French Dip Recipe from Mesa de Vida

French Dip Sandwich Recipe - Choose Your Globally Inspired Flavor Adventure

If you're a fan of the French dip or Italian braised beef sandwich, you'll love our globally inspired spin on the classics!

Makes 6-8 servings.

Use any of our globally inspired starter sauces to slow cook or oven-braise your beef and onions. Then just load up that juicy, tender, flavorful meat onto your favorite sandwich roll, top with cheese (optional) and dunk in that gorgeous sauce.

Unlike other packet or liquid au-jus seasonings, Mesa de Vida's fruit and vegetable-packed cooking sauces are made with just good stuff so you can indulge in comfort food favorites more often - and with a globally inspired flavor twist!

Ingredients

  • 2 lb beef chuck roast or brisket (trimmed of fat), cut into 4-6 oz portions
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 bottle Mesa de Vida globally inspired cooking sauce - Caribbean, Creole, Latin, Mediterranean or Moroccan
  • beef broth to cover the meat - about 1-2 cups
  • For the sandwiches: your favorite roll (hoagy, French bread, bolillo, Italian bread, or gluten free alternative); sliced cheese to taste (optional); mayonnaise and horseradish and/or hot sauce or sliced hot pickled chili peppers or pepperoncini (optional)

Directions

  1. Season the beef pieces with salt and pepper to taste, then sear on all sides until golden brown.
  2. To slow cook: Add the onions, beef, Mesa de Vida cooking sauce and salt to taste into the slow cooker. Add broth to just come up 3/4 of the way to the top of the meat. (You don't want the meat swimming in broth.) Cover and cook 8 or so hours, until the meat falls apart.
  3. To oven braise: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Add the onions, beef, Mesa de Vida starter sauce and salt to taste into an oven-safe Dutch Oven. Add broth to come up 3/4 of the way to the top of the meat. (You don't want the meat swimming in broth.) Cover and cook for 2 or so hours, until the meat falls apart. Remove the lid and cook for an additional 20 minutes to further intensify the flavors (optional).
  4. Shred the beef, then add back into the sauce. Check for seasoning, adjust with more salt if you need it.
  5. Prepare your roll how you like it (we love it with mayonnaise, horseradish and pepperoncini), then load up your roll with the saucy shredded meat.
  6. Optional: Add cheese to the top of the meat and broil until bubbly and melted.
  7. Dunk each bite into the flavorful broth and enjoy!
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