Salt Hank Rules the Sandwich World | Sandwich City | NYT Cooking

beef roast

🥗Healthier: turkey roast

💰Cheaper: roast beef deli slices

Turkey is leaner and deli slices are more affordable.

Swiss cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while American cheese is often less expensive.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and chicken broth is usually cheaper.

French bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: baguette

Whole grain is healthier while baguette is often more affordable.

Receive delivery of 151 pounds of prime rib roast.

Rub the entire rib roast with garlic herb compound butter.

Slow roast the rib roast in the oven.

Chill the cooked rib roast to prepare for slicing.

Use a deli slicer to shave the rib roast very thinly.

Prepare the baguettes and aioli for the sandwich.

Spread thickly sliced onions over the shaved meat.

Add cheese on top of the meat and onions.

Place the assembled sandwich in the oven to melt the cheese and caramelize it.

Cut the sandwich in half and dunk it in au jus before serving.

Prepare the au jus by sautéing mirepoix (carrots, onions, celery) for a long time.

Pour beef stock into the mirepoix and let it reduce.

Add a secret ingredient to the au jus (not disclosed).

Caramelize onions for six hours with butter, salt, and Worcestershire sauce.

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