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| French Dip Sandwich... my teenage daughter's favorite! |
My 16 year old daughter loves French Dip Sandwiches. She used to work at a restaurant, and when she got her dinner break it was fairly likely this would be her choice of meal. A French Dip is easy to make because you simply place a roast in a slow cooker or Crock pot with a lot of water and spices and about 6-7 hours later you can serve it with very little work on your part.
There are two basic recipes that most people use for this. One includes an onion soup mix (the dried kind that comes in an envelope). That isn't the kind we prefer though. The kind our family likes starts with a soy sauce base and does not include onions. (I KNOW! Can you believe it? I'm a girl who would eat onions at every meal in one way or another... but this is one recipe that simply doesn't need them).
French Dip (Sandwiches)
1 T chopped or minced garlic
1 beef bouillon cube
1 T rosemary
3 bay leaves
3/4 c - 1 cup soy sauce (I use approximately 1 cup, give or take)
about 6 cups water
1 beef roast (chuck is affordable and tastes the best)
buns
provolone cheese
Put all ingredients in a Crock-pot or slow cooker. The size of your roast can be anything from 3 pounds to about 4 or 5 but 3-4 is best for the amount of juice left for dipping. Cook on high 6-8 hours until tender and falls apart easily when you pull with a fork.
Remove roast from slow cooker and shred with two forks, pulling all the pieces apart. Remove the bay leaves from the juices in the slow cooker. Place the shredded beef back in the crock pot and keep on 'warm' setting until needed. Open a roll, spoon meat on and cover with a slice of cheese. Broil in the oven just until the cheese is melted. Spoon liquid into small cups on the side for dipping.
