French Dip Sandwich
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds chuck roast
or rump roast
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10 ½ ounces beef broth
low sodium
- 10 ½ ounces onion soup
low sodium
- 1 onion
sliced
- 12 ounces light beer
- 2 cloves garlic
minced
- 1 sprig rosemary
optional
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 8 french rolls
or 2 baguettes cut into 6" rolls
- 8 tablespoons butter
Directions
- 1
Season roast with salt & pepper. Brown in a large pan over medium high heat.
- 2
Place remaining ingredients (except rolls and butter) in a slow cooker. Cook on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours or until beef is tender.
- 3
Once roast is tender, remove from the juices and let rest 15 minutes. Shred or slice beef.
- 4
Butter rolls and heat under a broiler until lightly toasted. Top rolls with beef and serve with jus from the slow cooker for dipping.
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About this Recipe
Imagine a rich, savory French Dip Sandwich effortlessly prepared, perfect for feeding a gathering or enjoying a cozy meal. This slow cooker recipe brings the classic diner favorite right to your kitchen with minimal fuss, ensuring tender, flavorful beef every time.
The brilliance of this recipe lies in its slow cooker preparation, transforming an inexpensive chuck roast into incredibly tender, fall-apart beef. A strategic blend of low sodium beef broth, low sodium onion soup, and a touch of light beer creates an intensely flavorful au jus that's the heart of any great French Dip, deeply infusing the meat as it cooks slowly.
Prepare for incredibly tender, thinly sliced beef, rich with the savory flavors of garlic, onion, and a hint of Worcestershire. Each bite delivers that signature savory warmth, perfectly complemented by a crusty French roll. The 'dip' experience is central here – a warm, aromatic au jus that's deeply satisfying and surprisingly simple to achieve thanks to the hands-off slow cooking method.
Customization & Serving
While this recipe is a classic for a reason, you can easily adapt it to your preferences. If you don't have chuck roast, a rump roast works beautifully for similar slow-cooked tenderness. Feel free to adjust the amount of rosemary to your taste or omit it entirely if you prefer a simpler flavor profile. For a non-alcoholic version, you can substitute the light beer with additional low sodium beef broth, though the beer does add a subtle depth.
This slow cooker French Dip Sandwich is ideal for game day gatherings, casual weeknight dinners, or any occasion that calls for comforting, hearty food. Serve the tender beef piled high on buttered French rolls with small bowls of the flavorful au jus on the side for dipping.