Description
This Chicago Style Italian Beef sandwich features tender slow-roasted beef simmered in savory seasoned broth and piled onto toasted Italian rolls. Topped with spicy giardiniera and sweet roasted peppers, every bite is juicy, hearty, and packed with classic Chicago flavor.
Ingredients
3 pounds beef chuck roast, trimmed
4 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 large Italian rolls
1 cup giardiniera, drained
2 large sweet bell peppers, sliced and roasted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a small bowl, combine the dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Sear the beef chuck roast on all sides until deeply browned, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Add the minced garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
- Pour in the beef broth and sprinkle the seasoning mixture evenly over the roast.
- Cover the Dutch oven with a lid and transfer it to the oven. Roast for about 3 hours until the beef is fork tender.
- Remove the beef from the pot and slice it very thinly against the grain.
- Return the sliced beef to the broth to keep it juicy and flavorful.
- Lightly toast the Italian rolls in the oven.
- Assemble the sandwiches by piling the beef onto each roll. Spoon extra broth over the beef if desired, then top with giardiniera and roasted sweet peppers.
Notes
Add provolone or mozzarella cheese for extra richness.
Increase the crushed red pepper flakes or use hot giardiniera for more heat.
Add sliced onions or pepperoncini to the broth while cooking for additional flavor.
Dip the assembled sandwich briefly into the au jus for an authentic Chicago-style experience.
Store leftover beef submerged in broth in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Freeze leftover beef with broth for up to 3 months.
Reheat gently on the stovetop in the broth to keep the meat tender and juicy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 610 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 1180 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 47 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg
