Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ½ to 3 pounds beef chuck roast
- kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 2 (1-ounce) packages dry onion soup mix
- 2 cups water
- 2 (14.5-ounce) cans beef broth
- 6-8 slices Swiss or Provolone cheese
- 6-8 crusty rolls like ciabatta
DIRECTIONS:
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, generously season all sides of the chuck roast with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
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When the oil starts to shimmer, carefully place the roast in the hot pan and sear it on all sides by letting it sit without moving for a minute or two on each side before flipping it. Searing won’t take very long – you just want to quickly brown the roast to add flavor and seal in the juices.
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Transfer the roast and the pan juices to your slow cooker. Sprinkle onion soup mix over the roast and add water and beef broth. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.
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When the meat is so tender that it shreds easily with a fork, remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred. Serve by piling the shredded meat onto sliced, crusty rolls with a slice of Swiss cheese. Toast the cheese and top bun under the broiler until the cheese melts and the bun starts toasting. Serve with the juices from the slow cooker as au jus for dipping.
© Recipe courtesy of House of Nash Eats.
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Paso Robles, California
BOLD WINE STYLE
This Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of Maraschino cherries and a tannic mouthfeel with notes of chocolate, cherries, leather, and tobacco. This wine pairs well with rich red meats, like ribeye, prime rib, and roast beef.
WINE DETAILS:
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Analysis: 14.5% alcohol / volume
- pH: 3.45
- Total Acid: 7.42 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2.0 g/l
- Harvest Date: Oct. 2019
- Bottling Date: March 2022
- Awards: 91 pts. – Wine Enthusiast
WINEMAKING NOTES:
“For our Estate range of wines, we take the best parcels of each variety and individually handle them to allow the true personalities of each block to be preserved. This wine has the benefit of having our most prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon blocks as part of its blend. Blocks 4C and 4D form 33% of this wine. These blocks are normally designated for our Reserve Cabernets but were chosen for our Estate wine this vintage.
The fruit was harvested over a period of 16 days commencing in October 2019, with dates depending on clonal and site differences to ensure all components are at their peak. Following fermentation, the wine was transferred to new French oak barriques with tight grain for 17 months on average before blending and preparation for bottling.” – Winemaker, Chris Cameron
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