I love having friends over for a "winter picnic" each year, and these sandwiches are really a hit with potato salad and baked beans. The beef freezes well, which makes it handy to have on hand for last-minute meals.
Best Italian Beef Sandwiches
Best Italian Beef Sandwiches
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
2 hours 30 min
Yield
20 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 beef sirloin tip roast (4 to 5 pounds)
- Water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 3 onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 3 beef bouillon cubes
- 7 to 8 hot banana peppers, seeded and sliced
- 20 hard rolls, split
- Giardiniera, optional
Directions
- In a deep baking pan, place roast in 1 in. water. Sprinkle with salt and cover with onions. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat from baking pan; reserve and chill broth. Refrigerate meat until firm. Cut into thin slices. Place in a 13x9-in. baking pan; set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine broth with remaining ingredients except rolls. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Pour over meat. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Reheat, covered, at 325° for 1 hour. Serve on hard rolls. If desired, top with giardiniera.
Nutrition Facts
1 sandwich: 288 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 58mg cholesterol, 827mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 24g protein.
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