Indulge in the flavors of New Orleans with our mouthwatering Roast Beef Po' Boy with Debris Gravy. This classic sandwich features tender roast beef, crispy French bread, and a rich, savory gravy made from slow-cooked beef trimmings. It's a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
This article provides three irresistible recipes that will guide you through making the perfect Roast Beef Po' Boy with Debris Gravy. The first recipe focuses on the star of the show, the roast beef. You'll learn how to select the right cut of beef, season it with a flavorful blend of spices, and cook it to perfection in the oven.
Next, we'll dive into the secrets of making the delectable debris gravy. This gravy is the heart and soul of the Po' Boy, and we'll show you how to create a rich, flavorful gravy using beef trimmings, vegetables, and a combination of spices.
Finally, we'll bring it all together with the assembly of the Po' Boy. You'll discover how to choose the perfect French bread, slice the roast beef thinly, and layer it all together with the debris gravy and your favorite toppings. Whether you prefer classic lettuce, tomato, and pickles, or you want to add your own creative twist, we've got you covered.
So, get ready to embark on a culinary journey to the heart of New Orleans with our Roast Beef Po' Boy with Debris Gravy. With our detailed instructions and helpful tips, you'll be able to recreate this iconic sandwich in the comfort of your own home.
NEW ORLEANS STYLE ROAST BEEF DEBRIS POBOY
New Orleanians define "debris" (day-bree) as the extra tender little bits of beef that fall off a beef roast as it's cooking in the oven, all mixed into a garlicky and spicy beef gravy. Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans is known as the home of the famous debris po-boy.
Provided by Blue Plate Mayonnaise
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- MAKE 20 evenly spaced small cuts, about 1 ½ inches deep, all over pot roast, using the tip of a sharp paring knife. Insert garlic cloves as deep into the cuts as possible. SEASON the roast on all sides with salt and pepper. HEAT a 6-quart Dutch oven over high heat. Add oil, and when it is hot, sear the roast until it is very well browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side (don't be afraid to let the roast get very brown - this is where a lot of the flavor comes from). TRANSFER roast to a slow cooker, then carefully add stock and close lid. Set slow cooker to high and cook for 4 hours (and up to 6 hours depending on your machine). When roast is done, it should be fork tender. PULL meat apart into thin shreds, using two forks, and mix with accumulated drippings in bottom of pot. Allow meat to cool slightly and absorb juices before assembling poboys. (Roast can be cooked and shredded up to 1 week in advance and refrigerated until ready to serve; if prepared in advance, it will need to be rewarmed, covered and in a low oven, before assembling poboys.) PREHEAT broiler. HALVE each bread piece lengthwise and spread top and bottom halves liberally with mayonnaise. Place bottom halves on a baking sheet and spoon shredded meat over them, drizzling it with extra drippings. Top meat with cheese slices. BROIL bottom halves of bread with meat and cheese in oven just until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. REMOVE from oven. TOP with lettuce and tomato and sprinkle with hot sauce (if desired), add top halves of bread to each sandwich and serve immediately.
ROAST BEEF PO' BOY WITH DEBRIS GRAVY RECIPE
This is a recipe I found on www.nolacuisine.com, which I adapted to make the gravy (as it didn't really have a flour slurry to thicken the gravy). Here is what is stated about the recipe: "There is nothing quite as soul satisfying (or messy) than a good old Roast Beef Po' Boy in New Orleans. The best way to judge a good one is by the number of napkins you used to keep your chin semi-dry (Seriously, make sure you are stocked up on napkins.) My favorite place in New Orleans for a Roast Beef Po' Boy is Parasol's in the Irish Channel." "I've found that I like a mixture of Beef Stock, Chicken Stock, and water for my braising liquid. The reason I don't use straight Beef Stock is that I make an extremely rich one, and I reduce my gravy instead of using a thickening agent. When all is said and done, the gravy was just too much of a good thing, too intense. This way comes out just right. Extremely Beefy and delicious!"
Provided by diner524
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 4h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Cut small slits into the roast, about every 3 inches, try not to pierce all the way to the bottom. Stuff the sliced garlic into the slits.
- Season the Roast very liberally on all sides with the Salt & Black Pepper, season with Cayenne to your taste, I don't use much.
- Heat the fat in a heavy bottomed Dutch Oven over high heat, when the oil starts to smoke, wait a few more seconds, then carefully add the Roast cut side down. Brown very well on all sides, without burning it. Remove to a plate.
- Drain off all but 1 Tbsp of the fat in the pan, add the onions and carrots, cook until the onions just start to brown, place the roast back in the pan, then add the stocks. Finish, if necessary, with enough water to bring the cooking liquid 3/4 of the way up the roast. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then back down to a simmer. Simmer covered for 3-4 hours or until the meat falls apart by staring at it.
