A delectable French dip beef sandwich with a dark ale jus for dipping.
For the beef:
Place the beef in a slow cooker on low. Add beef broth, onion soup, garlic, steak spice and ale. Put the lid on and allow it to cook for approximately 5 1/2 hours flipping it and basting it periodically. After 5 1/2 hours, remove the beef and cut it into very thin slices. Put the slices of beef back into the broth. Taste the broth and add sea salt and pepper until you have a well-balanced flavour. Allow to cook for another hour.
For the rolls:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Slice open and butter the French rolls. Put them on a baking sheet. Put cheese on the inside of each of the buns. Bake in the oven for approximately 3 minutes. You just want a light toast, not a crumbling mess. Remove from oven when done.
Assembly:
Place slices of beef on a sandwich, close, and serve with a small bowl of the juice or “jus”, from the slow cooker. Dip your sandwich and enjoy!
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This recipe is delicious! I loved all the flavors together and the ale in the jus is fantastic. We made it for football Sunday….loved the way it smelled up the house. My husband is asking that I make it again already! Thanks for sharing this recipe. 
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Killing Thyme on 1.12.2015
Mary, if you prefer a pressure cooker, I’m sure you could use that. I don’t believe I specified not to use one. I love slow cookers myself – everyone has their preference. I love the way my home smells when something is slow cooking. Also, unless I’m under pressure in a cooking competition, I don’t see a reason to speed things up with a pressure cooker. I like to take my sweet time and enjoy what I’m doing. Give this a whirl in a pressure cooker and see how it works out for you.
Mary Adair on 12.12.2014
Why couldn’t I do this in a pressure cooker instead? It would be faster, of course, but is there a reason this would not work? My slow cooker is very large and long. I find that many recipes won’t work that way.
Mary Adair on 12.12.2014
I have a huge slow cooker that I think doesn’t work in most cases. I do, however, have a pressure cooker and wonder why I couldn’t do use it instead. I don’t see why people would use a slow cooker when a pressure cooker is so much faster. Am I missing something here?