Screaming Eagle Cheese-Steak Sub

- Total Time
- 60 minutes
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Ingredients
- ¾cup mayonnaise
- 3chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced, or more to taste
- 2tablespoons neutral cooking oil, like canola
- 1large white onion, peeled and sliced thin
- 2red bell peppers, seeded and sliced thin
- 1green bell pepper, seeded and sliced thin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1pound button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced thin
- 2½pounds skirt steak, cut into 6 equal-size sections
- 6large sub rolls or Italian bread cut into 6 submarine-shaped pieces of 8 to 10 inches, sliced down the center
- ½pound sharp Cheddar cheese, sliced thin
For the Chipotle Mayonnaise
For the Sandwiches
Preparation
- Step 1
To make chipotle mayonnaise: Combine mayonnaise and minced peppers in a small bowl and stir well. (Leftover sauce may be covered and stored safely in the refrigerator for weeks.)
- Step 2
To make toppings for sandwich: Heat a griddle or a large, heavy frying pan, ideally cast iron, over medium heat. Add oil to pan and, when it begins to shimmer, add the onion and peppers and stir to combine. Cook, stirring every so often, until they begin to soften and brown, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, remove and set aside. Wipe pan, add butter and repeat process with mushrooms. Cook until they have released their juices and are soft and glazed, about 6 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Step 3
To make steaks: Heat griddle or frying pan over high heat until nearly smoking. Season meat aggressively with salt and pepper. Place steaks on griddle, working in batches if necessary, and cook for 3 minutes each side, until well browned but very rare. Remove to a serving platter and allow to rest.
- Step 4
To make sandwiches: Preheat oven to 200 degrees. When steaks are complete, slice them against the grain as thinly as possible. Place sub rolls in oven to warm. Return sliced steaks to griddle or frying pan, over medium heat, and add onions, peppers and mushrooms. Stir to combine, turn heat to low and cover with sliced cheese. Using tongs and a wide spatula, stir and pull to combine as cheese melts, approximately 3 minutes.
- Step 5
To serve: Remove rolls from oven and spread chipotle mayonnaise on the interior of each serving. Fill each sub with a mixture of meat, vegetables and cheese. Serve immediately.
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Comments
I buy rare roast beef sliced thin at the deli to make these favorites fast and easy, adding to the sauteed onions and mushrooms just long enough to heat without overcooking. We like fontina cheese and jarred cherry peppers,both sweet and hot.
I have to admit that I really enjoy Cooper brand sharp American cheese and think that it would be dandy on these subs. There. I feel better.
It's the mayo that makes it. The rest is only limited by your imagination.
I've made it with rare sliced deli roast beef, I've used blue cheese, pepperoncini, All works as long as the mayo is included.
And the bread: Stay away from sub rolls which are no more than shaped small rolls of wonder bread. Good ciabatta works well.
Make this every year with the Christmas beef leftovers. Delicious
This was delicious/easy! Didn’t have chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, so I used a bit of Chinese red chili sauce in the mayo & added 2T minced poblano peppers to the bell peppers for a little kick (next time more). I used 1 1/2 onions, could’ve used 2, & baby Bella mushrooms. Used shaved ribeye instead of the skirt steak as I had that on hand and shredded Gruyère & Swiss as I didn’t have cheddar. Trying to avoid refined flour so I served it on Dave’s Killer whole grain &seeds buns. Yummers!
I used leftover beef tenderloin and this was outstanding! The chipotle mayonnaise added the perfect zing. I used provolone and white American cheese. A real keeper!