Dry-aged Italian Beef Sandwich with Homemade Giardiniera, Sweet Peppers, Suet-Fried Chips and Broccoli Rabe

Recipe courtesy Jeff Mauro

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Total Time:
5 hr 55 min
Prep
1 hr 30 min
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Cook
3 hr 25 min
Yield:
12 servings
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Ingredients

Beef:

  • 1 top round rump roast, tied with butcher twine in 2-inch increments
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 3 cups beef stock
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Suet-Fried Chips:

  • 3 cups rendered beef suet
  • 6 russet potatoes, scrubbed, skin-on
  • 2 tablespoons fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Sweet Peppers:

  • 5 green bell peppers, cut into large strips
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  • Salt

Broccoli Rabe:

  • 4 ounces fatback, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
  • 3 heads broccoli rabe, stems trimmed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 soft Italian rolls
  • Homemade Giardiniera, recipe follows

Directions

For the beef: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Sprinkle the roast liberally with salt and pepper. In a heavy-bottomed roasting pan over high heat, heat the grapeseed oil until shimmering. Add the roast and sear all sides until a golden crust forms, about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside on a sheet tray. Add the garlic, onions, dried Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Saute until caramelized. Add the wine and deglaze, scraping the bottom. Add the stock, thyme, salt and pepper, to taste, and bring to a simmer. Return the roast to the pan and any accumulated juices from the sheet tray. Roast in the oven, turning every 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the meat registers 125 degrees F, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. While the roast is cooking, start on the garnishes.

For the chips: Heat the suet in a pot to 365 degrees. On a mandolin, thinly slice the potatoes and rinse in cold water. Drain and dry thoroughly. Add the potatoes gently to the suet and fry until gold brown. Drain on paper towels and season with the salt, granulated garlic, paprika and sugar.

For the sweet peppers: Toss the bell peppers, olive oil and granulated garlic together on a sheet tray and season with salt. Roast until slightly soft, but still bright, about 20 minutes.

For the broccoli rabe: In a saute pan over medium-high heat, render the fatback until crispy. Remove the fatback with a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the pan. Saute until fragrant, and then add the broccoli rabe. Cook until the greens have wilted, the stems are cooked through, but the broccoli rabe has retained its color. Toss with the fatback and season with salt and pepper. Cover and set aside.

When the roast is done cooking, remove from the oven and let rest under tented foil. Strain the juice from the roasting pan into a saucepot. Bring to a simmer, skim the fat from the top and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Hold warm over low heat.

To build the sandwiches: Very thinly slice the roast by hand or on a deli slicer. Dredge a roll through the cooking juices and top with 4 to 6 ounces sliced meat. Garnish with the Homemade Giardiniera and the sweet peppers. Serve with the chips and broccoli rabe

Homemade Giardiniera:

In a small pot, add the carrots, celery, chiles, cauliflower, garlic, bell peppers and vinegar and cover with water. Season with the salt and bring to a light simmer. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes; the vegetables should still be crisp and bright. Drain and cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Add the oils to the vegetables and store in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

Notes

This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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  • on May 02, 2013

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    The sandwich was alright. All the various accoutrements made this quite the meal. My biggest issue was that the cooking juices had way too much heat. The recipe called for two mush crushed red pepper for sure. I like my heat but all that I got out of the gravy was the heat and it really made the juices inedible. I was very disappointed that I needed throw away the juices. The giardiniera was good but I don't think it was really worth the work versus using storebought. It would have been helpful that the size of toast was listed in the recipe. The recipe turned out to be setup for a much larger roast than I had bought. Needs some tweaks.

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  • on October 28, 2012

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    Wonderful intricate recipe.
    Most commoners would not know what Broccoli Rabѐ (Rapini is, a link to Wikipedia should be provided.
    Keep 'em coming!

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  • on January 05, 2012

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    Wow, am I glad I tried this! I've made my share of Chicago Italian Beef recipes, some good, some not. The juice, IMO, is what really makes a good CIB sandwich. I was hesitant about wine being in the juice, since I really didn't imagine it being used by the beef stands, but, I have to admit, the juice was, hands down, the best!!! It was deep, rich and rivals anything you can find at the beef joints. I used a Sirloin Tip roast because I've been able to find them on sale lately, and I actually do prefer it to a Rump roast.

    This is my new favorite Chicago Italian Beef recipe.

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