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What a whirlwind this past week was! San Francisco was amazing. I cannot wait to share with you all the photos of what we did and eats we ate. Hands down, San Francisco is my favorite U.S. city. Just when I thought I’ve done it all, you find out even more to do! It’s good to be back, though. I was exhausted!
Let’s talk VMA’s real quick. Miley’s performance? A big w-t-f. Girl needs to stop with the shock value and just be Hannah Montana again, ok not really, but tone down the trashy! I’d love to be a fly on the wall when Miley told him Liam what she was planning on doing for her performance.
Hands down, best image of the night that sums up Miley’s overall performance from the Smith family.
The *NSYNC “reunion”? Kind of lackluster and anticlimactic. But JT’s KILLER performance? How does he have the stamina for that?! He’s amazing. Sorry, I’m a late 90’s girl, I have to bring my teenie bop moment out. Also, did you know I share the same birthday as JT? Yup, January 31st. I’m automatically epic, right?
So I HAVE to ask the age-old question: were/are you a BSB or *NSYNC fan? :)
Okay, on to the food!
A couple months ago, I got a sudden craving for cheesesteaks. There’s this deli by my office and they make a really killer rueben-style cheesesteak. It’s one of the most addicting sandwiches and it’s bad news that it’s so close to me for lunch! I’ve already been back on numerous occasions and I’d inhale the entire sandwich as soon as I got back to my desk. How embarrassing, lol…however, when the craving for a cheesesteak hit me, it wasn’t a work day and I wasn’t within walking distance to just go get one. I had to make one myself!
In the midst of the craving, I remember that Julie shared a neat trick about making cheesesteaks a while back (Lindsay also made her cheesesteaks this way, too). Wrapping them tightly in foil and popping them in the oven for 10-15 minutes. It softens up the bread and lets everything meld together. I never really thought to do it this way so I thought I’d give it a shot because I was really craving a ooey gooey cheesesteak with some ridiculously soft bread.
I’m really impressed with this little trick! It really does make everything soft and melty. The flavors saturate the bread, too. I love it! I have since adapted this method of making subs into how I make all my subs! Just a few weeks ago I used this same method and I made some pepperoni meatball subs and they turned out just as good – soft bread, gooey and melted cheese, toasty and warm on the inside. Thanks for the great tip, Julie!
Cheesesteak Sandwiches
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ pound (340 g) of thinly sliced ribeye steak, I get mine in bulk from the Asian supermarket in the meats section. They have them pre-thinly sliced. Just ask where the bulgogi meat is
- 1 medium green pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 medium onion, sliced into strips
- 6 ounce (170 g) portobello mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup (132 g) shredded provolone cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 sub rolls, sliced in half (but not all the way through)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (191 °C). Place the two sliced sub rolls on a two pieces of aluminum foil. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, saute onions and green peppers for about 3-4 minutes, then add in the mushrooms, and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Place in a bowl and set aside.
- In the same skillet, cook the steak, breaking it into smaller pieces, until all is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and peppers back into the skillet and toss together (seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste).
- To assemble the cheesesteaks: open one sub roll and add in half of the meat filling then top with half the provolone cheese. Repeat for the second sub roll.
- Tightly wrap each sub in aluminum foil then place directly on the oven rack for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, remove from oven and your cheesesteak sandwich is ready for you to unwrap (carefully, it’ll be hot) and enjoy!
Josh will love this sandwich!
Your sandwich looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it, as I love portobellos and never made one with those! As for the boy bands, I am a lot older than you, and probably could be their mom. My big crush (and still is…..) is Donny Osmond. Poor hubby had the pleasure of seeing him twice when he visited NYC. Once solo for my bday, and once with his sister for christmas. The first time, I was choked up when he sang Puppy love..Yep…I admit it, and have an autographed pic in my stamp studio..Each generation needs an idol or two….
These look fantastic! Wish I had one right now!!
Ohhhh cheesesteak! I hope this satisfied your craving! Love the idea of wrapping it in foil.
That picture of Will Smith and his family cracked me up!!! That is absolutely hilarious and I think I was making the same expression when I saw Miley’s performance. The sandwiches look amazing and will be making them this week. Yummy!
I WANT 47 of these sammies!! I am obsessed with cheesesteaks! And, NSYNC for life:)
I am totally with Dixya, I am craving this and I am not even a beef eater.
JT can do no wrong in my eyes, that boy just keeps getting hotter. He looks almost as yummy in his suit as that sandwich would look in my face.
fastest way to someones heart…. CHEESESTEAK!!!!!!!!
I stopped watching all those award shows a million years ago because I think it’s just an excuse for all of these celebrities to dress and act trashy and I don’t want my kids seeing or hearing it and I don’t even want to see it, lol! But I’ve heard a lot about the Miley thing. I feel sorry for her.
I think this sandwich looks amazing! My husband and I made a similar version of this but we turned ours into a panini. So yummy! He made a cheesesteak lover out of me!