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

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

Chicago’s very own Portillo’s Italian beef recipe sandwich — tender, meaty, and yummy. Make sure to check it out.

Cooked in a dutch oven, this Chicago Italian beef recipe is a great make ahead recipe for parties, family gatherings.

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Delicious and simple Slow Cooker Chicago Italian Beef is loaded with Italian style flavor- great for sandwiches or a fuss free dinner!

This Slow Cooker Italian Beef is an easy dinner recipe inspired by the Chicago staple that has so much flavor it will literally melt in your mouth!

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.

Tender, garlicky and full of oregano 'n stuff! Start this one a day ahead; the beef slices need an overnight stay in da gravy to be at their best. And please don't overcook the roast! As it rests right out of the oven and as it's reheated it'll stop mooing! Serve on crusty Italian sandwich rolls; add sauteed peppers if you like, but too much more and it starts looking like a Philly steak 'n cheese, a whole other beast. Prep time includes overnight marinating.