SLOW-COOKER CHICAGO-STYLE ITALIAN BEEF AND SAUSAGE COMBOS RECIPE - (4/5)

Slow-Cooker Chicago-Style Italian Beef and Sausage Combos Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by DeliciouslyDished

Number Of Ingredients 15

6 hot Italian sausage links
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds thinly sliced, Italian beef deli meat (such as Vienna or Scala's), or regular deli roast beef
2 red peppers, seeded and sliced
6 cloves of garlic, very thinly sliced or minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 1/2 cups of beef broth
11/2 cups red wine
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Loaf of French bread, cut into six pieces
Jar of hot giardiniera

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Place sausage in pan and brown on all sides. Transfer meat to the bowl of a slow-cooker. Add Italian beef, onions, red peppers, garlic, cayenne, paprika, oregano, chili flakes, bay leaves, beef broth, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine, cover and cook on low for 4 hours. 2. To serve, tuck an Italian sausage link, mound of Italian beef and generous drizzle of jus into bread and top with giardiniera.