If you're looking for a hearty and flavorful sandwich that's perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, look no further than the Italian beef and green pepper sandwich. This classic sandwich is made with thinly sliced roast beef, sautéed green peppers and onions, and a flavorful Italian sauce, all piled high on a soft hoagie roll.
The Italian beef and green pepper sandwich is a popular dish in Chicago, where it is often served with a side of fries or onion rings. But this sandwich is also enjoyed all over the United States, and there are many different variations on the recipe. Some people like to add cheese to their sandwiches, while others prefer to keep them simple. Some people use hot peppers in their sauce, while others prefer a milder flavor. No matter how you like your Italian beef and green pepper sandwich, you're sure to enjoy this delicious and satisfying meal.
This article provides recipes for two different versions of the Italian beef and green pepper sandwich. The first recipe is for a traditional Chicago-style sandwich, while the second recipe is for a simplified version that is perfect for busy weeknights. Both recipes are easy to follow and can be made with ingredients that are easily found at your local grocery store. So what are you waiting for? Grab a hoagie roll and start cooking!
CHICAGO ITALIAN BEEF
Provided by Food Network
Time P2DT3h30m
Yield 1 sandwich
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut bread two-thirds of the way through. Toast bread in oven until crispy on outside.
- Drop sliced Roast into simmering Beef Juice. Jam beef in baguette. Dip sammich in beef juice pot.
- Drop Sweet Peppers into Beef Juice to get hot and wet.
- Add Giardiniera to sammich. Drape peppers across the beef.
- Serve with more Beef Juice on the side.
- Mix together the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, granulated garlic and onion and oregano in a bowl until combined.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover roast with spice mix (you will have some spice mix left over). Drizzle olive oil over top of roast. Place roast on a rack with water in the bottom of the pan (don't let the water touch the meat). Roast until the internal temperature registers 118 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour. Let roast cool. Reserve the juice.
- Thin-slice roast, as thin as you can. Can't slice thin? You are screwed. Or you can buy your chef friend a six-pack and she will do it for you. Save beef scraps!
- Portion roast slices into 5- to 7-ounce balls.
- Pour all the extra juice and beef scraps in a pot. If there's not enough juice, add some beef base and some water. Taste. Make sure it's not too salty. Simmer for 1 hour, strain and put juice back on to simmer.
- Split pepper in half, then clean white membrane out of it. Cut halves into thirds.
- Heat saute pan on high heat. Once hot, add olive oil. Drop in peppers skin-side down. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Let pepper blister and char, then flip peppers and cook for another 2 minutes. Turn heat off and let peppers rest.
- Put the vinegar, salt, garlic, oregano, crushed red pepper, black pepper and 2 cups cold water into a 4-quart container and stir until the salt has dissolved.
- Cut carrots, celery, onions, green peppers and red peppers into 1/3-inch uniform dice.
- Thinly slice jalapenos and serrano (approximately 1/8-inch thick).
- Place cut veggies into brine and stir well until all ingredients are combined.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 days. Stir in olive oil.
CHICAGO-STYLE ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICH
Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King
Time 5h5m
Yield 6 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the pot roast: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees F.
- Liberally sprinkle the entire roast with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides until golden and caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes per side; reduce the heat if the fat begins to smoke. Transfer the roast to a plate and reduce the heat to medium.
- Add the onions and a pinch of salt and saute, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and garlic and saute until fragrant, another minute. Deglaze with the red wine, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Simmer until reduced by about half, another 2 to 5 minutes. Add the stock and thyme and bring to a simmer. Adjust the seasoning of the liquid.
- Put the roast back in the pot with any accumulated juices and place in the oven, covered. Cook the roast, turning every 30 minutes and uncovering the pot for the last 30 minutes of cooking, until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Transfer the roast to a cutting board and tent with foil. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F for the peppers and bread.
- For the sweet peppers: Toss the pepper strips with the olive oil, granulated garlic and some salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until lighter in color and softened, about 45 minutes.
