Make-ahead Meal: 3 Minute Steak Hoagies with Homemade Steak Sauce
Fill a hoagie with tender steak and cover with a make-ahead sauce and spicy greens.
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 1 large shallot, coarsely chopped
- 1 red Holland or Fresno chili pepper
- 2 large cloves garlic
- 2 large fresh bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed or dry mustard (1/3 palmful)
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 cup organic ketchup or low-sugar ketchup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce or Tamari (dark soy sauce)
- 1 cup beef stock
For the sliced steak:
- 1 tablespoon high-temperature cooking oil, such as canola or peanut oil
- 1 1/4 pounds flank steak
- 4 hoagie rolls of your choice
- 1 big bundle watercress, upland cress or baby arugula
Preparation
For the sauce: In food processor bowl, combine the shallot, chili pepper, garlic, bay leaves, mustard seed, sherry, Worcestershire sauce and peppercorns and process into a smooth paste. Place the paste into a pot and combine with the ketchup, soy sauce and beef stock. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate for a make-ahead meal.
Pre-heat the oven to 325ºF to crisp the bread.
Reheat the sauce over medium-low heat.
Place the flank steak in the freezer for 5 minutes or until cold. Remove and shred or cut the cold flank steak against the grain. Throw the bread in the oven to crisp it up. In a skillet, heat the oil over high heat until it smokes. Add the meat and toss for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and combine the steak with the warm sauce. Cut the rolls open and stuff the hoagies with spicy greens and the hot 'n saucy steak.
