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Philly Cheesesteak

I grew up in a small town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania which was about 30 minutes outside of Philadelphia. Some of the area's most popular foods are soft pretzels, TastyKakes, hoagies and the famous Philly Cheesesteak.  My recipe will show you how to get an authentic taste of a Philly Cheesesteak without going all the way to Philly!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs of Ribeye steak, (ask the butcher to very thinly slice (shave) it horizontally for you)
• 4 hoagie or sub rolls, fresh from bakery
• slices of cheese, provolone or American / or melted Cheez Whiz
• 1 large sweet onion such as Vidalia, sliced thin
• 1 tbs of olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add sliced onion. Cook stirring occasionally until onion is golden.
3. Transfer onions onto a plate and keep warm.
4. In same skillet turn heat on high, brown the steak (enough to fit in a pan in a single layer). Quickly cook until no longer pink on both sides. You can leave the pieces whole or break them up if desired.  Remove from skillet to plate. This will have to be done in batches.
5. Assemble sandwiches by adding meat first, followed by onions, topped with cheese.
6. Place sandwiches on a lined baking sheet, open end up. Broil sandwiches until cheese is completely melted. Serve.

Comments:

- The key to this recipe is the ribeye steak. The famous restaurants in Philly use this kind of steak. It will be nearly impossible for you to slice it thin yourself unless you have a meat slicing machine, so for best results ask the butcher to do this for you. Usually if you explain that you are making steak sandwiches, they understand what you are looking for.

- Lightly toast the rolls in the oven before assembling if desired.

- When cooking the onions, you can also cook a sliced green pepper with them.

 Which cheese do I use?

That is totally up to you! However, the two most popular cheesesteak shops in Philadelphia are Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks. There has been a long time rivalry between the two shops. They are located right across the street from each other. Pat's uses Cheez Whiz and Geno's uses provolone. However, looking at Geno's menu today, it appears that in addition to provolone they offer Cheez Whiz and American cheese versions also.

Pat's King of Steaks - www.patskingofsteaks.com
Geno's Steaks - www.genosteaks.com

 

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