mint infused simple syrup - Typically you'd have a large Coke with Italian beef- I'm bucking that trend and going with Mojitos. I also snagged some onions from the garden - Whats the best thing to do with onions? Onion rings!

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After the meat cools, it gets sliced (on the slicer) very thin. - Things are beginning to come together....

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Reheat your pan water to a simmer and add some meat- You really only need to plop it in there for about a minute.

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a couple of spoonfuls of juice in the bottom of the bun, and then layer some meat - then some more juice - Then top with some hot Giardiniera - enjoy!
 
Wow Pete. I live in Chicago and that looks as good, if not better than anything you can get here. Outstanding!
 
Wow. Perfect dinner Peter. I would have gone easy and simply sliced those onions thick and grilled them. Hats off!
 
I'm a big fan of the beef sammich, Pete. You really nailed it, right down to the hot gardiniera! Looks outstanding!
 

 

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