1-2 hours6 servingsbeef broth

Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches

By Ivy Manning

6 servings

1-2 hours

Easy

Recipe Details

Course: Main Dishes

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 75 min

Total Time: 1-2 hours

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Dairy Free

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1 yellow onion
1/2 cup pickled pepperoncini peppers
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
6 crusty sub sandwich rolls
1 cup chopped giardiniera

These Italian-American sandwiches are stacked high with sliced beef, pepperoncini-spiked jus, and giardiniera pickles, so you’ll need sturdy rolls to hold in all the goodness. Delis in Chicago use a spiral meat slicer to get wafer-thin slices of meat. At home, you can either slice the roast with a sharp carving knife into thin slices (best with bottom or rump roast) or shred the meat with two forks (if using chuck roast).

INSTRUCTIONS

Select Sauté and adjust to More/High heat. Brush the roast with the oil and sprinkle with the granulated garlic and a generous amount of salt and pepper. When the pot is hot, add the beef and cook until well browned all over, 8 minutes. Press Cancel.
Add the broth, onion, pepperoncini, garlic, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning to the pot and stir to combine. Lock on the lid, select the Pressure Cook function, and adjust to High pressure for 1 hour 20 minutes. Make sure the steam valve is in the “Sealing” position and that the “Keep Warm” button is off.
When the cooking time is up, let the pressure come down naturally, about 20 minutes. Transfer the roast to a cutting board and tent with foil. Select Sauté and adjust to More/High heat. Simmer the cooking liquid, uncovered, until reduced slightly, 10 minutes. Spoon off the liquid fat floating on top of the liquid and discard.
Thinly slice the roast with a sharp carving knife or slice the meat into thick slices and shred it with two forks (see headnote in recipe description). Mound the beef on the rolls, spoon some of the reduced cooking liquid over the top, and top with the giardiniera.

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About the chef

Ivy Manning

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based food and travel writer and author of 10 cookbooks including her most recent title, Tacos A to Z- A Delicious Guide To Inauthentic Tacos (West Margin Press, 2023). Her work regularly appears in Cooking Light, Clean Eating, Eating Well, Better Homes & Gardens, and The Kitchn.com. She is a regular contributor to lifestyle brands like Fitbit, My Fitness Pal and The Spruce Eats. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Manning attended Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon, followed by an externship at the award-winning Paley’s Place restaurant, stints at some of Portland’s best restaurants, and stages in Barbaresco, Italy and Chiang Mai, Thailand. She held the position of Salud Cooking School director at Whole Foods Market in Portland for several years and currently teaches classes at Bob’s Red Mill. Manning lives in a sweet bungalow in Portland, Oregon with her vegetarian husband Gregor, and her rescued Whippets, Astor and Remy. When she’s not in the kitchen, she’s traveling the world to eat, working with the nonprofit Les Dames D’Escoffier Portland, hanging out in international food markets, or doing yoga with goats.

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