Posted on 01/07/2021 8:05:28 AM PST by mylife
On the surface, an Italian beef sandwich is pretty simple. It’s just thinly sliced beef that’s slow-cooked and held in a rich, beefy jus, packed into a hinge-cut French bun. The jus is magic. It’s heavily seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, and basil, along with secret spices at some beef stands that I suspect are nutmeg or cinnamon. For those of you who aren’t from Chicago, this is an easy thing to replicate at home.
There is one big variation on the Italian beef sandwich, simply called an Italian beef combo (or just combo). It’s not a combo in the extra-value meal sort of way, but rather, a combination of an Italian beef and an entire Italian sausage nestled into the same bun. It’s over the top. I tend to avoid them, not only because they’re a choking hazard since I try to wolf down way too much all at once, but also because there’s no way to eat a combo without it falling apart after the first bite. But still, they’re delicious, and it seems like a shame to abandon them for practical reasons.
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Where can I buy Poppa Charlies?
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I want . . . (I’m not mentioning how many - that will be decided when I am no longer hungry).
There’s a bar in Minneapolis that serves something very similar they call it the “Dago” sandwich.
They are delicious.
Thanks FRiend.
Never been big on Italian beef and much prefer a Philly cheesesteak “with.” Of course the best sandwich in the world is a Cuban Sandwich, best enjoyed in the city where it was invented: Tampa.
They have this thing in Buffalo called “Beef on Weck”
A Portillos beef and sausage combo is pretty much Heaven on French bread. Do NOT forget the giardienara.
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I think they all have their merits.
Do NOT forget the giardienara.
Ahhh Hell Naw!!
With a side of onion rings and a large root beer.
Then.....a long nap.
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Hmm, interesting. There’s a place by me that puts italian beef on their burgers like this, but I never thought of switching the beef patty with sausage.
Still, I’ll stick with the classic combo. Making a mess is part of the experience!
Well, any grocery store around Chicago has italian beef for sale, but I wouldn’t recommend Papa Charlies. Get the Vienna Beef brand, that’s what most of the beef joints around the city use, if they don’t make their own from scratch.
I know a place that puts gyro meat on the burger.
Thanks
Yeah, I’ve had those too. Gyros meat + nacho cheese even :)
We put gyros on pizza too.
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