Philly Cheese Steak - tag team style
Ever since I began trying to bake Hoagie Grinder Rolls my friend and I have been planning a Philly Cheesesteak event using my rolls and his recipe for amazing steak. Tonight, that plan materialized and we gave our best shot at doing Philly Cheesesteaks tag team style!
One of the remarkable things about this night was the fact that we did nothing at all in advance but buy ingredients. Beginning at 5:00 I started the dough for rolls and he started prepping the steak and toppings. I think the freshness of the end product was due largely to this fact.
While I made fresh Hoagie Rolls, my friend chopped mushrooms and onions for sautee and coated his steak with oil, kosher salt and cracked pepper. As I was rolling and proofing the rolls, he was browning the steak and melting the cheese (we used canned cheddar cheese soup for the “cheese whiz” sauce topping).
As the rolls cooled we sliced the steak and then put everything together on a plate. In original Philadelphia style, we drenched the bun with melted cheese, then added steak, sauteed onions and mushrooms, then more cheese. These were by far some of the best steak hoagies I’ve ever eaten! The combination of fresh rolls and hot steak resulted in a flavor good beyond words. It tasted so good, I ate two.
As for the tag team approach, I think this was great fun and really added to the excitement of the night. I think we’ll be doing this again for sure. When we do, I’ll be sure to write about it here. Don’t these pictures make you hungry? Mmmmmm…
October 12th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
This is NOT a philly cheese steak! First of all, you are supposed to use Round Steak or similar. Additionally, you are supposed to slice the meat BEFORE COOKING as thin as deli meats! Then, you add onions and green peppers, maybe some mushrooms, etc. I looked at the photos and was greatly disappointed after all of the other great ideas on this site. Philly steaks or those sandwiches calling themselves that should at least strive NOT to have chunky beef! Its a sacrilage!
October 13th, 2005 at 9:42 pm
Trisha - I’ll admit you’re totally right about the steak. My friend’s steak was good, but I suppose a disclaimer is in order here! Next time I make these rolls, I promise to use sliced round steak, ok? Thanks for setting me straight.