Stephanie
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This is a yummy beef sandwich and easy to make. The prep is done early, so it'd be a nice main dish for a party. I was originally concerned that this recipe would be too spicy for the kids, but it actually turned out to be quite mild.
I would recommend that you use the roast called for the in recipe as it is a sturdier meat. I used sliced flat iron steak since it was on sale and the kids wouldn't touch the leftovers because they thought it looked like dog food - lol!
Total Time: 4 hours
Yield: 8
Source: A Decade of Cooking the Costco Way
Ingredients:
- 1 (3-4) lb boneless beef chuck roast (I used sliced flat iron steak that was on a good sale)
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp chipotle chili powder (bulk spice section)
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 poblano pepper, sliced
- 1 cup spicy thick and chunky salsa
- 1-2 cup beef stock
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 hoagie rolls
- 8 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded or sliced
In the northern US, Poblano peppers are sometimes called Pasilla peppers, so they might be under that name at your store (as they were at mine). Poblano peppers are fairly mild. You can use a spicier variety if you want to kick the flavor up a notch or two.
Steps:
- Dry the roast with paper towels.
- Combine spices. Reserve 1 tsp. of the spice mixture and rub the rest into the roast.
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add roast and sear. Remove roast from pot.
- Add onion, poblano, and the reserved spice to the pot; saute' until tender. Remove, let cool, and refrigerate.
- Return roast to pot. Add salsa and enough beef stock to cover the roast half way. Bring just to a boil; then reduce heat, cover and simmer gently until fork-tender (about 3 hours).
- Remove roast from pot. Add onions and pepper to the liquid in the pot to reheat. Slice roast and season with salt and pepper as desired. (Since the meat I used was pre-sliced, I just added the onions and peppers in with the meat).
- Preheat the boiler. Split hoagie buns, top with cheese, and toast briefly under the broiler. Assemble sandwiches with beef, onion, and peppers.
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