Recipe of the Week – Philly Cheesesteak – Really
March 16, 2009
(From The Beef Entrée Collection at emealsforyou.com)
Pat's Philly Cheesesteak
Talk to anyone from the New Jersey/ Philadelphia area about cheesesteaks and Pat’s at 9th and Passyunk in south Philly will come up. This is where cheesesteaks were born; (Gino’s cheesesteak people can stop reading now) right on the south end of Philly’s Italian Market. Every politician for decades has made the tradition treak to Pat’s and ordered a cheesesteak, wid or widout; onions that is. Don’t even think about any cheese but melted cheesewiz.
So it is with fond memories that I try “cheesesteaks” around the country, looking for one that comes close. The secret you see is just simple: paper thin sliced steak, fresh onions, melted cheesewiz and a good Italian torpedo roll. Everyone else tries too hard. Mushrooms, fancy cheeses, peppers, terrible rolls ( why can’t you get a decent roll anywhere but the East Coast?) all things someone decided makes their steak sandwich an original Philly cheesesteak; not even close.
So, keeping in mind nobody does it like Pat’s, here is as close as I can get to the Philly cheesesteak.
Philly Cheesesteak
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Beef Entrée |
| Meal: | Do you hear Sinatra? (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1.5 | lb | London Broil |
| 1 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | large | onions, sliced |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
| 4 | oz | cheese, Velveeta |
| 1 | large | baguette |
Slice the London broil as thinly as possible, cross grain. Heat oil in a sauté pan, add beef slices and onions. Sauté until the steak is cooked and the onions begin to color, a few minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cut baguette lengthwise and place steak, onions and melted cheese in bread.
Note: to aid in cutting the London broil thinly place in freezer for 2 hours prior to cutting. May be stored in a baggie in the freezer once sliced.
Entry Filed under: Dinners. Tags: cheesesteak, cheesesteak sandwich, original Philly cheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, steak sandwich.
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