CLEARLY CANADIAN ~ BEEF DIP AU JUS (French Dip) Slow Cooker Recipe!

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth provides a lighter flavor, while chicken broth is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol, while cooking wine is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthy fats, while margarine is often less costly.

flour

🥗Healthier: cornstarch

💰Cheaper: potato starch

Cornstarch thickens sauces without gluten, while potato starch is often cheaper.

Pat dry the sirloin beef and season both sides with sea salt and garlic granules.

Heat olive oil in a pan until hot, then add the beef to brown on all sides.

Transfer the browned beef to a slow cooker.

Reduce the heat and add sliced red and white onions to the pan to caramelize them.

Once the onions are caramelized, add them to the slow cooker with the beef.

Add garlic granules, dried onion flakes, smoky paprika, thyme, Montreal steak spice, brown sugar, dark soy sauce, beef stock, crumbled beef bouillon cube, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaves to the slow cooker.

Mix the ingredients in the slow cooker and set it to cook on low for 8 hours or high for 3-4 hours until the beef is fork tender.

After cooking, remove the beef from the slow cooker and shred it into chunks.

Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker on the keep warm setting.

Bake a half-baked baguette in the oven according to the manufacturer's instructions for about 7 minutes.

Slice the baked baguette open and add provolone cheese inside.

Broil the baguette for a couple of minutes until the cheese melts.

Fill the baguette with the shredded beef and strain the cooking liquid to serve on the side.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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