**A Philly Steak Sandwich: A Culinary Journey into Philadelphia's Iconic Flavor**
In the vibrant streets of Philadelphia, where culinary traditions intertwine, there lies a sandwich that embodies the city's spirit - the Philly steak sandwich. This delectable creation is a symphony of flavors, textures, and aromas that has captivated taste buds for generations. Its origins can be traced back to the early 1930s, when street vendors and lunch counters began experimenting with thinly sliced steak, sautéed onions, and melted cheese on a soft hoagie roll. Over the years, the Philly steak sandwich has evolved into an iconic dish, enjoyed by locals and tourists alike.
This article presents a comprehensive guide to crafting the perfect Philly steak sandwich, featuring a collection of carefully curated recipes that cater to diverse preferences and dietary restrictions. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or a novice in the kitchen, these recipes will empower you to recreate this beloved sandwich in the comfort of your own home. From the classic rendition with its savory ribeye steak to innovative variations featuring chicken, vegetables, and vegan alternatives, there's a recipe here to satisfy every palate. Embark on this culinary journey and discover the secrets behind this legendary sandwich, transforming your kitchen into a mini Philadelphia steakhouse.
PHILLY STEAK SANDWICH
These sandwiches are delicious. I purchase steak that has been sliced for making stir-fry, which takes a little less time, but achieves the same results.
Provided by SWIZZLESTICKS
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the beef in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, marjoram and basil. Sprinkle over beef.
- Heat half of the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute beef to desired doneness, and remove from pan. Heat the remaining oil in the skillet, and saute the onion and green pepper.
- Preheat oven on broiler setting.
- Divide the meat between the bottoms of 4 rolls, layer with onion and green pepper, then top with sliced cheese. Place on cookie sheet, and broil until cheese is melted. Cover with tops of rolls, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 640.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 95.5 mg, Fat 38.4 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 35.3 g, SaturatedFat 13.7 g, Sodium 717.3 mg, Sugar 5.5 g
PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH
Steps:
- Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. When hot add the oil, onions and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Push off to 1 side of the griddle.
- Add the meat to the hot pan and cook, stirring and breaking up with the back of 2 metal spatulas, until almost no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Mix in the Sauteed vegetables. Top with cheese slices and melt. Spoon the cheesy meat mixture into the warm buns and serve immediately with condiments of choice or Put the meat in the bun and dip the spatula in the cheese whiz and then wipe the spatula down the inside of the bread.
PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH
DELICIOUS! This is by far a wonderful sandwich when you are craving onions, melting cheese and steak! Very EASY preparation. Provolone cheese is the only kind to use in making this sandwich. I have used thinly sliced ribeye steak with success, but have listed deli roast beef in this recipe. We prefer mayonnaise and mustard as condiments to this sandwich which enhance the flavor. Note: In my area we have a restaurant named J. Michael's Philly Deli. This recipe is similar to his version and it's darn good!
Provided by Seasoned Cook
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Split hoagie roll and spread with butter. Lightly toast in skillet and remove.
- Saute onions in olive oil.
- Place roast beef slices on one side of roll and top with two slices of provolone cheese per sandwich. Melt cheese by broiling for approximately 1 minute.
- Add sauteed onions on top of melted cheese and top sandwich with other half of hoagie roll. (If using condiments, add before placing split roll on top.).
- Enjoy!
EMERIL'S PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH
I'm not claiming this is an authentic Philly Cheese Steak, I chose this to simulate my favorite cheese steak sub at Sapore di Mare. Elsewhere (and not elsewhere on Recipezaar.com) people have been puzzled why the oven would need to be preheated to 200F; why, it is only to warm up the sandwich rolls! Purists will use only Cheese Whiz, but I will always use Provolone. I love an accent of "hots" on my sub, preferably Sun of Italy "Hot Chopped Peppers"; sliced pepperoncini or banana peppers also work well. I favor sweet onions, so I added them as an option to Emeril's recipe. Also, a half and half mixture of olive oil and butter is heavenly; but if using a nonstick pan, no fat is really needed. To slice the rib-eye, pound it thin, roll it tightly and wrap in wax paper, freeze 10 minutes, then slice thinly. Personally, I would never dream of using ketchup on this sandwich, although I might try a bit of marinara sauce to make this an Italian cheese steak sandwich. Although most people would threaten me if I gave them half a sandwich, I believe that is the correct size for 1 nutritional serving.
Provided by KateL
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 21m
Yield 2 sandwiches, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Then warm the sliced rolls or buns in the oven while cooking the meat and vegetables.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. When hot add the oil, onions and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Push off to 1 side of the griddle.
- Add the meat to the hot pan and cook, stirring and breaking up with the back of 2 metal spatulas, until almost no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Mix in the sauteed vegetables. Top with cheese slices and melt. Spoon the cheesy meat mixture into the warm buns and serve immediately with condiments of choice or put the meat in the bun and dip the spatula in the cheese whiz and then wipe the spatula down the inside of the bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 775.6, Fat 53.7, SaturatedFat 24.5, Cholesterol 129.4, Sodium 1543.3, Carbohydrate 28.8, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 3.9, Protein 43.5
CROCK POT ITALIAN BEEF PHILLY CHEESE STEAK GARLIC BREAD SANDWICH
I combined three delicious recipes to make one out of this world sandwich! To make it less spicy, seed the pepperoncini and replace some of the juice with water.
Provided by Marla Swoffer
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 4h15m
Yield 4 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Put the beef in the crock pot and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.
- Add the remaining ingredients (including pepperoncini juice) EXCEPT the last five, stir, and cook on high for three hours.
- Coarsely shred beef with a fork and cook an additional hour.
- While beef is finishing up, toast bread.
- Cut garlic clove in half and rub on 4 slices of bread and then spread butter on them.