- For the Debris Gravy:.
- Mix the flour, water/stock and seasoning in a jar or container to thoroughly mix all the ingredients, you don't wants lumps of flour so shake it like crazy.
- Carve the meat into very thin slices, it will be hard to do and will fall apart, that is good. All of the bits and pieces, that fall off are your Debris (pronounced DAY-bree.) Add all of the bits and chunks to you cooking liquid. Heat the liquid/bits until boiling, no slowing add in the flour slurry mixture until you reach the desired thickness, may need to add more stock/water if it gets too thick.
- For the Po' Boy:.
- New Orleans Style French Bread (Po' Boys are generally about 9-10 inches long per sandwich. As you can see I made mine a bit smaller, shame on me.) Cut the bread 3/4 of the way through leaving a hinge (as seen in the background of the pic.) I find the hinge makes for slightly, easier eating.
- Shredded Lettuce (or Cabbage a la Mothers).
- Mayonnaise.
- Roast Beef (see above).
- Debris Gravy.
- Slather the bread with a very generous portion of Mayonnaise on the inside of the upper and lower halves. Place about a cup of Shredded Lettuce on the bottom half. Cover the lettuce with a generous portion of the "sliced" Beef. Drown the beef with Debris Gravy.
- Grab a stack of napkins, a cold beer and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 552, Fat 27.8, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 198, Sodium 727.5, Carbohydrate 12.5, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 3.2, Protein 63.1
LITTLE JEWEL "IRISH CHANNEL" ROAST BEEF PO'BOY WITH DEBRIS GRAVY
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 8h50m
Yield 9 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For the roast beef: Preheat the oven to 270 degrees F or to 250 degrees F on a convection setting.
- Combine the cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, basil and thyme in a bowl and incorporate. Completely cover the roast with the dry rub ingredients.
- Combine the beef broth, beer and Worcestershire in a large roasting pan, then add the bay leaves, carrots, onions and celery all around the edges. Put the roast in the center. Cover pot tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil. Bake "slow and low" until it is soft, 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove the roast and shred with a fork. Save all the meat juices in the pan for the gravy.
- For the debris gravy: Melt the butter, then add the flour a little at a time, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking, until a blonde roux forms, about 10 minutes.
- Put roast beef drippings in a pot with 2 cups shredded beef and bring to a boil, then reduce heat. (Add canned beef stock if you want it thinner.) Slowly whisk in the blonde roux and cook, whisking, until it achieves desired gravy thickness.
- New Orleans-style po'boy sandwiches are traditionally served "dressed". That means lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayonnaise (the eggier the better!).
- You will need toasted and split French baguettes (hollow them out to make more room for the beef). Fully dress those suckers! (Add onions if you like.)
- Also, a good Louisiana-style hot sauce is recommended. Put lots of hot shredded roast beef on the sandwich and top it generously with piping hot "debris gravy". Eat it with an ice-cold beer for the authentic experience. Bon appetit!
ROAST BEEF PO BOY WITH DEBRIS GRAVY
Steps:
- 1. Season the roast with salt, pepper and cajun seasoning. Place the oil in a large dutch oven. Sear the roast on all sides. Remove the roast to a plate and set aside.
- 2. Add the onion, carrots and garlic to the pot. Cook until softened a bit. Add the beef and chicken stock.. Place the roast back in the pot. Add the Worcestershire, Thyme, bay leaf and beef bouillon. Bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and cover. Cook 3 to 4 hours until the meat falls apart. Remove the meat from the pot and cut into pieces. With a immersion blender blend the cooking liquid. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a fat separator. Keep the solids and add them back to the pot. Add the defatted stock back to the pot with the debris. Add the meat back to the pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
- 3. Open the sub buns and pull some of the bread out of the middle of the top bun. Slather some mayo on the top bun. Lay the cheese over the mayo.
- 4. Add the meat and gravy mixture over the cheese. Close the sub and serve with plenty of napkins
ROAST BEEF DEBRIS
Steps:
- Cut open the bread, spread on some butter and toast. Build your debris with desired amount of mayo, mustard, red onion, lettuce and tomato. Don't forget to salt and pepper your tomato. Place the warm Roast Beef on top and top with Gravy. Enjoy!
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Place the beef in large pan or roaster, fat-side up. Salt and pepper liberally. Put 1-inch water in the bottom of the pan and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 12 hours.
- Remove the beef from the pan and place on a large cutting board. Try to use one with a drip well. Allow the beef to rest at least 30 minutes so that the juices will redistribute. Set aside the juices to cool and reserve for the gravy. The roast will be super tender and all will become debris. Be sure to remove all fat, veins and tendons. All leftovers can be frozen for later use.
