Italian Beef

total time:: 20 (minutes plus 8 hours in crockpot)

Makes 8-10 servings

Italian beef with a ’bite’. The secret to this spicy version is cooking the peppers in with the roast instead of serving them on the side. I often stem and seed the peppers and return them to the jar with the juice and refrigerate them overnight. That way, I only have to add everything to the crockpot the next morning and I’m good to go.

ingredients

Basic Recipe

Louie’s P & R Italian Beef seasoning mix*
3-5 lb beef chuck roast
1 jar (32 oz) pepperoncini peppers (not the mild ones)stemmed and seeded. Reserve juice (Note the more seeds left with the peppers the ’hotter’ this will be.

Italian Beef Seasoning

If Louie’s P & R Italian Beef seasoning mix is not available, you may use the following:
1 pkg Au Jus mix
1/2 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp basil
2 bay leaves
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 onion minced

directions

1
Place seasoning mix in crockpot. Stir in 2 cups warm water and juice from peppers. Submerge roast then add peppers around the roast. Cook 8 hours on low.
2
Remove roast, shred and return to crockpot and cook on low 30 min. (Remove bay leaves if used.)
3
Serve on sliced hard rolls.

Source: Karen Seavers