Coffee & Soy Marinated Steak French Dip Sandwiches

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup black coffee
• 3 tablespoons worchestershire
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregeno
• 1 (1 pound) flank steak
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• salt and pepper
• 4 sandwich buns or 2 french baguettes cut in half
• 4 - 8 slices provolone cheese

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 600mins
Cooking time 720mins
Adapted from gringalicious.com

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat and add chopped onion and garlic. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until browned and fragrant, then scoop into a dutch oven or small roasting pan with lid. Add remaining ingredients for marinade and stir well. Add steak to marinade, cover with lid, and place pan in refrigerator for 8 to 24 hours. The longer it marinates the more tender it will be.

After at least 8 hours, heat oven to 300 degrees F (150 C) and remove pan from fridge and place in oven. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours, checking every 30 minutes after the first hour, until completely cooked and tender.

Remove steak from juice to a separate plate while making au jus. If using a dutch oven just plave on stove, otherwise pour juices from pan into a medium saucepan and place on stove. Whisk flour and water in a small bowl until smooth then pour into pan and turn on heat to medium high. Whisk constantly until the juice begins to thicken slightly, then remove pan from heat. Slice steak into thin strips and place in warm au jus while preparing your sandwich toppings.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in same medium skillet as before over medium heat and add sliced onions. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes until browned and soft. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Turn on oven to broil and slice sandwich buns in half. Place them face-up on foil lined baking tray and toast in oven for about 3 minutes until browned. Remove and lay cheese slice on bread and return to over for around 1 minute longer until cheese is melted. Remove and add steak slices and caramelized onions to buns and serve with small bowls of warm au jus for dipping.