I got a buddy who took the family to NoLa for vacation this week. I told him not to leave until he'd had a roast beef po'boy. He knew to get gumbo etccc...... But one of my favorite Louisiana foods is a roast beef po'boy. He got one, first day, and sent me a pic. It was killing me. I could taste it through the phone.
So what to do? Find some passable bread (it ain't easy) and make some.
I made a sacrifice for this one. I had a big thick 2" ribeye that weighed about 2.25lbs. I salted it and let it dry out overnight in the fridge, seared it off a bit, and braised it for about 2 hours. Looootttssss of garlic, a carrot, half an onion in the braise. Took it to pot roast tender (gasp, hijack did THAT to a ribeye?, yes, this is a treat), let it cool and sliced it thin on the slicer.
Took that delicious jus, hit it with a stick blender, added MORE garlic and thickened it.
Found passable bread, a few decent tomatoes, and some shredded lettuce. Shredded lettuce is important here. It's not a po' boy without shredded lettuce.
Split a French bread hoagie roll and tossed it in the air fryer (slices laid on top of each other, I didn't want the inside toasted. 2 minutes later I built it.
Bottom and top get mayo. Sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce. Tossed the beef slices in the gravy to heat up.
Almost as good as I remember. Almost. The bread could have been better but those 2 minutes in the air fryer had it damn close.
So what to do? Find some passable bread (it ain't easy) and make some.
I made a sacrifice for this one. I had a big thick 2" ribeye that weighed about 2.25lbs. I salted it and let it dry out overnight in the fridge, seared it off a bit, and braised it for about 2 hours. Looootttssss of garlic, a carrot, half an onion in the braise. Took it to pot roast tender (gasp, hijack did THAT to a ribeye?, yes, this is a treat), let it cool and sliced it thin on the slicer.
Took that delicious jus, hit it with a stick blender, added MORE garlic and thickened it.
Found passable bread, a few decent tomatoes, and some shredded lettuce. Shredded lettuce is important here. It's not a po' boy without shredded lettuce.
Split a French bread hoagie roll and tossed it in the air fryer (slices laid on top of each other, I didn't want the inside toasted. 2 minutes later I built it.
Bottom and top get mayo. Sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce. Tossed the beef slices in the gravy to heat up.
Almost as good as I remember. Almost. The bread could have been better but those 2 minutes in the air fryer had it damn close.
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