- Spread mayonnaise on the remaining 4 slices, top with cheese.
- Broil all the slices of bread until cheese is melted.
- Spoon meat and peppers with juices on to garlic-buttered bread slices. Top with cheese-mayo bread slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1039.8, Fat 53.6, SaturatedFat 23.7, Cholesterol 169.3, Sodium 2747.7, Carbohydrate 84.2, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 8.2, Protein 54.9
PORTOBELLO "PHILLY CHEESE STEAK" SANDWICH
Make and share this Portobello "philly Cheese Steak" Sandwich recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mulligan
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 4 sandwiches, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, bell pepper, oregano and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are wilted and soft, about 7 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low; sprinkle the vegetables with flour and stir to coat. Stir in broth and soy sauce; bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, lay cheese slices on top of the vegetables, cover and let stand until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Divide the mixture into 4 portions with a spatula, leaving the melted cheese layer on top. Scoop a portion onto each toasted bun and serve immediately.
PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SANDWICH AS IT SHOULD BE MADE... AUTHENTIC!
It's so simple & easy for the life of me I don't know why our local restaurants can't get it right, the key is the Ribeye and the Cheez Whiz, if you veer off that course it won't taste right. In answer to Alan's review I beg to differ! I just watched a show that followed the making of these great sandwiches at both Pat's & Geno's and guess what?! The Provolone was added after the fact because of customer requests, not the Authentic cheese!!! Pat invented the sandwich and uses Cheez Whiz -- not slamming Alan but I got it from the source so do try the sandwich, you'll absolutely LOVE it! I use butter because that adds a depth of flavor you don't get with the olive oil. Use what you like!
Provided by Babychops
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4 sandwiches, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Have your butcher slice a thick ribeye into slices as thin as he (or she) can. If you like the original (Pat's) chop the slices into bite sized pieces. If you like Geno's then don't chop.
- Start a double boiler up & place the cheez whiz in it to warm up, if you can't find that size just any squeeze bottle will do as long as it's cheez whiz, that's the important part.
- Place onions in some butter on a griddle or in a large skillet and cook until nicely carmelized.
- Scootch them over & add beef, turn once browned, when done just scootch them over to cook the rest of the meat. You don't want to overlap the meat while it's cooking.
- Place a nice heap of the beef onto a hoagie roll, no need to warm the roll, it's positively awesome as is, add a good heap of the onions & slather with the cheese whiz. That's it! Enjoy the hell out of it, these are SO DARNED GOOD! Trust me, it was the hit of our little super bowl party -- .
Nutrition Facts : Calories 921.2, Fat 63, SaturatedFat 32.8, Cholesterol 195.7, Sodium 2540.9, Carbohydrate 45.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 11.2, Protein 41.3
PORTOBELLO "PHILLY CHEESE STEAK" SANDWICH
Categories Mushroom
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, bell pepper, oregano and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are wilted and soft, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to low; sprinkle the vegetables with flour and stir to coat. Stir in broth and soy sauce; bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, lay cheese slices on top of the vegetables, cover and let stand until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide the mixture into 4 portions with a spatula, leaving the melted cheese layer on top. Scoop a portion onto each toasted bun and serve immediately. The dark gills found on the underside of a portobello are edible, but if you like you can scrape them off with a spoon.
PHILLY CHEESE STEAK GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Found this all American classic grilled cheese with a Yummy twist! Or is it a twist on the classic Philly sandwich? Which ever it is it's simple and delish! Great for a lunch or big enough for a meal. A side of fries and you are good to go!
Provided by Tammy T
Categories Steaks and Chops
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add the bell pepper and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- 2. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Make sure to put one piece of cheese on top of everything and one on the bottom, under the meat. Assemble sandwich and grill both sides in skillet until golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
SLOW COOKER PHILLY STEAK SANDWICH MEAT
This makes a fantastic meat for Philly steak sandwiches. You can even use lower grade roasts and have this turn out. It also makes its own au jus if you like to dip as I do. To serve, sautee a sliced onion and sliced green pepper in a skillet. Put meat on a sub bun and top with onion and green pepper and Swiss or provolone cheese on top of that. Leave open-faced and broil until the cheese just starts to brown. The top of the bun will brown fast so don't broil that until the cheese has completely melted and just starts to show color.
Provided by duboo
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef
Time 8h23m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Spread onion and garlic into the bottom of a slow cooker; layer beef over onion and garlic. Sprinkle cumin, black pepper, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, thyme, marjoram, and basil over beef; top with bourbon, soy sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Pour beer over beef mixture and add beef bouillon cubes.
- Cook on Low, stirring every hour or so, for 8 hours (or High for 4 hours).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.9 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 60.4 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 20.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 601.8 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
Tips:
- Use thinly sliced ribeye steak for the best flavor and texture.
- Make sure to slice the steak against the grain for greater tenderness.
- Season the steak generously with salt, pepper, and garlic powder before cooking.
- Cook the steak in a hot skillet or on a griddle until it reaches your desired doneness.
- Use a soft, hoagie roll for the sandwich and toast it lightly before adding the ingredients.
- Add a layer of melted cheese to the sandwich, such as provolone, American, or Cheez Whiz.
- Top the sandwich with sautéed onions and peppers for a classic Philly cheesesteak flavor.
- Condiments such as ketchup, mustard, and hot sauce can be added to taste.
Conclusion:
The Philly steak sandwich is a delicious and iconic sandwich that can be easily made at home. By following the tips and instructions in this article, you can create a mouthwatering Philly cheesesteak sandwich that will satisfy your cravings. Experiment with different toppings and condiments to find your perfect combination. Whether you enjoy it for lunch, dinner, or a late-night snack, the Philly steak sandwich is sure to be a hit.
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