Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches by Ashley on Servings: 4

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1 Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches by Ashley on Servings: 4 Melt in your mouth Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches. a recipe for the classic version or a chipotle version! You pick! Ready in under 30 minutes Ingredients SANDWICH INGREDIENTS 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1/2 of a green pepper, thinly sliced 4 6 ounces button mushrooms, sliced salt, pepper for seasoning 1 and 1/4 pounds top sirloin steak 1 2 tablespoons canola oil or vegetable oil 4 soft hoagie rolls 8 White American cheese slices or 8 pepper jack cheese slices Mayo or chipotle mayo CHIPOTLE MAYO INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup mayo 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce 1/2 tablespoon sauce from the adobo pepper can 1 tablespoon lime juice Dash of salt Dash of pepper

2 Cooking Method 1. 1 hour before cooking, place steak in the freezer. 2. When you re ready to start cooking, pre heat your oven to 400 degrees. 3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook veggies until tender. 4. While the veggies are cooking, remove the steak from the freezer and use a very sharp knife to slice the meat as thinly as possible against the grain. 5. When the veggies are done cooking, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil over medium high heat. 6. Place 4 hoagie rolls in the oven for 5 7 minutes or until nice and warm, but not crunchy. 7. Add half the meat to the pan and season with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook for a few minutes until it is cooked through. Set aside. 8. Heat a bit more oil if needed and cook the other half of the meat, seasoning with salt and pepper. Return the first batch of meat to the pan, stir in veggies if yo wish, and top with cheese. Use 8 pepper jack cheese slices for a spicy version, or 8 white American cheese slices for a classic version. Place the cheese over the meat and when it starts to melt, stir the cheese into the meat and veggie mixture. 9. Divide the meat among the 4 hoagie rolls. 10. If using chipotle mayo, combine all ingredients in a blender (mayo, chipotle pepper, chipotle sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper) and slather desired amount on each roll. Otherwise spread a thin layer of regular mayo on the roll. 11. Cut in half and serve immediately. I bought about 1 and 1/4 pounds of top sirloin, froze it, and then used a very sharp knife to thinly slice it against the grain. The thinner you can get it, the better. Take your time doing this step. It took me a full 10 minutes to thinly slice the steak. Next comes the veggies. Or not. I love onions, peppers, and mushrooms on my cheesesteak, but Ryan likes his with just meat and cheese. If you want veggies, slice up one very small yellow onion, half a

3 green pepper, and about 4 6 ounces of mushrooms for 4 sandwiches. Have you heard of Jersey Mike s before? It s a sub shop that has a delicious Chipotle Cheesesteak sandwich that I just love! If you re in the mood for the spicy chipotle version, you ll want some thinly sliced pepper jack cheese on hand. For the more classic version, I went with white American cheese and I ll tell you why. While provolone or even cheese whiz would be a more traditional route to take, I love the way white American cheese melts with the cheesesteak. It s creamy, and cheesy, and yummy, and melts better than provolone cheese! Another important and necessary ingredient for a Philly Cheesesteak is the roll. Unfortunately I couldn t get my hands on Amoroso rolls, so I went with a soft hoagie roll from the bakery department at my grocery store. If you want veggies on your sandwich, you ll start by sautéing them in a little butter until they re tender. Then remove the veggies from the pan. Next it ll be time to cook the meat. Because it is sliced so thinly, it ll cook quickly! I cooked the meat in two separate batches so that the pan wasn t overcrowded and the meat was able to crisp up a little. I recommend you do the same.

4 Start by heating a little canola or vegetable oil in a large skillet. When the oil is nice and hot, add half the meat and cook for a few minutes, until it is cooked through. You ll season it with a little salt and pepper. Next comes the cheese, which in my book, is the most important part! If you want the Chipotle Cheesesteak, place slices of pepper jack cheese over the meat. For the classic version, arrange white American cheese slices over the meat. Other options include provolone or even *gasp* cheese wiz, but I love the way American cheese melts into this sandwich. Stir up the meat and cheese, and add veggies back in if you wish.

5 While the meat is cooking, you ll want to heat the rolls in the oven. I heated them for about 5 7 minutes so that they were just heated through. I pulled the bread out before it started to get crispy and crunchy. Next, scoop the steak and cheesy mixture into the rolls. The very last step is to add mayo if you wish. For the classic sandwich, use plain mayo. For the spicy chipotle version, you will use a chipotle mayo that you can easily make at home in just a few minutes. I originally used it on these Chipotle Chicken Club Sandwiches. Lastly, take a bite into this melt in your mouth Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich and savor every. last. bite!