Slow Cooker French Dips With Au Jus

Hey y’all!

I’m back with our first recipe since I had to take a long break: slow cooker french dips with au jus. Over the next couple weeks there will be one new recipe per week, and slowly growing back to our awesome 3 new recipes a week, as we get acclimated to this new life of ours. But, let’s move on to bigger and happier things like these slow cooker French dips with a delicious homemade au jus.

This recipe is super easy (like Crab Rangoon Dip) to make and it’s all done in your slow cooker. You just add the ingredients in and set it to forget it until you’re ready to eat. 😉

You start by seasoning a beef chuck roast with salt and pepper and setting it aside for about 20 min. This allows all the juices to start flowing through the meat, and it will give your meat time to come to room temp. It’s a neat kitchen trick! I use it on steaks also. Soooooo good.

You then sear the roast on all four sides to give it a nice crust and place it in the slow cooker. Boom. Now, you turn the roast into something heavenly by using ingredients to make your own au jus. Pretty simple ingredients too, man. I keep my kitchen stocked with all of them. 😉

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INGREDIENTS USED TO MAKE SLOW COOKER FRENCH DIPS WITH AU JUS

• Beef chuck roast
• Olive oil
• Beef stock
• Worcestershire sauce
• Soy sauce
• Italian seasoning (optional really)
• Hoagie rolls
• Provolone cheese

HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER FRENCH DIPS

1. Prep– sear the roast, and add ingredients to the slow cooker.
2. Cook– this is the bomb diggity part because YOU technically aren’t doing any cooking- the slow cooker is doing it all. 😉 Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours. Remove roast and place on cutting board and slice.
3. Assemble/Broil Slow Cooker French Dips– Preheat oven to broil on high. Slice open a hoagie roll, place meat inside, and top each one with 2 pieces of provolone. Broil for 1-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
4. Serve– serve with a side of the homemade au jus.

See, that’s it. Super easy. Super delicious (especially that homemade au jus you use for dipping).

Happy dipping!

QUICK COOKING RECIPE

prep: 10 mins | cook: 4 hours | inactive: 4 hours | total: 8 hours, 10 mins

author: Jen Sharpin | so damn delish

yield: 6 hoagies

These slow cooker french dips with au jus are heavenly. Locked and loaded with flavor that simmers in the slow cooker it will have your tastebuds craving more!

INGREDIENTS

• 3lb beef chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
• 1 Tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups (32oz) beef stock, divided
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)
• 6 hoagie rolls
• 12 slices provolone cheese
• salt & pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Prep

• Season roast generously with salt and pepper. Set aside for 20 minutes to bring to room temperature.
• Add 3 cups beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and Italian seasoning (if using) to slow cooker. Stir to combine.
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear roast on all sides (about 3-5 minutes per side) to give the roast a nice crust. Remove roast and place in slow cooker.
• Turn the heat down to medium. Add 1 cup of beef stock to the pan. Bring to a slight boil. Using a wooden spoon scrape up all the brown bits from the pan. Add beef broth mixture and browned bits to slow cooker.

Cook

• Cook in slow cooker for 3-4 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low. Remove meat from slow cooker. Slice meat into thin strips.
• Fill each hoagie with the sliced meat and top each one with 2 pieces of provolone. Place on baking sheet. Broil for 1-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly, watching carefully not to burn.

Serve

• Place each sandwich on a plate. Use a ladle to scoop the au jus from the slow cooker and place some in a small bowl. Serve a side of au jus with each sandwich for dipping. Serve!

NOTES

We love using horseradish cream sauce on these too. You can make your own or you can easily find it at your local deli department.