Chicago style italian beef crockpot

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!

If you love beef, you'll love this Portillo's Italian beef recipe! Get the flavor of the Chicago staple right in your own home.

Makes 6 large sandwiches

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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A delicious sandwich made by first roasting the beef, thinly slicing the beef, dipping the slices in the pan juices, then piling the beef on a crusty Italian roll and adding hot giardiniera and mozzarella cheese. This is an unforgettable sandwich you'll want to have again and again. #Italianbeef, #hoagiesandwich, #spicyItalianbeef #ChicagoItalianbeef, #giardiniera, #subsandwich, #beefsandwich

Overview "Portillo's Restaurants", in Chicago, are famous for their beef sandwiches. This would be one of those dishes you could make for your family and freeze leftovers for another meal." Ingredients 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 ...

This easy Italian beef au jus recipe is made in the slow cooker with minimal prep. Seasoned to perfection, this slow cooked beef is served with the best au jus, on french rolls with your favorite giardiniera.

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

Enjoy crock pot Italian beef sandwiches with rich, savory seasonings and tender, melt-in-your-mouth beef sandwiches topped with gooey melted provolone.