French Dip Sandwich Recipe

Name: French Dip Sandwich Recipe
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6 sandwiches
Ingredients: 3 1/2 to 4 pounds meaty beef bones , cut into 2- to 3-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3/4 cup dry red wine; 2 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoon kosher salt , plus more for seasoning; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , plus more for seasoning; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick), at room temperature; 6 sweet French sandwich rolls , sliced in half horizontally; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/2 pounds thinly sliced roast beef

This French dip sandwich recipe uses beef bones to make the jus for this classic roast beef sandwich.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients

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Why it works: Beef and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,971 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

French Dip Sandwich Recipe

6 sandwiches

Cook1 hr 10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

502Calories

26 gProtein

40 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Beef + peppertop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,971 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Beef + red winetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,017 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Red wine + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,599 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Red wine + peppertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,075 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Beef + buttertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,847 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

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