Craving a mouthwatering and satisfying meal? Look no further than the classic shredded roast beef poboy! This iconic New Orleans sandwich features tender, flavorful roast beef, tangy gravy, and a crispy baguette, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a local or just visiting, indulge in the history and authentic taste of this beloved dish. Discover the art of crafting the perfect shredded roast beef poboy, from selecting the right ingredients to mastering the cooking techniques, and embark on a culinary journey that will elevate your sandwich-making skills.
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LITTLE JEWEL "IRISH CHANNEL" ROAST BEEF PO'BOY WITH DEBRIS GRAVY
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 8h50m
Yield 9 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For the roast beef: Preheat the oven to 270 degrees F or to 250 degrees F on a convection setting.
- Combine the cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, salt, basil and thyme in a bowl and incorporate. Completely cover the roast with the dry rub ingredients.
- Combine the beef broth, beer and Worcestershire in a large roasting pan, then add the bay leaves, carrots, onions and celery all around the edges. Put the roast in the center. Cover pot tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil. Bake "slow and low" until it is soft, 8 to 10 hours.
- Remove the roast and shred with a fork. Save all the meat juices in the pan for the gravy.
- For the debris gravy: Melt the butter, then add the flour a little at a time, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking, until a blonde roux forms, about 10 minutes.
- Put roast beef drippings in a pot with 2 cups shredded beef and bring to a boil, then reduce heat. (Add canned beef stock if you want it thinner.) Slowly whisk in the blonde roux and cook, whisking, until it achieves desired gravy thickness.
- New Orleans-style po'boy sandwiches are traditionally served "dressed". That means lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayonnaise (the eggier the better!).
- You will need toasted and split French baguettes (hollow them out to make more room for the beef). Fully dress those suckers! (Add onions if you like.)
- Also, a good Louisiana-style hot sauce is recommended. Put lots of hot shredded roast beef on the sandwich and top it generously with piping hot "debris gravy". Eat it with an ice-cold beer for the authentic experience. Bon appetit!
NEW ORLEANS STYLE ROAST BEEF DEBRIS POBOY
New Orleanians define "debris" (day-bree) as the extra tender little bits of beef that fall off a beef roast as it's cooking in the oven, all mixed into a garlicky and spicy beef gravy. Mother's Restaurant in New Orleans is known as the home of the famous debris po-boy.
Provided by Blue Plate Mayonnaise
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- MAKE 20 evenly spaced small cuts, about 1 ½ inches deep, all over pot roast, using the tip of a sharp paring knife. Insert garlic cloves as deep into the cuts as possible. SEASON the roast on all sides with salt and pepper. HEAT a 6-quart Dutch oven over high heat. Add oil, and when it is hot, sear the roast until it is very well browned on all sides, 4 to 6 minutes per side (don't be afraid to let the roast get very brown - this is where a lot of the flavor comes from). TRANSFER roast to a slow cooker, then carefully add stock and close lid. Set slow cooker to high and cook for 4 hours (and up to 6 hours depending on your machine). When roast is done, it should be fork tender. PULL meat apart into thin shreds, using two forks, and mix with accumulated drippings in bottom of pot. Allow meat to cool slightly and absorb juices before assembling poboys. (Roast can be cooked and shredded up to 1 week in advance and refrigerated until ready to serve; if prepared in advance, it will need to be rewarmed, covered and in a low oven, before assembling poboys.) PREHEAT broiler. HALVE each bread piece lengthwise and spread top and bottom halves liberally with mayonnaise. Place bottom halves on a baking sheet and spoon shredded meat over them, drizzling it with extra drippings. Top meat with cheese slices. BROIL bottom halves of bread with meat and cheese in oven just until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. REMOVE from oven. TOP with lettuce and tomato and sprinkle with hot sauce (if desired), add top halves of bread to each sandwich and serve immediately.
