Arealphillycheesesteak Recipes

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel and dice onions.
• Cut thinly sliced meat into 2" pieces using a kitchen scissors.
• Gather rolls and slice 3/4 of the way through from the curved side. Gather cheese slices, salt, pepper and avocado oil.
• Place 2 to 3 slices of provolone on each hoagie roll (about 2 ounces total of cheese) and set aside.NOTE: If you want the cheese super melty, place cheese slices directly on the mounds of cooked meat and onion before placing roll on top.
• Heat flat-top griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add 2 T avocado oil and diced onions (You may need to cook the onions / meat in 2 batches depending on the size of your griddle / frying pan.) Cook onions for 2 to 3 minutes until they are just beginning to brown.
• Add sliced meat. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, using a spatula to continually move around and break up into smaller pieces. Cook until all of the pink is gone. Sprinkle meat and onion mixture generously with salt and pepper.
• Separate meat into piles for each cheesesteak. Flip a hoagie roll with cheese on top of each pile.
• Allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until cheese is melted and roll has begun to soften.
• Use a long spatula to scoop the cheesesteak off the griddle / frying pan. Flip over, add your favorite toppings and serve hot! Enjoy :)

AUTHENTIC PHILLY CHEESESTEAK

Steps:

• Slice steak as thin as possible. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in sliced onion and saute until soft, 5-7 minutes. Remove and set aside. If not using onion, proceed immediately to the next step.
• Add slices of steak into the pan in one layer to sear, 1-2 minutes, then flip and sear the other side.
• Use a spatula to chop up steak. Add in cooked onions (if using) and any other desired additions.
• Reduce heat to low and top chopped steak with choice of cheese. Let melt then transfer to hoagie roll. Serve immediately.

A REAL PHILLY CHEESESTEAK

Steps:

• MEAT: Make friends with your butcher. You need him to partially freeze a hunk of Rib Eye, and then slice it very thin. You want it sliced thin even though common sense tells us that thick is better. You can buy the hunk of rib eye and freeze and slice it yourself, but the butcher generally does a better job than I do. I can only get it about 1/8" thick and he does about.
• BREAD: This is the hard part. If you aren't in the tristate area, and can't get AMOROSOS rolls (the only thing that is REALLY good on a cheesesteak) then you have to find a substitute. Squishy sub rolls will NOT do. They do not hold together under pressure. Refrain from buying those "hero" rolls too. A good hoagie roll is almost rubbery in texture, but quite soft. The best substitute I have found is a loaf of French bread. Not as good as the real thing, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.
• Toppings: All of this is personal choice. I like fried onions and mushrooms myself.
• Cheeses used vary - I hate to admit it but I think cheese whiz tastes the best. Provolone is awesome too and thats what I would use if I was afraid of the plastic orange stuff called whiz.
• Cooking the steak: In a cast iron frying pan, or a grill pan heat some oil. Saute toppings until pliable - make them however you like them. Remove them from pan and set aside.
• Pour some more oil in the pan (I use olive oil, but if you have access to the stuff they use in restaurants on grills it would taste even better) on medium high heat. Place 1/4 to 1/3 of a pound of meat in the pan, lying the pieces flat and overlapping to form a shape that will fit nicely in a bun.
• When the meat turns grey with doneness, flip it over and if you are using cheese slices now is the time to lie them on top of the meat. Add the other toppings back into the pan next to the meat and allow to reheat. Cover the pan to allow the cheese to melt. This should take 1-2 minutes. If the meat looks overcooked, thats ok - i t should be GRAY.
• This is the time to toast the bread if you so wish. I don't like mine toasted at all. Warmed is ok.
• If you are using cheese whiz, warm it in the microwave. Pick up meat and melted cheese with a spatula and deposit on the roll. IF using cheese whiz, use a butter knife or chopstick to smear whiz next to the meat.
• Push the meat on one side of the roll and deposit the toppings next to it. This is important because if you put the toppings ON the meat, they will not be in the bottom of the sandwich, which really sux.
• You should get meat, toppings and cheese in every bite.

EASY AUTHENTIC PHILLY CHEESE STEAK

Steps:

• Sauté green peppers in 2 teaspoons of olive oil until tender and slightly browned. Remove from pan.
• Sauté onion in remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil until tender and slightly browned.
• Add green peppers and roast beef to pan.
• Cook until beef is heated thoroughly and no longer "pink" while chopping it into smaller pieces with a firm spatula. Mix well.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut one side, lengthwise and both sides widthwise of each bun to make open-face type opening.
• Lay two slices of cheese across each bun to cover both sides (so it lays flush with the sides of the bun, top and bottom.).
• Stuff each bun with meat mixture in between the cheese slices.
• Close rolls shut and wrap in tin foil.
• Place in preheated oven on cookie sheet for 5 minutes or until heated through and cheese melts.
• Reduce heat to low until ready to eat.
• If you like it with marinara sauce or whatever your choice of condiment is, drizzle on before you eat!
• Yum!