Easy Italian Beef Sandwich Recipe (Chicago Style)
This quick and easy Italian Beef Sandwich is pure Chicago-style - thinly sliced roast beef, dunked in beefy jus, topped with giardiniera, ready in minutes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 401kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons beef tallow
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend or to taste
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes or to taste
- 2 cups water
- 2 Knorr beef bouillon cubes (yes, 2 cubes for BIG beefy flavor)
- Salt to taste
- 1 pound thinly sliced roast beef
- 4 Italian hoagie rolls or sturdy French rolls warmed
- For serving. Chicago-style giardiniera
Instructions
- Heat the beef tallow in a wide pot over medium heat until melted.
- Add Italian seasonings and red pepper flakes. Stir and cook for 30 seconds to bloom the spices.
- Carefully pour in the water and add the beef bouillon cubes, and salt to taste (note: the bouillon cubes are a bit salty). Heat and simmer 10 minutes to let the bouillon cubes dissolve and let the flavor develop. This is your jus (hot gravy).
- Add the roast beef and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Distribute the roast beef slices over the rolls. OPTIONAL: Dip each sandwich very briefly (just the ends or the entire sandwich) into the jus until glistening and juicy - extra flavor!!
- Top with Chicago-style giardiniera and serve with jus in small bowls from the pot on the side.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 2507mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 385mg | Iron: 5mg