French Dip Sandwich - a Bit Zippy

Name: French Dip Sandwich - a Bit Zippy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 campbells beef consomme; 1 cup water; 2 garlic cloves (peeled and smashed); 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste); 1 lb rare roast beef, thinly sliced from the deli (cooked); 8 slices provolone cheese; 4 hoagie rolls; 2 tablespoons horseradish, sandwich sauce or 2 tablespoons sweet-hot mustard; 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced

Submitted by jwalenta

"I started with a basic french dip recipe from another site, but changed it up quite a bit. We like a french dip with a little spice...... not too much...... but just enough to let you know there is a little zip in there. Hence the name."

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photo by jwalenta

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 campbells beef consomme
1 cup water
2 garlic cloves (peeled and smashed)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)
1 lb rare roast beef, thinly sliced from the deli (cooked)
8 slices provolone cheese
4 hoagie rolls
2 tablespoons horseradish, sandwich sauce or 2 tablespoons sweet-hot mustard
8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced

directions

In a sauce pan, put beef consume, water, garlic cloves and red pepper. Cover. Let simmer for how ever long you want to. I do about an hour on the smallest burner on the stove on the lowest heat. Stir occasionally when the spirit moves you.
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Line a baking sheet with foil if you don't want to wash it when done.
While the oven is pre-heating, saute the onion and 1/2 package of mushrooms in 1 TBS butter and 1TBS olive oil. Cook to your liking.
Open up hoagie rolls and butter them with the horseradish or spicy mustard sauce.
Turn up the heat a bit on your sauce pan liquid, the au jus, and add the roast beef. Let it warm in the liquid for about 3 minutes.
Remove the roast beef from the liquid and start adding it to your hoagie rolls. Pile some of the onion/mushroom on top, then top with cheese.
Pop in the oven for 7-10 minutes open face. I like it a bit crusty, so lean towards the 10 minute side if you like it that way.
Spoon some of the au jus in a cup and serve with fries, chips, etc.
It is SOOOO good ! You can do the au jus and onion/mushroom mix way ahead of time, so when it is time to eat you just build the sandwiches and pop them in the oven. Super easy.
Enjoy.