Friday, January 6, 2012

Philly Cheeseteak Sloppy Joes

Source: this site, via Pinterest

Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon olive oil (skipped it)
1 pound ground beef
1 softball-sized onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons steak sauce (didn't have any, so added 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce + 1 Tablespoon ketchup)
1 cup beef stock
Salt and ground black pepper
8 hamburger buns (the smaller ones)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
1 cup provolone, shredded (only had mozzarella, which was really kind of bland by itself, so I added a squirt of horseradish sauce and a squirt of mustard to sass it up a bit)

Directions:
In large skillet over medium-high heat add the oil and then brown the ground beef, about 5-6 minutes. Add the onion and green pepper and cook another 3-4 minutes, until the vegetables start to get tender. Stir in the steak sauce and beef stock, season with salt and pepper, bring up to a bubble and cook about 2 minutes.  (I found that two minutes wasn't quite long enough - it was really soupy stuff, so I let it simmer and bubble for a while longer to let a lot of the moisture evaporate.)

If you like toasted buns, go ahead and do that now.  If not, move on to the next step.

While the meat is cooking, melt the butter in a medium-size pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the flour and cook about 1 minute. Whisk in milk, bring up to a bubble and let thicken, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and stir the cheese.

To serve, place a scoopful of the meat mixture onto the bottom of the rolls, then top with the cheese sauce and replace the top of the roll.

Notes:
Just another of those random recipes I've discovered due to the wonderful world of Pinterest.  This one looked fun, quick and different, so I gave it a go.  I definitely would recommend something a little more flavorful than mozza for the cheese, but other than that I was quite pleased with this recipe.

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