Italian Beef
A homemade italian beef recipe reminiscent of italian beef sandwiches you find in the Chicagoland area.
Ingredients
- 4-5 pound upper or lower round roast
- 21 oz beef broth
- 6-8 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbls fennel seed
- 1 jalapeno pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 package french rolls
- 1 jar pepperoncini
- 1 jar chopped giardiniera
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place the roast in a large dutch oven and rub it all over with salt and pepper
- Chop up the garlic cloves and jalapeno and add them to the pot with the roast.
- Add the fennel
- Pour the beef broth over the roast and spices.
- Cover and place the roast in the 350 degree oven for one hour.
- Take roast out of oven and let it cool. (It will not be completely done)
- Thinly slice up the entire roast. The thinner the better.
- Add the sliced roast back to the pot and beef broth.
- Cook on the stovetop for 30 minutes at medium heat.
- Thinly slice up the bell pepper.
- Stir in the sliced bell pepper and cook on medium heat for another 30-45 minutes. The longer it simmers the more tender it will be.
- Serve on the french rolls and top with pepperoncinis and giardiniera.
- Enjoy
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