Name: Home-Cooked Italian Beef
Ingredients: 1 rump roast, rolled; flour; shortening; 6 cup water, divided; 4 beef bouillon cubes; 1 tablespoon oregano; 2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2/3 cup reserved broth; 6 tiny hot peppers; 2 bay leaves; pepper, to taste; bay leaves, to taste; french bread, sliced

Home-Cooked Italian Beef

With this recipe for Home-Cooked Italian Beef, you can get those Chicago-style savory sandwiches at home! Italian beef recipes like this one are great for feeding a crowd. Serve with peppers if you like it hot!

Ingredients

1 rump roast, rolled
flour
shortening
6 cups water, divided
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon oregano
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
2/3 cup reserved broth
6 tiny hot peppers
2 bay leaves
pepper, to taste
bay leaves, to taste
french bread, sliced

Instructions

Coat the roast with flour and brown in a Dutch oven or similiar pan in a little shortening on top of the stove.
After browned on all sides, drain off the grease and add 3 cups of water. Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until done.
Remove from liquid and cool meat completely, reserving liquid. After meat is completely cooled, slice thinly with an electric knife.
Bring remaining ingredients (except bread) to a boil and add sliced beef. Simmer for 1 hour. Remove peppers and bay leaves.
Serve on sliced french bread. Add a little broth to the bread as well. (In Chicago, they serve it really soaked.) Serve with pepperoncini peppers.