Grab your pan and crockpot and make your own version of the best Chicago Italian beef sandwich recipe by Portillo’s! You can never go wrong with its tender and oozing flavor slow-cooked to perfection and served atop some hoagie rolls!
🔴 Check the full recipe on how to make Copycat Portillo’s Italian Beef Sandwich here:
Ingredients:
2 lb stewing beef, preferably rump roast, eye of the round, top round, bottom round, chuck, or chuck shoulder
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp dried dill
½ tsp dried rosemary
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried thyme
1 bay leaf
5 oz red onions, quartered
3 oz carrots, cut into chunks
3 oz celery, leaves & stalks, cut into chunks
5 tbsp prepared mustard
4 cups beef broth, plus more as needed
3 tbsp vegetable oil or rendered beef tallow
Salt & ground black pepper to taste
To serve:
2 hoagie rolls
¼ cup piquillo or pepperoncini peppers, sliced into strips
Prepared mustard
Mayonnaise
Side of the cooking broth
⬇️ How to make Copycat Portillo’s Italian Beef Sandwich ⬇️
0:12 Heat up a skillet with oil & sear the meat on all sides until evenly caramelized.
0:26 Season evenly on all sides with salt & pepper while searing.
0:45 Transfer to a clean working area & brush the mustard around the stewing beef.
0:57 Make a vegetable bed inside your crockpot by adding red onions, celery, & carrots.
1:10 Add all the spices into the crockpot & layer the seared beef on top of the vegetables.
1:46 Pour enough beef broth to cover the beef.
1:55 Cover and cook on low for 10 – 12 hours, or on high for 5 – 6 hours, until beef is tender enough to be pulled & shredded. You may need to add more broth to cover the beef while being slow-cooked.
1:58 Once done, set aside the beef & transfer all other contents into a saucepot.
2:05 Reduce the sauce to half & strain once done, discarding all other solids.
2:11 Layer your cooked beef onto a flat surface. You have a couple of options for this. Either shred or pull apart using a pair of forks or thinly slice the beef. Set aside.
2:21 Heat up a pan & add your preferred beef portion with a little cooking broth to warm up your beef.
2:31 When ready to serve, slice your hoagie rolls into half lengthwise & toast.
2:45 Spread 2 tbsp each of mayonnaise & mustard on separate sides of the bread.
2:56 Drain the meat & layer your warmed beef into the sandwich.
3:04 Finally, layer your piquillo pepper strips around the sandwich & seal.
3:13 Serve together with roughly ½ cup cooking broth. Enjoy by dipping the sandwich briefly in the broth between bites.
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