Chicago style italian beef

This beef sandwich features thinly sliced beef slow-cooked to perfection in a Dutch oven with a fragrant blend of Italian seasonings. Each bite is savory, juicy goodness, piled high on a crusty Italian roll and crowned with tangy giardiniera.

Authentic Chicago Italian Beef Recipe - Bonappeteach

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Recipe excerpted with permission from R. U. Kidding Me? Cooking with Darryl, © 83 Press, 2024.

Chicago Italian Beef is made by slowly roasting lean beef on a rack above a pan filled with seasoned beef-based stock. Some folks call it gravy, but in most Chicago Italian households gravy is a term reserved for tomato sauces. Others call it au jus or "juice" for short, although it is often made with bouillon, and that is not technically au jus, which normally refers to natural cooking juices. Let's just call it juice, OK? It's what keeps the sandwich nice and moist.

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Makes 6 large sandwiches

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Giardiniera is a traditional Italian dish of mixed pickled vegetables- their tangy kick cuts the richness of the beef in Jeff Mauro's sandwich while adding satisfying crunch and spiciness.