- Strain the pot roast jus through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and return to the pot. Bring to a simmer and simmer until reduced slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if necessary. Keep warm.
- Once the meat has cooled a bit, remove the twine. Pull the meat into smaller chunks and return to the reduced jus until ready to build the sandwiches.
- For the sandwich build: Rub the rolls with some of the giardiniera oil and toast in the oven until golden brown and crispy, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Place some beef on a roll, then some sweet peppers (with some of the oil they were cooked in), followed by some hot giardiniera. Pour a small dish of reduced jus. Quickly dunk the whole sandwich in the hot jus, then wrap in deli paper or parchment paper and wait for 2 to 3 minutes while the magic happens. Repeat with the remaining rolls and toppings. When ready, open up and eat!
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.
Provided by Todd Wilbur
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Render the beef fat by chopping it into small bits (about the size of peas) with a food processor. Be sure the fat is very cold--it will chop better. If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the fat by hand. Use a sharp knife and cut it as small as you can. Heat up the fat in a sauté pan over medium heat until the bits are browned. Strain the solids from the fat and measure 1/4 cup of fat for the gravy.
- Make the beef gravy by combining all of the ingredients, including the beef fat, in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When the mixture begins to boil reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, then turn the heat to low.
- Make the sandwiches by heating up the rolls in the hot oven for 3 minutes.
- For each sandwich, drop 1/4 pound of sliced beef (separate the slices) into the gravy for 2 minutes. Make sure the gravy isn't boiling. It should be around 180 degrees F. After the beef has soaked in the gravy, use tongs to arrange the beef on a warmed sandwich roll and top with your choice of hot giardiniera or sweet peppers. Or both. Spoon on some extra gravy just before serving.
ZESTY ITALIAN SAUTEED ONION, PEPPER AND BEEF SANDWICH
Here's what the best-dressed roast beef sandwiches are wearing this season: crisp-tender sautéed vegetables and pickled pepper rings. Trust us on this one!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 12m
Yield Makes 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook and stir onions and bell peppers in dressing in medium skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
- Add meat; toss to coat. Cook on medium-low heat 2 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
- Fill rolls with meat mixture; top with pickled peppers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 1540 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 17 g
PEPPER STEAK SANDWICHES
"You'll want to make plenty of these speedy sandwiches because they're unbelievably delicious," promises Ruby Williams from her home in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Garlic flavors a mixture of leftover steak, green pepper strips and sliced onion heaped on crisp rolls.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute the green peppers, onion and half of the garlic in oil until vegetables are tender. Add steak, salt if desired and pepper; heat through. , Blend butter and remaining garlic; spread over cut side of rolls. Place steak mixture on bottom halves; replace roll tops.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252 calories, Fat 16g fat, Cholesterol 58mg cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate, Fiber 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges, Protein 1 vegetable.
SLOW COOKER ITALIAN CHUCK ROAST WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS
Slow-cooked Italian beef for sandwiches. Provolone, Swiss, and Cheddar cheese are all delicious with this. My kids had hot Italian sandwiches on hoagies; I prefer mine over veggies like spaghetti squash or zoodles. Really, any veggies would work, as would mashed potatoes, rice, or grits. Don't forget to add the cheese on top if you're not doing sandwiches...it's absolutely heavenly without the bread, as well.
Provided by Krystal Berry
Categories Main Dish Recipes Roast Recipes
Time 5h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Season roast liberally with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper on all sides.
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat until scorching hot. Add olive oil. Sear beef until brown on all sides, holding up roast to get all edges, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer roast to the slow cooker. Deglaze the pan by pouring in broth and scraping up browned bits. Add Worcestershire sauce. Pour mixture over the roast in the slow cooker.
- Add tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers and their juice, garlic, and Italian seasoning to the slow cooker. Turn roast over a few times to coat. Cover slow cooker and cook on High power for 4 hours.
- Add green bell peppers and onion to the slow cooker, tossing to incorporate. Continue cooking on High power 1 more hour.
