Cheeseteaks & Webers (Bad Weather Supper)

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Bearcarver

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Cheeseteaks & Webers (Bad Weather Supper)

OK, Winter’s almost over, but not on this particular day.
So it’s time for some more Cheesesteaks & Webers, made indoors.

Cheesesteaks originated in Philly, and are Awesome when made right, and not too bad when not made quite right, but who’s to say what is exactly “Right”.
So for my first couple on this batch, I just Browned the Chip Steak first. Then I put a little Steak Sauce on the rolls, then the Cooked Chipped Steak, the Cheese, and the Hot Peppers on top. Then I Nuke the whole thing just long enough to warm the Rolls & melt the cheese. That’s it!! Easy as that !!
I sometimes add Fried Onions, or Mushrooms, but not this time. A few Pickle Chips went real good on the side too.

Then the next night I decide to go with a couple Webers. The “Weber” originated in Quakertown, PA (40 miles North of Philly), at a small Drive-In Diner named “Smitty’s”. It was named after a Truck Driver "Weber" who used to order his Cheesesteaks this way every time he stopped in. Since that, many other places started making a similar Sandwich, but are using other names, like “Cheese Steak Hoagie”. The main difference between a Cheesesteak & a Properly prepared “Weber” is the Cheesesteak is made with Sauce, Chipped Steak, Cheese, & possibly Onions, Hot Peppers, Mushrooms, etc, etc, and the Weber is Properly made with Mayo or Miracle Whip, Chipped Steak, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato, and that’s it. Any onions, mushrooms, or hot peppers added would be not proper for a copy of the Original Weber.

So that’s kinda what I did for my second night’s Supper;
I started by coating my Rolls with Miracle Whip (You can use Mayo if you like it bland), then some slices of small Tomatoes, then the Chipped Steak, and then some Cheese. I put these in the Nuke-U-Later on high until the Cheese was melted, and then it was time to eat.
Note: Some Lettuce is usually included in a Weber, but we were out of Lettuce.


Enjoy the Pics,

Bear


Cheesesteaks: Steak Rolls, Sauce, and Cooked Chipped Steak-----
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Followed by Cheese & Hot Peppers:
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Nuked until Cheese Melts. Add some Pickle Chips on the side.
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Next Night's Supper---Building a "Weber":

Begin with Steak Rolls:
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A coating of Miracle Whip or Mayo. Then some Tomato slices:
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Then add the Cooked Chipped Steak:
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Topped with Cheese, and Nuked or Broiled until the Cheese Melts:
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Looks Great to me, Bear!

What is chipped Steak?
As a kid, Dad would sometimes get a small jar of "Chipped Beef" from the store. As I vaguely recall it was a salty very thinly sliced beef.
The most memorable thing was we had a bunch of the glass jars we used as juice glasses.

I do Love a good Philly...
 
MAN, those look good! Never heard of the Weber but that's close to how my wife likes hers. I think there are called philly "subs" here. Not sure if onion or not. We tried cheese whiz and not fans. My wife LOVES phillys and is one of the reasons I got my Waring flat top.
 
Looks real good my friend!
Very nicely written & the photo's are great!
Congrats, one of your sandwich's ended up on the carousel!
Al
 
Looks Great to me, Bear!

What is chipped Steak?
As a kid, Dad would sometimes get a small jar of "Chipped Beef" from the store. As I vaguely recall it was a salty very thinly sliced beef.
The most memorable thing was we had a bunch of the glass jars we used as juice glasses.

I do Love a good Philly...


Thank You Sonny!! Two completely different items:
That salty stuff you speak of is "Store-Bought" Dried Beef, (AKA Chipped Beef) which is cured, salted & dried, thin sliced Beef.

"Chipped Steak" is Thin sliced Steak (Sometimes Ribeye), sold Raw for making Cheesesteaks.
And Thanks for the Like.

Bear
 
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Good looking cheesesteak hoagie, I could go for one.

I saw the “bad weather” headline and just knew it was somebody close by. At least this weekend is looking nice!
 
Looks good Bear. With the title I was expecting you to be doing it on the Weber Q. Nice to have a simple option when mother nature doesn't cooperate. Nice tutorial.

Point for sure.

Chris
 
looks really good to me If looking for a quick no hassle dinner, will try

Thank You!!
Yup---Quick & Easy, especially after you make the first couple hundred.

Bear


MAN, those look good! Never heard of the Weber but that's close to how my wife likes hers. I think there are called philly "subs" here. Not sure if onion or not. We tried cheese whiz and not fans. My wife LOVES phillys and is one of the reasons I got my Waring flat top.

Thank You!!
Yup--To Veteran Cheesesteak consumers, Cheese Whiz is nothing but tasteless Grease.

That place (Smitty's) where "Webers" began was one of the old Drive-In Diners, like on Happy Days, where it was mostly Teenagers & Hot Cars, and you made your order over a speaker & a Young Lady would bring it out to you. I used to go there after work too, because I was all dirty & not fit to go into a restaurant. I could even work Middle Shift, and get there at 1 AM, and order a Weber & Fries to go & take home with me. It was an Awesome Hang-out in the 60s & early 70s. Lotsa Rumbles though.
And Thanks for the Like.

Bear
 
Sounds like it would be fun to make with my Lodge griddle on the gas barby.
And a way to stretch some rib eye.


Absolutely!!
The big flats make it easy to do large amounts, but we're used to only making enough for the two of us.
And before I met Mrs Bear, she worked full time at an electronics place (Kolsman), and part time at a restaurant that made great Cheesesteaks, & Pork BBQ. No that's not where I met her!

Bear
 
Great lookin sammies Bear. We love cheese steaks.
 
Good looking cheesesteak hoagie, I could go for one.

I saw the “bad weather” headline and just knew it was somebody close by. At least this weekend is looking nice!


Thank You Xray!!
LOL---Snowed all night last night, but only the last +1" stuck, because of the Temperature during the night.
Now they want 75° on Friday & 79° on Saturday.
And Thanks for the Like.


Bear
 
Looks good Bear. With the title I was expecting you to be doing it on the Weber Q. Nice to have a simple option when mother nature doesn't cooperate. Nice tutorial.

Point for sure.

Chris


Thank You Chris!!
Hopefully Mother Nature will soon start cooperating.
Snowed all night again, leaving the last 1 1/2" on the ground.
And Thanks for the Like.

Bear
 
Thank You Adam!!
And for the Like.
BTW: It snowed here all night last night, but only the last 1 1/2" Stuck.
It's All gone already.

Bear

We got less then a inch. I am having cheese steaks tonight cause of this thread. Won't look near as good as yours thou.
 
We got less then a inch. I am having cheese steaks tonight cause of this thread. Won't look near as good as yours thou.

LOL---Doesn't matter what they look like---I'm sure yours will taste Great.
Yours will probably have Fried onions too, so they'll probably be even better than mine.
We don't stock onions in my Fridge.:rolleyes:

Bear
 
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