I've been making slow cooker roast beef sandwiches for a while now. (Broil some French bread with mozzerella and dip it in the au jus created in the slow cooker...mmm...)
My recipe was pretty simple, packets of onion soup mixed with a little beef broth as my liquid and I really just let it cook away. But I found this recipe and I'm really intrigued...
Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches (from Recipe Girl)
Ingredients:
1 large sweet onion, sliced
One 2 1/2 to 3 pound beef brisket or boneless beef bottom round roast (fat trimmed)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/4 cups low-sodium beef broth
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced into strips
1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced into strips
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
6 thin sliced cheese (white American, Havarti or Provolone)
6 sandwich rolls, sliced in half (warmed slightly)
Directions:
1. Place the onion slices in the bottom of your slow cooker.
2. In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, pepper and salt. Rub the seasoning mixture onto all sides of the roast, then set the roast on top of the onions in the slow cooker. Add the broth, water and worcestershire sauce to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours (if you have to speed things up, you can set it on high for 4 to 4 1/2 hours). I recommend slow cooking it, if time allows.
3. Toward the end of the slow cooking time, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, add the peppers to the pan and saute until the peppers are softened.
4. Remove the meat to a cutting board and slice against the grain. Pile the meat onto the sandwich rolls and top with cheese, onions from the slow cooker and sauteed peppers. Serve beef juice from the slow cooker on the side for dipping sandwiches.
I have a roast in the freezer (buy one, get one free. What up?) that I can't wait to cook. Maybe next week?
In other news, we are thrilled football season has started. We are only Penn State football fans, so our games are limited to Saturdays only. Which works out, since I don't think we love it THAT much. But its fun to make it an event on Saturdays. Looking forward to seeing my friends as they float back into town for the games!!!
