Philly Cheese-Steaks

 

Vegetable oil

1 sweet yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced into half-moons

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced

2½ to 3 pounds sirloin, thinly sliced (After freezing)

Your favorite steak seasoning (I like Montreal)

1 teaspoon garlic powder

8 good quality hoagie rolls

6 tablespoons softened butter

16 slices Provolone cheese

 

Before starting, place the beef in the freezer for about 20 to 30 minutes. This will make it easy to slice thin.

1. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to a large, deep skillet and place over MEDIUM-LOW heat. Add onion and bell peppers. Allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender. If they are beginning to brown, turn the heat under the skillet down a bit. While the veggies are cooking, prepare the steak, returning to stir every now and then.

2. Remove steak from freezer and place it on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to trim edges of excess fat and then slice it as thinly as possible across the grain. Chop the sliced steak into very small pieces. Keep chopping until you can chop no more! You want little ¼-inch-ish pieces. Check on those veggies periodically while you’re prepping the beef.

3. When the veggies are tender, transfer them to a dish and return the skillet to the heat. Add additional oil and place over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add half of the chopped steak and cook, stirring frequently, for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until no pink remains. Season with seasoning and garlic powder while cooking. Transfer first batch of steak with a slotted spoon to dish with onions and peppers, leaving juice behind in pan. Add additional oil, if needed and repeat with remaining steak and seasoning.

4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

5. Split open the hoagies rolls but do not separate them. Spread them with the softened butter and place them on a baking sheet. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly golden and toasted.

6. Drain off all of the juices from the pan and return to the stove. Add back all of the steak and the onions and peppers. Place 7 provolone slices over the mixture in a circle and cover the pan. Cook on MEDIUM until cheese melts, about 4 to 5 minutes, then stir and use tongs to transfer to the toasted sandwich rolls.