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Chicago Sweet Steak

The Chicago sweet steak is a Midwestern classic sandwich made with rib-eye steak  and onions that are spiced and seared to perfection. To that you add a decadent red sauce and pepper to create Chicago's own sweet steak sandwich, enjoy.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Lunch, sandwich
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 lbs thin cut Rib-eye Steak
  • ½ yellow onion diced
  • ½ tsp cracked black pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • Hoagie rolls
  • American Cheese slices 2 per sandwich
  • Sweet peppers for garnish
For Sweet Sauce:
  • 1 16-19 oz bottle Texas BBQ Sauce or your favorite
  • ⅓ cup sweet chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • ¾ cup orange/pineapple juice
  • 1 quarter of an onion green pepper diced and 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Sweet peppers

Method
 

  1. To start your sweet sauce heat oil in a saucepan. Add garlic, onion, and green pepper. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add BBQ sauce, sweet chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and orange/pineapple juice. Mix well and let simmer.
  3. Bring cast iron griddle or large skillet to medium high heat, add oil.
  4. Once hot add steak and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Season with Kosher salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  6. Flip and cook another 2 minutes.
  7. Flip once more and chop with your meat cleaver. Add diced onion and mix.
  8. Cut open hoagie rolls and steam it.
  9. Place American Cheese over steak and let melt.
  10. Cover with steamed hoagie roll then carefully scoop in steak and flip.
  11. Top with sweet sauce and sweet peppers.

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