Roast Beef Poor Boys

The poor-boy sandwich is one of the essential flavors of New Orleans, and roast beef is king of the poor boys. (For a bit of poor-boy history.) Making roast beef for poor boys is more about making gravy than roasting beef. Inside round seems to taste best, but some cooks like eye of round or even rib-eyes. It’s best to cook the beef the day before because it will throw off lots of good juices for the gravy and the cold beef will be easier to slice. You can kee