hot italian beef au jus sandwiches

Name: Hot Italian Beef Au Jus Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 pound(s) chuck roast; - sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon(s) canola oil; 1 small yellow onion, diced; 2 tablespoon(s) dried oregano; 2 tablespoon(s) dried basil; 2 tablespoon(s) dried italian parsley; 1 cup(s) beef stock; 5 - banana peppers, thinly sliced, or to taste; 5 clove(s) garlic, minced; 8-10 - whole wheat buns (i used the italian bread slider buns from walmart); 8 ounce(s) fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

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Megan Stewart

Middletown, OH

Updated on Dec 4, 2016

Mom and Grandma made Italian Beef often, this recipe was quite similar (they never added banana peppers or cheese, and baked in the oven before putting on the stove to absorb the juice when ready to serve). Having a crockpot version sounded wonderful...thank you to the Hungry Fan's Game Day Cookbook for the recipe, that I tweaked to make my own!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 9 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 pounds chuck roast
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 tablespoons dried italian parsley
1 cup beef stock
5 - banana peppers, thinly sliced, or to taste
5 cloves garlic, minced
8-10 - whole wheat buns (i used the italian bread slider buns from walmart)
8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

How To Make hot italian beef au jus sandwiches

Step 1

Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high. Add the beef and brown both sides quickly, about 2 min per side. Decrease the heat to med, add the onion and cook 4 min, until softened. Add garlic, and saute 1 min. Transfer to a 6 qt crockpot, and add the oregano, basil, parsley, banana peppers, and stock. Add a couple healthy grinds of black pepper and cover. Cook on low 9 hours, or until beef is soft and can be pulled apart with a fork. Serve the beef hot on the buns, topped with healthy slice of mozzarella, which will melt with the heat of the beef. Or put it under the broiler for 2 min to also lightly toast the tops of the buns. Serve with a small cup of the jus (the yummy juice left in the crockpot) for dipping.

Step 2

Note: 6 lbs of beef will fit into the crockpot nicely. I omitted the mozzarella, used 2 onions, 3 T each of seasoning, 2 large spoons of garlic from the jar in the fridge, and 2 forks full of the banana peppers from the jar in the fridge. I also omitted the salt and pepper.
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