Slow Cooker Roast Beef Po Boys Food

ITALIAN BEEF PO' BOYS

Steps:

• Cut beef into large chunks, trimming away any large pieces of fat. Place in a slow cooker.
• In a bowl, whisk together seasoning packets, seasoned salt, black pepper and water.
• Pour liquid mixture over beef and toss gently to combine. Cook on low setting overnight (for 8-10 hours).
• Remove meat to cutting board and using two forks, shred meat. Skim fat from juices in slow cooker, return meat to juices and combine. Keep on low , or transfer to a dutch oven to reheat and serve. Serve on buns or rolls with plenty of optional toppings.

SLOW COOKER ROAST BEEF PO'BOYS WITH DEBRIS GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl combine: kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and oregano.
• 2. After trimming fat off meat (which we will use later use), rub all sides of meat with the dry rub ingredients. Allow to sit on meat about 15 minutes or until desired.
• 3. In a heavy bottom skillet (or insert of slow cooker) heat olive oil. Place roast in pan and sear all sides until nice dark crust is formed (about 3-5 minutes each side). When finished remove from heat to a plate and cover with foil.
• 4. In a food processor combine: onions, garlic cloves, parsley and mushrooms and puree until smooth.
• 5. Add mushroom-onion mixture to pan (or slow cooker insert) and cook about 7-10 minutes until liquid has evaporated. If using the slow cooker insert remove mixture from insert for now.
• 6. In pan used to cook these ingredients, deglaze with 8 oz amber ale and 8 oz water. Add demi-glaze and bouillon cubes. Stir to combine.
• 7. In bottom of slow cooker insert place trimmed fat (fat side down).
• 8. Add mushroom-onion mixture on top of trimmed fat and beef on top of mixture. Add any juices from meat to slow cooker as well. Finally, pour liquid from pan in slow cooker. Cook on high 6-7 hours until meat is tender.
• 9. When meat has finished cooking. Remove meat to plate and cover with foil.
• 10. In a sauce pan melt butter, when it begins to bubble add flour and stir to create a roux. It should be between a blond and brown roux.
• 11. Strain liquid from meat and skim any fat or oil off top. Combine strained liquid, vinegar and about a cup of water with roux. Stir well. When well mixed, it can be combined with mushroom mixture and any meat that fell off and fat as desired.
• 12. Shred meat.
• 13. Combine shredded meat with gravy in slow cooker, cook another 15 mins. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• 14. To assemble sandwich: place desired about of mayonnaise on bread, place layer of meat and gravy, followed by lettuce, thinly sliced tomatoes, pickles, and hot sauce if desired.

SLOPPY ROAST BEEF PO' BOY

Steps:

• Cut 5 slits in the roast and stuff with the garlic cloves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the oil. Sear the roast on all sides until a rich brown color. Add the hot water, bay leaves and bell pepper and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the roast is very tender, about 3 hours. During cooking, you want to make sure you keep the level of liquid that you started with. You may have to add up to another 1 1/2 cups water. Do not let the liquid cook out.
• Transfer the roast to a cutting board to rest. Discard the bay leaves and bell pepper from the pot. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, whisking, until thickened. You may need to add more flour until you reach the desired thickness of gravy. Be careful not to add too much, since it will thicken faster than you may expect. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice the bread down the center and warm slightly in the oven. Thinly slice the roast. Spoon the gravy over the cut sides of the bread and spread with some mayonnaise. Load the bottom half with sliced beef and top with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles. Cover with the top half of the bread. Cut into 6 pieces and wrap with butcher paper or parchment paper.

CROCK POT PO' BOYS (OR ITALIAN BEEF) SANDWICHES

Steps:

• 1. At the beginning of the day, place roast in large Crock Pot with chunked onions, garlic, pepper and Italian seasoning and about 2 cups of water, and the juice from the pepperocini peppers. I've sliced the meat in thin slices prior to cooking, but I like the texture of the meat when pulled apart, and less work.
• 2. Cook on med-low most of the day until the roast starts falling apart and will easily pull apart with a fork. 8-9 hours until meat pulls apart with a fork.
• 3. Remove meat from Crock Pot, saving all the drippings.
• 4. In seperate bowl, mix the gravy packets with the water as directed; put meat back in crock pot with the drippings, the gravy mix, stir well and let simmer about 1/2 hour.
• 5. Tear apart meat with forks (shredding) and put it into the pot as you are tearing apart the meat. Discard all fatty parts.
• 6. Once meat is in the juices (should thicken up with the gravy packets) let cook about another hour.
• 7. Serve on harder long rolls...I prefer a French type, crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. The bread soaks up the gravy. It's especially good with some shredded mozzarella or provolone on the sandwich... serve the pepperocinis on the side or in the sandwich.
• 8. *A little more flavorful version is to put in the peppers (stems removed) during the cooking process.