French Dip Sandwiches

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 40

Appears in
Cooking with the Firehouse Chef: The Food that Fuels New York’s Bravest

By Keith Young

Published 2005

  • About

I love these sandwiches. The first time I tasted one was in Lake Tahoe, where I was working as a cook at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. They served them in the employee cafeteria, and I was hooked. Now the guys at the firehouse are, too.

Ingredients

  • 1 (5- to 6-pound) eye round of beef, rinsed and dried with paper towels
  • 3 (15½-ounce)

Method

Follow the directions for cooking the Eye Round Roast au Jus. When the meat is cooked, set it aside to rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Add 1 can beef broth to the roasting pan and scrape the drippings clinging to the bottom. Transfer the drippings and vegetables from the roasting pan to a saucepan and add the remaining 2 cans beef broth. Bring the