# Italian Beef Sandwich

A recipe for making an Italian beef sandwich with homemade hogies.

- Total time: 350 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 10 peppers pepperoncini
- 1 jar giardiniera
- 1 large piece chuck roast
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- oil
- beef stock
- onion powder
- oregano
- ground thyme
- basil
- 0.75 cup water
- 1.5 teaspoons yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cups bread flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 beaten egg

## Instructions

1. Slice the pepperoncini into small pieces.
2. Drain the giardiniera and chop it.
3. Cut the chuck roast into smaller pieces for the pot.
4. Season the meat with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
5. Add oil to a pot and sear each side of the meat.
6. Prepare the seasoning mix: salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, ground thyme, and basil.
7. Remove the meat from the pot.
8. Add beef stock to the pot and scrape the bottom to deglaze.
9. Add some of the prepared seasoning mix.
10. Add some liquid from the pepperoncini jar.
11. Add the chopped giardiniera and pepperoncini to the pot.
12. Return the meat to the pot.
13. Cover the meat with more beef stock.
14. Add the remaining seasoning.
15. Cover the pot and let it simmer until the beef is falling apart (about 5 hours).
16. For the hogies, add water, yeast, and sugar to a bowl and mix.
17. Set aside the yeast mixture until it gets foamy.
18. Add bread flour and salt to the yeast mixture.
19. Mix with a dough hook attachment.
20. Add another cup of flour.
21. Add two tablespoons of butter, one tablespoon at a time.
22. Add a fourth of a cup more flour if the dough is sticky.
23. Grease a bowl with oil.
24. Place the dough in the greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and proof until doubled in size.
25. Punch down the proofed dough.
26. Sprinkle flour on a surface.
27. Cut the dough into three equal pieces.
28. Add a little more flour if needed.
29. Stretch each piece of dough into a rectangle.
30. Fold the dough like a trifold.
31. Flip the dough.
32. Stretch it again into another triangle and trifold it.
33. Pinch the seam of the dough.
34. Form the dough into a hoagie bun shape.
35. Place the formed hogies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
36. Cover the hogies with plastic wrap and let them proof for 30 minutes.
37. Remove the plastic wrap from the proofed hogies.
38. Cut a small slash in the middle of each hoagie bun.
39. Brush the hogies with egg wash (beaten egg).
40. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
41. Take the meat out of the pot and shred it.
42. Put the shredded meat back into the pot with the broth.
43. Simmer for another half an hour.
44. Cut the hoagie buns in half, but not all the way through.
45. Brush the inside and top of the hogies with garlic butter.
46. Put the hogies in the oven until they are toasted.
47. Fill the toasted hoagie buns with the shredded beef.
48. Add more peppers to the sandwich.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- bowl
- strainer
- pot
- tongs
- spatula
- measuring cup
- measuring spoons
- stand mixer
- dough hook
- plastic wrap
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Aa52ey/
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- Extracted: 2025-10-12

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