Chicago may be known for hot dogs and deep dish pizza, but the Windy City's Italian beef sandwich is a delicious, messy, tasty favorite. Here's how to make it at home.

The city of Chicago is known for many things. When it comes to food I feel there are 4 foods the city is well known for. The first up is deep dish pizza. If you are not familiar with deep dish pizza it is a pizza that is baked in pan similar to a cake pan, creating a deep crust that resembles more of a pie than a pizza. The pizza is stuffed with tons of cheese, a chunky tomato sauce and typically pepperoni or one giant sausage patty. Due to the thickness of this pizza it will take at least…

Portillo's Italian beef

Make and share this PORTILLO’S ITALIAN BEEF (Copycat) recipe from Food.com.

The city of Chicago is known for many things. When it comes to food I feel there are 4 foods the city is well known for. The first up is deep dish pizza. If you are not familiar with deep dish pizza it is a pizza that is baked in pan similar to a cake pan, creating a deep crust that resembles more of a pie than a pizza. The pizza is stuffed with tons of cheese, a chunky tomato sauce and typically pepperoni or one giant sausage patty. Due to the thickness of this pizza it will take at least…

Tender, juicy, flavorful Italian Beef is so easy to make in the slow cooker! Serve the meat and juices on toasted hoagie rolls with cheese.

Chicago Italian Beef is made by slowly roasting lean beef on a rack above a pan filled with seasoned beef-based stock. Some folks call it gravy, but in most Chicago Italian households gravy is a term reserved for tomato sauces. Others call it au jus or "juice" for short, although it is often made with bouillon, and that is not technically au jus, which normally refers to natural cooking juices. Let's just call it juice, OK? It's what keeps the sandwich nice and moist.

Chicago’s very own Portillo’s Italian beef recipe sandwich — tender, meaty, and yummy. Make sure to check it out.

Chicago’s best sandwich can be represented with this Portillo’s Italian beef sandwiches recipe. This recipe has been passed down within the family and pleased Chicagonians for decades.

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