Bill's Italian Beef

Italian Beef is one of my brother-in-law Bill’s specialties. It is tender and delicious, full of green papers and a little bit of red or cayenne pepper for heat. He makes a big batch of it, freezes it in smaller batches, and shares it with family and friends.  Either beef or deer is good prepared this way. People who think they do not like deer have not eaten Bill’s Italian Beef!  

Italian Beef

10 lb. beef or deer Roast

I lb. package Italian sausage (mild)

3 packages Au-Jus Gravy Packets

4 sliced green peppers

2 tablespoons red or cayenne pepper 

1 tablespoon salt

2 tablespoons garlic

2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

12 cups water (3 quarts)

Directions:  Fully cook meet and sausage in water. Let cool; then slice thin.  Boil Italian seasoning in 12 cups of water and strain off seasonings.  Put meat and all other ingredients into the seasoned water in a large pan and cook down until tender. Make into sandwiches with Italian bread or Hoagie buns. Bill prefers to serve it on a crusty roll.

Here we are at their campsite in Colorado. They often take a batch of frozen Italian Beef for quick meals when camping.