Tar Heel (Not Philadelphia) Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

Name: Tar Heel (Not Philadelphia) Steak and Cheese Sandwiches
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 large hoagies
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 1 1/2 lbs boneless sirloin, cut into 1/4 inch wide strips; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons molasses; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 2 green bell peppers, thinly sliced; 4 small French bread (approx 6-inch long) or 4 small Italian bread, split open (approx 6-inch long); 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1/2 cup provolone cheese, shredded

Submitted by Fauve

"If you're looking for a Philadelphia Steak and Cheese recipe, you'd better keep on looking. This one is the Carolina's version, "ya'll"! At my husband's urging, I give you my family's version of how we like our steak and cheese sandwiches."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 4 large hoagies

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs boneless sirloin, cut into 1/4 inch wide strips
¹⁄₄ teaspoon chili powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons molasses
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 green bell peppers, thinly sliced
4 small French bread (approx 6-inch long) or 4 small Italian bread, split open (approx 6-inch long)
¹⁄₂ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
¹⁄₂ cup provolone cheese, shredded

directions

Prepare the meat filling: In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat and saute' onions and sirloin until onions are transparent-- about 3 minutes.
Add chili powder, pepper, salt, Worcestershire, molasses, and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir occasionally.
Add red and green peppers and cook 3 or 4 more minutes.
Assemble the sandwiches: Preheat oven broiler.
Fill each loaf with about 2 cups of meat mixture and sprinkle each with mozzarella and provolone.
Place under broiler until cheese melts-- 30 seconds to 1 minute.

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Reviews

Mmmmmm.... We loved these. I too was leary of the molasses in these buy it works. We used swiss cheese with ours and will make again. THank you for sharing this unique way of making steak sandwiches.

Stephanie S.
Fauve, this is a great sandwich. It is in my keeper file. I followed the recipe exactly and it came out so good. The seasonigs were right on. Love it!! Very easy and quick too which is a big plus in my book. Thanks for sharing it.

YungB
YUM!!! Not your average steak and cheese - very tasty!

Peppermint Shannon
This was pretty good. Believe it or not I used 1/2 pound of ground turkey and 1/2 of ground beef for this recipie. I was looking for a diffrent recipie when I came accross this one. It reminded me of another sandwhich I had before. Good recipie.

brandidt
Very good sandwich, the seasoning on the meat was a nice addition. The only change I made was to use sliced provolone only instead of a mixture of provolone and mozzarella.

Ginny Sue

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Fauve

Norwood, North Carolina

September 15, 2007: Here's a photo of me and my two girls before leaving our hotel room to go to an Avett Brothers concert. We're all huge fans of the group. We're also huge fans of each other. It's fun to have adult children. --- About me: I'm an artist, and art teacher to kids kindergarten age through 8th grade. My life whirls at a breakneck pace. I teach approximately 800 students, and have 30 different classes each week. It's crazy!!! The rewards, however, are the numerous hugs and good vibes I get from my students. If I didn't have my good-looking husband to stabilize me, I'd surely be sporting a straight-jacket. Oh, and did I mention my yarn obsession? I've made hundreds of crochet items in the past few months, and have a little shop on etsy. Check out my website when you have the time: 8754768"

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