🥪 French Dip Sandwich

Name: French Dip Sandwich
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: United States · Los Angeles
Ingredients: 1 kg beef roasting joint (topside or sirloin); 1 onion, sliced; 500 ml beef broth; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp dried thyme; Salt and black pepper; 4 French rolls; 8 slices provolone

Origin: United States · Los Angeles

660kcal

per serving · 300 g

220kcal

per 100 g

48 gProtein16 g / 100 g

24 gFat8 g / 100 g

60 gCarbs20 g / 100 g

A French dip is an American hot sandwich of thinly sliced roast beef piled into a crusty French roll, often topped with melted provolone, and served with a small bowl of au jus — the savoury pan juices from roasting the beef — for dipping. Each bite is dunked so the bread soaks up the warm, beefy liquid. It is usually served with fries or a pickle.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

High protein16 g protein per 100 g — 29% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: roast beef, au jus

Not veganbecause of: roast beef, au jus, provolone

Contains glutenbecause of: french roll

Contains dairybecause of: provolone

Not keto20 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Milk

What it is made of

roast beefau jusprovolonefrench roll

Recipe

4 servings150 min

Ingredients

1 kg beef roasting joint (topside or sirloin)
1 onion, sliced
500 ml beef broth
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp dried thyme
Salt and black pepper
4 French rolls
8 slices provolone

Method

Season the beef with salt, pepper and thyme and roast on the sliced onion and garlic at 200 °C for 60–75 minutes for medium.
Rest the beef for 15 minutes, then slice it very thinly.
Pour the broth into the roasting tin, scrape up the browned bits and simmer for 5 minutes; strain to make the au jus.
Split the rolls, fill with beef, top with provolone and grill for 2 minutes until melted.
Serve each sandwich with a small bowl of hot au jus for dipping.

How to make it lighter

Choose a lean cut like topside and trim visible fat before slicing.
Skim the fat off the au jus — it adds flavour without the extra fat.
Swap the fries for a side salad or raw vegetables to keep the meal lighter.

History

Two Los Angeles restaurants, Philippe's and Cole's, both claim to have invented the French dip in 1908. The name is usually explained by the French roll it is served on rather than any link to France.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →