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Chicago Italian Beef - Help!

danv23
danv23 Posts: 957
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Hey all,

I lived in Chicago my first 28 years, and moved to the great state of GA where I have remained for the last 13 years.  I miss Chicago style Italian beef like you cannot imagine.  I've searched the internet for recipes, tried a few, and they all sucked.  I don't want pulled beef, I have a meat slicer, and I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to replicate the holiest of all "sangwiches".  Please, recipe me!

The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

Cumming, GA

Eggs - XL, L, Small

Gasser - Blaze 5 Burner

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    danv23 said:
    Hey all,

    I lived in Chicago my first 28 years, and moved to the great state of GA where I have remained for the last 13 years.  I miss Chicago style Italian beef like you cannot imagine.  I've searched the internet for recipes, tried a few, and they all sucked.  I don't want pulled beef, I have a meat slicer, and I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to replicate the holiest of all "sangwiches".  Please, recipe me!

    The Toronto veal is the holiest of all Italian sangweeches but I have had Large Marge's Chicago beef and they are pretty damn good.


    http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=410790&catid=1

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,297
    Never lived in Chicago but used to go TDY there very often, and I miss Portillo's.  Thanks for the link, LS!  
    ___________

    "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."

    - Lin Yutang


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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,523
    This is great. 

    Closest I've seen to Chicago Italian beef sangwiches. 
    The giardiniera uses jalapenos rather than peperoncini, suggest using peperoncini if you can find them.

    I do the "steam" on the egg, it works fine. 
    (Have some pics but they will not upload)
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,706
    I brown a chuck roast, then use some wine to deglaze.  Dump it in a dutch oven or crock pot, then add strained giardiniera, peperoncinis, bouquet garni, Italian dressing, bay leaf, parmigiano rinds, and then enough beef broth to almost cover the beef.  Let it sit for 12 hrs and strain it.  Reduce the liquid and add start/flour/etc if it needs to be thickened.  Pull the beef and add the reduced juices.
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  • ShadowNick
    ShadowNick Posts: 533
    danv23 said:
    Hey all,

    I lived in Chicago my first 28 years, and moved to the great state of GA where I have remained for the last 13 years.  I miss Chicago style Italian beef like you cannot imagine.  I've searched the internet for recipes, tried a few, and they all sucked.  I don't want pulled beef, I have a meat slicer, and I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to replicate the holiest of all "sangwiches".  Please, recipe me!
    Funny, I was in GA my first 22 years and have been in Chicago the last 12.  Missing GA winters right now for sure.
    Pentwater, MI
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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 957
    Just threw on a 5lb rump roast @ 400.  We will see how she goes!

    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

    Cumming, GA

    Eggs - XL, L, Small

    Gasser - Blaze 5 Burner

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  • GaryLange
    GaryLange Posts: 418
    I see Amazing Ribs has a recipe.

    http://amazingribs.com/recipes/beef/italian_beef.html
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