- Separate the beef fat from the juices. Place about half of the fat in a heavy-bottomed saucepot and melt with a low heat. Freeze the remainder for later use.
- Use just enough flour to soak up the fat. You are now making a roux. Allow the flour to cook, stirring continually, to brown slightly. Add salt and pepper. Careful, you can always add salt. Add about half of the juice from the beef and stir. This will thicken. Adjust as needed. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Again, freeze the remainder for later use.
SLOPPY ROAST BEEF PO' BOY
Steps:
- Cut 5 slits in the roast and stuff with the garlic cloves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the oil. Sear the roast on all sides until a rich brown color. Add the hot water, bay leaves and bell pepper and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the roast is very tender, about 3 hours. During cooking, you want to make sure you keep the level of liquid that you started with. You may have to add up to another 1 1/2 cups water. Do not let the liquid cook out.
- Transfer the roast to a cutting board to rest. Discard the bay leaves and bell pepper from the pot. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, whisking, until thickened. You may need to add more flour until you reach the desired thickness of gravy. Be careful not to add too much, since it will thicken faster than you may expect. Season with salt and pepper.
- Slice the bread down the center and warm slightly in the oven. Thinly slice the roast. Spoon the gravy over the cut sides of the bread and spread with some mayonnaise. Load the bottom half with sliced beef and top with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles. Cover with the top half of the bread. Cut into 6 pieces and wrap with butcher paper or parchment paper.
SLOW COOKER ROAST BEEF PO'BOYS WITH DEBRIS GRAVY
This recipe is more labor intensive than your normal crock pot recipe but the outcome is worth the effort. I can see preparing this one for a tailgate. My only suggestion is to add more meat because it will go fast!
Provided by Jillian Coleman
Categories Roasts
Time 6h45m
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- 1. In a small bowl combine: kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and oregano.
- 2. After trimming fat off meat (which we will use later use), rub all sides of meat with the dry rub ingredients. Allow to sit on meat about 15 minutes or until desired.
- 3. In a heavy bottom skillet (or insert of slow cooker) heat olive oil. Place roast in pan and sear all sides until nice dark crust is formed (about 3-5 minutes each side). When finished remove from heat to a plate and cover with foil.
- 4. In a food processor combine: onions, garlic cloves, parsley and mushrooms and puree until smooth.
- 5. Add mushroom-onion mixture to pan (or slow cooker insert) and cook about 7-10 minutes until liquid has evaporated. If using the slow cooker insert remove mixture from insert for now.
- 6. In pan used to cook these ingredients, deglaze with 8 oz amber ale and 8 oz water. Add demi-glaze and bouillon cubes. Stir to combine.
- 7. In bottom of slow cooker insert place trimmed fat (fat side down).
- 8. Add mushroom-onion mixture on top of trimmed fat and beef on top of mixture. Add any juices from meat to slow cooker as well. Finally, pour liquid from pan in slow cooker. Cook on high 6-7 hours until meat is tender.
- 9. When meat has finished cooking. Remove meat to plate and cover with foil.
- 10. In a sauce pan melt butter, when it begins to bubble add flour and stir to create a roux. It should be between a blond and brown roux.
- 11. Strain liquid from meat and skim any fat or oil off top. Combine strained liquid, vinegar and about a cup of water with roux. Stir well. When well mixed, it can be combined with mushroom mixture and any meat that fell off and fat as desired.
- 12. Shred meat.
- 13. Combine shredded meat with gravy in slow cooker, cook another 15 mins. Keep warm until ready to serve.
- 14. To assemble sandwich: place desired about of mayonnaise on bread, place layer of meat and gravy, followed by lettuce, thinly sliced tomatoes, pickles, and hot sauce if desired.
Tips:
- For the ultimate po' boy experience, use a good quality French bread. Look for one that is crusty on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different types of roast beef. Leftover prime rib, brisket, or even chuck roast can all be used to make a delicious po' boy.
- If you don't have any debris gravy, you can make a quick and easy substitute by combining beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and a little bit of cornstarch.
- Be generous with the toppings! Shredded lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions are all classic po' boy toppings.
- Serve your po' boys with a side of extra gravy for dipping.
Conclusion:
The roast beef po' boy is a classic New Orleans sandwich that is loved by people all over the world. It's a simple sandwich, but it's packed with flavor. With its tender roast beef, crispy French bread, and flavorful gravy, the po' boy is a sandwich that is sure to satisfy. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy sandwich, give the roast beef po' boy a try. You won't be disappointed.
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