SHREDDED ROAST BEEF POBOYS
Quick and easy recipe! I got this recipe from a family member and it has quickly become a household favorite! You can also add bar b q sauce to make it a little different!
Provided by june lou and the ba
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 9h10m
Yield 12 sandwiches, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- .Wash Roast in cold water.
- Season roast lightly with your seasoning of choice then place it in a hot skillet and brown on each side! (Do not season to much as the beefer upper is pretty salty already).
- Place the roast in a large crockpot and pour the whole 4 oz bottle of B-V The Beefer Upper Broth and Sauce on top of the roast!
- Pour enough water in the crock pot to cover the roast completely.
- Cook for 8 hours on medium heat.
- Remove roast from the crock pot and remove the fat and shred with a fork.
- Pour gravy into a medium pot and add mixture of cornstarch and water to the gravy and simmer until desired consistency! ( make sure that you mix the cornstarch and water in a cup before pouring and be sure not to add to much because it will make the gravy slimy if you do).
- After the gravy is ready add your shredded roast!
- If you choose to add barbq sauce do not use all the gravy as it will be to watery.
THE ROAST BEEF PO'BOY (AND HOW TO MAKE ANY PO'BOY)
This version is VERY authentic. I'm talking the neighborhood poboy shops, not the fancy restaurants or the tourist traps in the Quarter. If you've ever been to Johnny's on St Louis in the French Quarter (which is NOT a tourist trap, though tourists and locals a like are always packing the place), this will take you back there babe! Whenever I really get home-sick (even though I was raised in MI, NOLA feels more like home)- I like to make these. The bread is KEY tho, you just can't get the same texture as down there anywhere else- but I try to get as close as possible. You want the bread to be crusty on the outside but soft with just a little tiny bit of chewiness when you bite down into it. The lettuce, pickle, mayo and tomato is what is called "dressed". You may add cheese or hot sauce. It's messy, but SO good!! Cook time does not include time it takes to make/cook roast beef.
Provided by graniteangel
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Cut french loaf in half lengthwise and place in oven for 4-5 minutes or until LIGHTY toasted. Spread butter on both the inside halves of toasted bread. It should melt on hot bread.
- In a sauce pan whisk the vegetable oil with the flour on med-high heat for about 5 minutes or until just lightly browned. Add your beef au jus to your roux and whisk until it thickens slightly- about 1 minute. Should only be thick enough to lightly coat the back of a spoon, add more stock/au jus to thin out a bit if needed.
- Toss sliced roast beef with thin gravy until evenly coated and heated through.
- Spread mayo on top inside half of buttered and toasted french loaf.
- Place dill pickles on bottom inside half of toasted buttered french loaf.
- Evenly place roasted beef on top of dill pickles with tongs.
- Add lettuce and tomato.
- You may also add american or swiss cheese and or hot sauce.
- Cut into 1/4s. Serve with kettle chips such as Zapps.
- Hint- you can make ANY poboy be it fried oyster, fried shrimp, fried catfish, grilled chicken breast, french fries, chicken parm, meatloaf, hamburger, smoked sausage you name it! Just follow the bread toasting and buttering instructions, and make sure you "dress" it with lettuce, tomato, mayo and dill pickles! You can eat it "undressed" also. It's more about the type of bread and using cajun/creole recipes of fried seafood or meats in the main filling. The traditional cheeses used are swiss, american, and provolone. Hot sauce and cocktail sauce for fried seafood. Ketchup is often used as a condiment also.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1481.2, Fat 88, SaturatedFat 35.3, Cholesterol 409.9, Sodium 759.5, Carbohydrate 34.2, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 5.3, Protein 131.4
MAHONY'S BEEF PO' BOYS
Benjamin Wicks, proprietor of Mahony's Po-Boy Shop on Magazine Street in New Orleans, which opened in the summer of 2008, is a raver and ranter with the heart of an old-timer. "Why don't people care about making great po' boys?" he asked The Times, rhetorically, a year later. And then he gave us a terrific recipe that will take a little time to pull off, but results in a beef Po' Boy sandwich of uncommon excellence. Think of it as project food for a festive weekend lunch, and your guests will thank you. Add cheese and French fries for added pow.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, lunch, one pot, main course
Time 3h45m
Yield Enough for 10 sandwiches
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place flour in a large, wide bowl and season generously with salt and pepper. Add beef, dust well on all sides and shake off excess.
