Best Italian Beef Sandwiches Recipe

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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.

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Best Italian Beef Sandwiches Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 2-1/2 hours

Yield: 20-24 Servings

30 150 180

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
Hard rolls

Directions

In a deep baking pan, place roast and 1 in. of 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 13-in. x 9-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. Yield: 20-24 sandwiches.

Originally published as Italian Beef Sandwiches in Country Extra September 1992, p47