French Dips With Mushrooms

Total Time: 8 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs beef bottom round steaks or 3 -3 1/2 lbs rump roast
• 4 portabella mushrooms (3 to 4 inches in diameter)
• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth, seasoned with onion
• 8 hoagie rolls, split and toasted
• 1 large red onion, cut into 1/2 inch slices

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from roast.
• 2 if necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3 1/2 to 6 quart crockpot.
• 3 in a large skillet brown meat on all sides in hot oil.
• 4 drain off fat.
• 5 transfer meat to crockpot.
• 6 clean mushrooms; remove and discard stems.
• 7 cut mushrooms into 1/4 inch slices.
• 8 add to crockpot.
• 9 pour broth over meat and mushrooms.
• 10 cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high heat setting for 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
• 11 remove meat from crockpot; cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
• 12 meanwhile, using a slotted spoon, remove mushrooms and set aside.
• 13 thinly slice meat.
• 14 arrange meat, mushroom slices, and onion slices on toasted buns.
• 15 pour cooking juices into a measuring cup; skim off fat.
• 16 drizzle a little of the juices onto each sandwich and pour the remaining juices into bowls to serve with the sandwiches for dipping.