- Shred beef and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let beef and sauce sit in the slow cooker on Warm until ready to serve.
- Meanwhile, toast hoagie rolls, if desired. Top rolls with shredded beef and add provolone cheese to each.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 717 calories, Carbohydrate 74.5 g, Cholesterol 71.2 mg, Fat 30.9 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 33.4 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 1898.4 mg, Sugar 7.4 g
ITALIAN BEEF AND GREEN PEPPER SANDWICHES
Beef and green pepper sandwiches - perfect for Italian cuisine that made in slow cooker.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 8h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Trim excess fat from beef. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until both sides are brown.
- Place beef in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except bell peppers and bread; pour over beef.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is tender.
- Remove beef to cutting board; cut into thin slices.
- Skim fat from beef juices in cooker if desired. Stir bell peppers into juices. Cover and cook on high heat setting 15 minutes. Return beef slices to cooker.
- Place 2 slices of bread on each plate. Spoon beef mixture over bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Sandwich, Sodium 720 mg
ITALIAN BEEF AND GREEN PEPPER SANDWICHES
Make and share this Italian Beef and Green Pepper Sandwiches recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Jen Wiehl
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 8h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Trim excess fat from beef.
- Heat oil in 10 inch skillet over medium high heat.
- Cook beef in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until both sides are brown.
- Place beef in 3 1/2 to 6-quart slow cooker.
- Mix remaining ingredients except bell peppers and bread; pour over beef.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is tender.
- Remove beef to cutting board; cut into thin slices.
- Skim fat from beef juices in cooker if desired.
- Stir bell peppers into juices.
- Cover and cook on high heat setting 15 minutes.
- Return beef slices to cooker.
- Place 2 slices of bread on each plate.
- Spoon beef mixture over bread.
ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICHES
Giardiniera is an Italian relish of pickled vegetables; in the US, it is very popular in Chicago. Ree's recipe here is a quick version which she serves on sandwiches.
Provided by Ree Drummond Bio & Top Recipes
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the giardiniera: Combine the carrots, pepperoncini, jalapeños, roasted red peppers, olive oil, pepperoncini liquid, garlic powder and pepper in a bowl. Toss well, then set aside.
- For the beef: Remove the sirloin from the freezer and, using a mandoline or a sharp knife, cut into very thin strips against the grain. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saute pan. Add the beef and sauté until starting to brown, but still pink, about 2 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and garlic, then cook for 30 seconds. Add the broth and vinegar, then bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat.
- Place 3 slices of provolone on each roll. Top with the hot beef. Sprinkle with some of the giardiniera. Serve with extra broth on the side for dipping.
ITALIAN SHREDDED BEEF SANDWICHES
Everyone loves these easy shredded beef sandwiches! For extra pizzazz, top with provolone cheese and banana pepper rings. -Margie Williams, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 9h15m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut roast in half. Place in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Combine the water with salad dressing and au jus mixes; pour over meat. Top with onion and chilies., Cover and cook on low for 9-11 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat. When cool enough to handle, shred meat with two forks. Skim fat from cooking juices. Return meat to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on rolls. Freeze option: Freeze individual portions of cooled meat mixture and juices freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Serve on rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 298 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 608mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 28g protein.
Tips:
- Use a good quality Italian beef roast. Look for one that is well-marbled and has a nice, even color.
- Brown the beef roast in a hot skillet before braising it. This will help to develop its flavor.
- Use a flavorful braising liquid. A good option is a combination of beef broth, red wine, and Italian herbs.
- Braise the beef roast for at least 2 hours, or until it is fall-apart tender.
- Serve the Italian beef on toasted hoagie rolls with your favorite toppings. Some popular options include giardiniera, sweet peppers, and provolone cheese.
Conclusion:
Italian beef and green pepper sandwiches are a delicious and easy-to-make meal. They are perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, and they are always a hit with a crowd. With a few simple tips, you can make the best Italian beef and green pepper sandwiches at home. So, what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!
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