I absolutely loved The Bear on Hulu! It’s an exciting and accurate portrayal of what it’s like to work in a restaurant kitchen. The show is fast paced and chaotic but relatable in so many ways! I decided to recreate Carmy’s Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwich.
Ingredients
1 pound roast beef thin sliced(see recipe below)
1/4 pound provolone cheese sliced
4 large hoagie buns
1 cup pepperoncini peppers stems and seeds removed
1 roasted red pepper sliced
For the broth
5 teaspoons low sodium beef base
3 cups water
4 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 large bay leaf
Instructions
- Combine the water, beef base, bay leaf, oregano, pepper, and garlic in a pot and bring to a boil. Dissolve the beef base and boil for 5-7 minutes to reduce liquid by about 1/3.
- Dip the roast beef into the broth and let set for about two minutes. Move beef to a pan with oil and sauté beef with peppers on a medium high heat for 2 minutes. Butter each hoagie and toast in a separate pan. Finally plate each hoagie and top with beef and peppers. Quickly add your provolone cheese on top!
- Serve each sandwich with a side of the beef broth for dipping. Enjoy!
Roast Beef Ingredients:
3 to 4 pound roast (ribeye roast works best)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 to 2 teaspoons black pepper, crushed or ground
3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions:
- Remove the meat from the refrigerator 60 minutes before cooking.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Drizzle olive oil over roast and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic.
- Place the roast on a wire rack on a baking sheet. Bake the roast for approximately 25 to 30 minutes for every pound of meat for a roast to be cooked to medium.
- Let the roast rest for at least 15 minutes, tented in aluminum foil to keep warm, before carving to serve.