- Place a large, heavy Dutch oven or roasting pan with a lid over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to cover the bottom and heat until shimmering. Working in batches, add beef and sear well on all sides. Transfer beef to a platter and set aside.
- Add celery, onions, peppers, carrots and garlic to pan; if necessary, add more oil. Sauté until vegetables are tender and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Add wine and 3 cups water. Stir, scraping the bottom of the pan. Add rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and parsley. Stir well, add beef, and stir again to mix well.
- Cover, and transfer to oven. Cook until beef is very tender, about three hours. Transfer beef to a deep platter and keep warm. Remove and discard bay leaf. Using a hand-held immersion blender or stand blender, purée vegetables and any remaining bits of meat in pan juices to make sauce. Cut beef into slices. Slice each bread loaf in half lengthwise and crosswise, spread one side with mayonnaise, thickly layer in meat, wet with gravy, and top with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles.
ROAST SHREDDED BEEF
This recipe comes from Madagascar, and was posted for ZWT7. It also works well in the slow cooker, takes around 4 hours on high, then shred it and bake it. It goes perfectly in Shredded Beef Wraps ( Recipe #460264 ), with Honey Mustard Mayonnaise ( Recipe #460263 ). I also think it could be tasty if you added some flour to the leftover liquid to make a gravy, and serve the beef and gravy with mashed potatoes...I had the thought when I was cooing it tonight..think it would be good winter comfort food!
Provided by Sara 76
Categories Meat
Time 2h40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place all the ingredients in a large saucepan, cover with 12mm/½ -inch of cold water and bring to the boil, stirring.
- Reduce the heat, partially cover the pan and simmer gently for about 2 hours, keeping an eye on the water level and topping up when necessary, until meat is very tender can be shredded with a fork.
- Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas Mark 6 and grease a wide shallow baking tin. Remove the meat from the saucepan and shred into thin strips using two forks. The meat should be soft enough to pull apart very easily.
- Transfer the shredded meat to the greased tin, pour over enough of the cooking liquor to moisten then roast in the oven for 30 minutes until well browned on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.2, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 197.5, Sodium 153.8, Carbohydrate 3.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.2, Protein 74
Tips:
- Choose the right roast beef. Look for a roast that is well-marbled with fat, as this will help to keep the meat moist and flavorful. Some good options include chuck roast, rump roast, or brisket.
- Cook the roast beef properly. The best way to cook a roast beef for a poboy is to braise it. This involves browning the meat in a pan and then simmering it in liquid until it is fall-apart tender. You can also roast the beef in the oven, but be sure to keep it well-covered with foil so that it doesn't dry out.
- Make a flavorful gravy. The gravy is an essential part of a poboy sandwich. To make a delicious gravy, use the braising liquid from the roast beef. You can also add some additional ingredients, such as onions, garlic, celery, and carrots.
- Choose the right bread. The best bread for a poboy is a French bread roll. The bread should be soft and fluffy, with a crispy crust. You can also use a hoagie roll or a submarine roll, but be sure to toast it before assembling the sandwich.
- Add your favorite toppings. The sky's the limit when it comes to toppings for a poboy sandwich. Some popular options include lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and cheese. You can also get creative and add other ingredients, such as avocado, bacon, or fried eggs.
Conclusion:
The shredded roast beef poboy is a classic sandwich that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its tender meat, flavorful gravy, and crispy bread, it's the perfect sandwich for a casual lunch or dinner. So next time you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, give the shredded roast beef poboy a try.
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