On 9/12/2013 2:47 PM, merryb wrote:
> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:55:16 PM UTC-7, casa contenta wrote:
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>>> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:35:02 PM UTC-7, casa contenta wrote:
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>>>> On 9/12/2013 1:14 PM, The Cook wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 2013-09-12 9:03 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> I've never tried a Subway. They opened one across the street from a
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>>>>>>>> For a while I worked out of an office that was a few doors down from a
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>>>>>>>> the corner and there was an Arby's on the same block. I much preferred the
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>>>>>>>> people who came in at noon for sandwiches, so did a lot of other people.
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>>>>>>> I ate at an Arby's once. I think it was around the time Bill Clinton just
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>>>>>>> got elected. I remember the bread was so fake yellow it surely was food
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>>>>>>> coloring. And the "roast beef" was more like roast beef flavored slices of
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>>>>>>> the salt content was so high it made my lips shrivel.
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>>>>>> Arby's meat is a pre-formed and pressed loaf.
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>>>>>> As such it is, well...loafy...
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>>>>>> There is a franchise that used to have a real sliced beef sandwich,
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>>>>>> Hardees, but I think they are all but gone now.
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>>>>> Hardee's is alive and I assume well in North Carolina. I haven't been
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>>>> So they are, as a cheap knock-off of Carl's Jr. I see.
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>>>> No more roast beef sandwich on the menu, too bad.
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>>>> Do you have Roy Rogers in your area?
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>>>> They may be the lone remaining real roast beef fast food sandwich I know
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>>>> http://royrogersrestaurants.com/food
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>>>> Apparently they have a way to make cheap meat (eye round) taste good:
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>>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/roy-roger...andwich-417037
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>>>> 3 1/4 ounces beef eye round (USDA Choice)
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>>>> 2 ounces kaiser rolls (Maier's Italian)
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>>>> 2 tablespoons beef broth (or canned Consomme)
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>>>> 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce (Open Pit Regular)
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>>>> 1 tablespoon horseradish sauce (Creamy)
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>>>> Directions:
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>>>> Preheat oven to 225�F Insert an oven safe remote thermometer into the
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>>>> center of the roast and program the thermometer to alert at 115�F Place
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>>>> the roast on a rack over a foil lined baking pan. Slow roast in the oven
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>>>> uncovered until the thermometer alerts. Turn the temperature of the oven
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>>>> down to 175F and continue roasting. The idea is that this tough cut of
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>>>> 122F as long as possible.
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>>>> to 130�F When the alert is reached remove the roast from the oven and
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>>>> let rest inside an unsealed gallon sized ziploc baggie. This will
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>>>> capture the juices while resting. The roast will be pink throughout.
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>>>> This is how it should look at this point.
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>>>> When the roast is room temperature, seal the baggie and place in the
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>>>> refrigerator over night. The cold temperature will help enable thin slicing.
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>>>> Reserving the juices in the ziploc baggie, slice 3.2 oz of beef for each
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>>>> sandwich to be made. (I purchased a Harbor Freight deli slicer for $65
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>>>> on Ebay). Heat the beef broth or consomme in a saucepan until simmering
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>>>> and add in the reserved juices. When the sauce is simmering place the
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>>>> cut beef on a skimmer and dunk into the hot broth for 30 to 45 seconds.
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>>>> This will finish cook the beef, add the flavor of Roy's sandwiches
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>>>> Place the meat directly from the broth on an untoasted bun bottom. Spoon
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>>>> a tablespoon of broth onto the top bun. Add barbecue sauce and horsey sauce.
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>>> A person (Damsel?)who used to post here gave a recipe for Chicago Beef Sandwiches that is really good- I highly recommend it...
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>> I'll see if I can google that. The key I think is in the jardinier(sp?)
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>> It's a we sandwich, which is a mess to eat, but if I can dip as I go,
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> Yes, the peppers are absolutely necessary IMO!
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Sorry make that read "wet", but yes, those pickled peppers are the
absolute best.

I even order the banana peppers at Subway for some zing.