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    Steak Sandwich Recipe

    Published May 16, 2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

    This Grilled Ribeye Steak Sandwich Recipe is loaded with roasted onions, peppers, and mushrooms with melted cheese and aioli sauce on a hoagie bun for a delicious, easy-to-make sandwich.

    There is nothing like a good sandwich recipe. They are incredibly simple to make and can mix and match different toppings and cheeses to adapt to your taste buds. If you’re a hot sandwich fan, try my Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe or a croque monsieur.

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    Steak Sandwich

    Steak sandwich consists of hot or chilled cooked beef that is served inside a bun or hoagie with assorted toppings and a sauce. It can also feature greens such as lettuce or microgreens. A steak sandwich can be customized in any way to meet your taste buds’ desires. It is up to you, from the type of beef to the bread, toppings, or sauce. There are no boundaries.

    The steak sandwich was invented at the Louis’ Lunch restaurant in Connecticut, where they served up a “hamburger sandwich.” It looks and eats like a patty melt with a burger served with cheese and toppings on plain white bread.

    Ingredients and Substitutions

    • Beef – You will need fresh or thawed frozen ribeye steak for my recipe.
    • Fat – Olive oil or butter work great for cooking the beef.
    • Vegetables – I use red and green bell peppers, but orange and yellow can also be used. In addition, you’ll need a white, sweet, or yellow onion.
    • Mushrooms – Regular button mushrooms work well for this. Cremini mushrooms are also an option for this steak sandwich.
    • Sauce – I use my famous garlic aioli sauce on the sandwich.
    • Cheese – Mozzarella or provolone cheese work very well. I like to use a combination of to make this extra cheese.
    • Bread – A good hoagie roll is what you’ll need.

    How to Make a Steak Sandwich

    1. Roast the onions in a pan over medium-low heat in some butter until golden brown, which takes about 20 minutes. Set them aside.
    2. In the same pan, roast the peppers and mushrooms over medium-low heat in some butter until browned, which takes about 10 minutes.
    3. Season the steak on both sides with salt and pepper and grill at 450° to 550° or in a grill pan on medium-high heat with olive oil until grill marks are formed, and the desired internal temperature has been achieved.
    4. Add the steak to the hoagie bun and layer on cheese, peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
    5. Bake the sandwiches at 400° for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the bun is lightly toasted.
    6. Serve with aioli.

    What’s the Best Steak to Use?

    • Ribeye – full-flavored, tender, but can be fatty.
    • New York Strip – lean, flavorful, can be tough depending on the grade of beef.
    • Flank– Lean, tough, must be cooked to medium rare.
    • Skirt – lean, tough, can be fatty, and must be cooked to medium-rare.

    Steak Sandwich Cooking Methods

    Pan-Roasted – oil heated in a pan until lightly smoking and cooked over medium-high heat on both sides.

    Broiled – setting the oven to broil on high heat and cook it for 5 to 6 minutes per side.

    Grilling – cooked in a grill pan or over the open flame over medium-high to high heat on both sides.

    Make-Ahead and Storage

    Make-Ahead: This steak sandwich is meant to be eaten as soon as it’s done cooking. If you keep the sauce, veggies, mushrooms, and beef separate, you can make this up to 2 days ahead of time.

    How to Store: It is best to cover the sauce, cooked beef, bread,veggies, and mushrooms separate. If it is already assembled, cover the sandwich with plastic and keep it in the refrigerator for 3 days. This recipe will not freeze well.

    How to Reheat: Place the desired number of sandwiches on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake them in the oven at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until warm. If you kept the main components of the dish separate, follow the procedures of the recipe for reheating.

    Chef Billy Parisi

    chef notes + tips

    • The beef in my recipe is seasoned and seared to a perfect medium-rare, but of course, you can cook it longer should you desire a more cooked-through internal temperature.

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    Steak Sandwich Recipe

    5 from 14 votes
    Try this easy-to-make Grilled Ribeye Steak Sandwich recipe that is jam-packed with roasted onions, peppers, and mushrooms.
    Servings: 4
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes

    Ingredients 

    • 3 tablespoons of butter
    • 1 large peeled and thinly sliced yellow onion
    • 1 each seeded and large sliced green and red bell pepper
    • 1 pint sliced button mushrooms
    • 4 10-ounce boneless ribeye steaks, each sliced into 3 slices
    • 4 hoagie buns
    • 8 mozzarella cheese slices
    • 4 provolone cheese slices
    • sea salt and pepper to taste
    • 1/2 garlic aioli recipe

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400°.
    • Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a large frying pan over medium-low heat and cook the onions until well browned, which takes about 20 minutes. Set them aside.
    • Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a large frying pan and cook the peppers and mushrooms over medium-low heat until browned, which takes about 10 minutes. Set aside.
    • Season the ribeye steaks well with salt and pepper on both sides and cook on a hot grill or in a grill pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until grill marks have formed and the desired internal temperature is achieved. It will take about 2 to 3 minutes per side for a medium-rare internal temperature.
    • Divide the cooked sliced ribeyes between the 4 sliced hoagie buns and layer each sandwich with 2 slices of mozzarella cheese, 1 slice of provolone cheese, roasted onions, peppers, and mushrooms.
    • Add the sandwiches to the middle rack of the oven and cook for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the bun is lightly toasted.
    • Serve the hot sandwiches along with the aioli.

    Notes

    Make-Ahead: This steak sandwich is meant to be eaten as soon as it’s done cooking. If you keep the sauce, veggies, mushrooms, and beef separate, you can make this up to 2 days ahead of time.
    How to Store: It is best to cover the sauce, cooked beef, bread,veggies, and mushrooms separate. If it is already assembled, cover it with plastic and keep it in the refrigerator for 3 days. This recipe will not freeze well.
    How to Reheat: Place the desired number of sandwiches on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake them in the oven at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until warm. If you kept the main components of the dish separate, follow the procedures of the recipe for reheating.
    The beef in my recipe is seasoned and seared to a perfect medium-rare, but of course, you can cook it longer should you desire a more cooked-through internal temperature.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 800kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 38gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 883mgPotassium: 784mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1487IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 13mg
    Course: lunch, Main
    Cuisine: American