French Dip - Quick & Easy

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 ounces dry sherry (optional)
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans beef consomme, found on broth and soups aisle or 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 1/2 lbs sliced deli roast beef
• montreal steak seasoning (grill seasoning blend for steak) or coarse salt and pepper
• 4 torpedo sandwich buns, split

Recipe

• 1 in a large, shallow skillet over moderate heat, melt butter.
• 2 add shallots to butter and saute 2 minutes.
• 3 add flour to butter and shallot and cook a minute longer.
• 4 whisk in sherry and cook liquid out.
• 5 whisk in consomme in a slow stream.
• 6 bring sauce to a bubble and allow to simmer over low heat until ready to serve sandwiches.
• 7 pile meat loosely across your cutting board or a large work surface.
• 8 season meat with grill seasoning or salt and black pepper.
• 9 set out 4 ramekins or small soup cups for dipping sauce, 4 dinner plates and 4 split torpedo rolls.
• 10 to assemble, using a pair of kitchen tongs, dip meat into loose au jus sauce and pile into rolls.
• 11 set ramekins or cups with extra dipping sauce along side the sandwiches.