Authentic Philly Cheesesteak Recipe
Learn how to make an authentic Philly Cheesesteak at home regardless of where you live. It's easier than you may expect!
Ingredients
- 1 pound rib-eye steak (cut at least 1/4" thick, edge fat separated)
- 1 large onion (white or yellow, medium chopped)
- 6 slices provolone cheese (can be replaced with white American cheese, cCooper Sharp or Cheez Whiz)
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
- 1 hoagie roll (20" sliced in half or two 10" rolls)
Equipment
- 12-inch Stainless Steel Fry Pan
Instructions
- Freeze the steak for 40 to 45 minutes. Once the steak is cold, use a sharp knife to slice the steak lengthwise, against the grain, into thin slices about 2 millimeters thick. Once the steak is sliced, separate the slices into two halves.
- Heat a wide (at least 12") steel frying pan over medium heat over a medium sized burner that doesn't heat the entire pan. (You want cool spots.) Once the pan is hot, pour in two tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and then sauté the onions until they're just pale golden and opaque. Move the onions to the cool side of the pan. The onions will leave a layer of brown bits or fond in the pan. Pour in a small amount of water and then break up the fond with a metal spatula. Mix the brown bits from the spatula into the onions.
- Once the water has evaporated in the pan, pour in one tablespoon of oil and add the first half of the steak slices in a single layer. Once the slices brown on one side, use a spatula to chop the steak into smaller pieces. Stir the steak with the spatula until all the steak is just browned.
- Once the steak is just browned, stir in half of the cooked onions and evenly incorporate them with the meat. Shape the steak and onion mixture into an even rectangle.
- Slice the roll open without slicing it all the way through. You can optionally scoop out the roll.
- Add the cheese by layering 3 slices on top of the steak and onion mixture. Using the spatula, pick up the mixture and carefully place it into the sandwich roll.
- Fill the second roll with the remaining steak slices using the same method and layer it into the additional sliced or other half of the sandwich roll.
- Cut the sandwiches in half and serve them with condiments and a side of potato chips or french fries.
Notes
- Cut this recipe in half to serve two people.
- You can use either a seeded or unseeded roll.
- Replace the provolone cheese with mozzarella cheese and add tomato sauce to make a pizza steak.
- Customize your cheesesteak by making it without onions or by adding sauteed mushrooms and/or peppers. (Note that peppers are a less conventional cheesesteak ingredient.) You can make your cheesesteak any way you like - just don't tell anyone from Philly if you get too creative.
Nutrition
Calories: 510kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 32gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 340mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 268IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 231mgIron: 5mg
We hope you love this recipe.Sign up for our newsletter for more of our faves.