All Star Sausage Steak Sandwich
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
2 pounds tri tip
1 tablespoon garlic, granulated
1 tablespoon black pepper, fresh cracked
2 tablespoon Worchester sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups yellow onions, sliced thin
2 cups red bell peppers, julienned
1 pound Italian sausage, links in casing, hot preferred
3 tablespoons garlic, minced
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 large Sourdough loaf, 18 inches
1 tablespoon Salt
6 slices Provolone cheese
3/4 cup Hot Pickled Veggies, recipe follows
Hot Pickled Veggies:
10 cups water
1/2 cup garlic cloves, cut in quarters, divided into 1/4 cup portions
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1/2 cup baby carrots, cut in half
1/2 cup cauliflower florets
1/2 cup celery, cut in 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup Anaheim pepper, julienned
1/4 red bell pepper, julienned
1/4 red onion, julienned
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon fresh-cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup Spanish olive, large, diced
1/2 cup black olives, seeded, diced
1/4 cup pepperoncinis, stems, seeds removed, diced
Directions
- Rub tri tip with salt, granulated garlic, pepper and Worchester. Let sit for 20 to 30 minutes then grill until medium rare.
- In a medium saute pan over medium high heat, heat olive oil, add onions, peppers, and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes or until onions are translucent. Add garlic, cook for 2 minutes, then deglaze with wine and chicken stock. Simmer, and add paprika, celery salt, and chili powder.
- Cut bread in half length ways, remove some of bread from center, and toast lightly.
- After tri tip has been cooked, slice on a bias as thin as possible.
- Place cooked onion and pepper mixture on bottom piece of bread, slice Italian sausage into 6 slices per link. Add all sausage slices to onion mixture on bread, add sliced tri tip, top with Provolone cheese and add Hot Pickled Veggies. Top with top crust of bread and slice into 2 inch slices
Hot Pickled Veggies:
- In a large pot of boiling water, blanch vegetables. Add half of the garlic and the salt and peppercorns. Start with Carrot, boil 30 seconds, add in Cauliflower, boil 30 seconds, add celery boil 15 seconds, then add Anaheim peppers, bell peppers and red onion time 15 seconds more. Immediately remove all from water and immediately put in ice bath. Discard peppercorns and garlic.
- In a large jar, add the uncooked garlic, olive oil, red pepper flakes, cracked pepper, salt, sugar and one cup of the vinegar. Chop the cooled blanched vegetables into dice. In a bowl combine the olives, pepperoncinis and the diced vegetables. Add the mix to the jar with the seasonings, cap and shake to combine seasonings into mix. Top with additional red wine vinegar to cover mix if necessary. Refrigerate 24 hours. Will keep for 2-3 weeks under refrigeration.