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Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches




Source of Recipe


Mostly from my friend, Stephanie.


Recipe Introduction


Stephanie made delicious slow cooker Italian beef sandwiches for us the day we arrived in Florida for a visit in the summer of 2015. These are mainly the same, except that her recipe calls for using deli roast beef. I want mine to feed a crowd on Christmas Eve this year, so I went with something more economical. Make sure to read the entire recipe carefully to make sure you understand how the timing works. You want to accompaniments ready when you are ready to make the sandwiches.


List of Ingredients




SANDWICH FILLING:
2 1/2 lb. bottom round roast
2 red bell peppers, sliced
2 medium onions, sliced
2 shallots, minced
3 large cloves garlic
5 cups beef broth
2 T. Penzey’s Tuscan Sunset
2 bay leaves
1 t. oregano
1 t. freshly ground black pepper
1 t. hot sauce
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
8 oz. giardiniera, chopped w/ liquid
TO SERVE:
16 small rolls
1 large onion, sliced
1 large red bell pepper, sliced
Pepperoncini peppers, optional
Aged provolone cheese, optional


Recipe



SANDWICH FILLING:
Place the 2 sliced peppers, 2 sliced onions, shallots, garlic, Tuscan Sunset, bay leaves, oregano, and black pepper in the bottom of a slow cooker. Nestle the roast into the vegetables. Mix the broth, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce and pour over the beef and vegetables. Add the giardiniera with its liquid. Cover and cook on ‘LOW’ for 6 hours. Check tenderness. If needed, you can cook longer. The meat should shred easily with forks.

TO SERVE:
Slowly sauté the sliced onions in a little oil. They will take about 30-45 minutes to caramelize. When you judge that you have about 15 minutes left add the sliced peppers to the pan and cook until everything is tender and caramelized.

Serve the shredded meat with the rolls, sautéed onions and peppers, and the accompaniments you like and encourage folks to dip their sandwiches, or at least the inside of the top of the roll into the broth for a real Chicago Italian sandwich experience.

Makes 12-16 small sandwiches.