5 from 6 votes
French Dip Sandwich
Savory Roast Beef on crusty French bread, accompanied by a tasty dip (“au jus”), the French Dip Sandwich is a special lunch treat.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
481 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Ingredients
- 2 pound beef chuck roast trimmed of excess fat
- salt
- black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 onion halved and thinly sliced pole to pole, large
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups beef broth low sodium
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 French bread loaf
Instructions
- Salt and pepper your chuck roast on both sides. Heat 1 Tablespoon oil in a large frying pan and sear the meat on each side until brown and crusty. Transfer meat to a plate
- Heat remaining oil in the same pan, add onions and cook until golden. Add the chopped garlic and cook for an additional minute. Deglaze the pan with a few tablespoons of beef broth and scrape up most of the browned bits.
- Place both the meat and onions in the Slow Cooker or Dutch Oven. Add the remaining broth, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaf.
- Cook in the slow cooker on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours, until the meat is tender. If using a Dutch Oven, oven bake at 300F for 2-3 hours until tender.
- Remove the meat to a cutting board, then slice off any remaining fat. Thinly slice the meat and set aside, keeping warm.
- Strain the juices from the slow cooker through a strainer and reserve (this is your "jus"). Separate the onions that remain in the strainer and save them. Discard the bay leaf, bones, and roast scraps.
- Slice French bread on a diagonal into sandwich-sized sections, then cut into top and bottom pieces. Toast if desired.
- Pile meat and onions onto bottom slice and replace bread top. For each sandwich, place 1/4 - 1/3 cup of "jus" in ramekin and serve on the side for dipping.
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Notes
- I had quite a bit of "jus" left after serving this. This went into the freezer for a later soup or stew.
Nutrition Information
Calories
481kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
39g
(78%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
104mg
(35%)
Sodium
895mg
(37%)
Potassium
971mg
(21%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
31IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
84mg
(8%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 481
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 481kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 104mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 895mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 971mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 31IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 84mg | 8% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.