How To Make an Italian Beef Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2.5 lb - Top Round Roast
• 2 TBS - Vegetable Oil
• 2 TBS - Black Pepper
• 2 TBS - Salt
• 2 TBS - Granulated Garlic
• 2 TBS - Italian Seasoning
• 1 TBS - * Beef Base 
• 4 Cups - Water
• Sweet Roasted Peppers
• 1 Baguette Loaf
• Giardiniera

*Beef base is concentrated stock.  You can substitute with bouillon.

Directions

• Preheat oven to 500º
• Rub roast with vegetable oil, black pepper, salt, garlic and Italian seasoning.
• Let the roast rest for 2 hours on the counter to come up to room temperature.
• Place roast in a roasting pan and into the oven for 12.5 minutes. (5 minutes per lb for medium rare)
• After 12.5 minutes turn the oven off and DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN for 1.5 hours.
• Slice meat as thinly against the grain.
• In the same roasting pan, add water and beef base, bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer
• Add meat and heat through for 30 minutes
• Slice baguette in half, dip into the Au Jus, add meat, sweet roasted peppers and Giardiniera

Enjoy!