Roast Beef Po-Boys with Debris Gravy NAwlins Style Recipe

How to make it

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• Cut small slits into the roast, about every 3 inches, try not to pierce all the way to the bottom.
• Stuff the sliced garlic into the slits.
• Season the Roast very liberally on all sides with the Salt & Black Pepper.
• Season with Cayenne to your taste - I don’t use much.
• Heat the fat in a heavy bottomed Dutch Oven over high heat.
• When the oil starts to smoke, wait a few more seconds, then carefully add the Roast cut side down.
• Brown very well on all sides, without burning it.
• Remove to a plate.
• Drain off all but 1 Tbsp of the fat in the pan, add the onions and carrots.
• Cook until the onions just start to brown.
• Place the roast back in the pan, then add the stocks.
• Finish, if necessary, with enough water to bring the cooking liquid 3/4 of the way up the roast.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, then back down to a simmer.
• Simmer covered for 3-4 hours or until the meat falls apart by staring at it.
• For the Debris Gravy:
• Carve the meat into very thin slices.
• It will be hard to do and will fall apart, that is good.
• All of the bits and pieces, that fall off are your Debris (pronounced DAY-bree.)
• Add all of the bits and chunks to you cooking liquid after skimming off the fat from the surface.
• Keep the carved meat with a little liquid on a warm plate, covered tightly with plastic wrap.
• Bring the gravy to a full boil and reduce until it coats the back of a spoon.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• For the Po’ Boy:
• New Orleans Style French Bread
• (Po’ Boys are generally about 9-10 inches long per sandwich.
• Cut the bread 3/4 of the way through leaving a hinge for slightly, easier eating.
• Shredded Lettuce
• Mayonnaise
• Roast Beef (see above)
• Debris Gravy
• Slather the bread with a very generous portion of Mayonnaise on the inside of the upper and lower halves.
• Place about a cup of Shredded Lettuce on the bottom half.
• Cover the lettuce with a generous portion of the “sliced” Beef.
• Drown the beef with Debris Gravy.
• -Susana