Portillo's Italian Beef Hack
"Most major cities in the U.S. have a sandwich that locals proudly claim as their own. For Chicagoans that sandwich is the Italian Beef. Thin-sliced roast beef is dunked in herbed gravy to soak up the flavor, then it's stacked on a warm Italian sandwich roll and topped with sweet peppers or spicy hot Giardiniera. The recipe may seem like a simple one, but if any component of this iconic sandwich isn't faithful to the Chi-Town original, true beef fanatics will cry "foul" quicker than bleacher bums at Wrigley field...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 cups water
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2 Knorr beef bouillon cubes (double-size cubes, or use 4 standard size)
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1 1/2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet Browning & Seasoning Sauce
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
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Pinch of MSG
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4 Turano, Gonnella, or Amoroso sandwich rolls
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1 pound roast beef, London broil or Italian style roast beef, sliced very thin
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Marconi hot giardiniera --or--
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Cooked sweet peppers
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