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The Best Easy French Dip Recipe

September 17, 2019 by Courtney ODell 4 Comments

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The Best Easy French Dip Recipe – delicious tender french dip with the most delicious au jus for a hearty classic French dip sandwich everyone loves!

Photo of hand dipping french dip sandwich into pot of au jus sauce

French Dip sandwiches are one of the most rich, delicious sandwiches ever.

Crunchy, salty, chewy, juicy – there is nothing better than a meaty sandwich on toasted bread with a rich and flavorful Au Jus sauce to dip it in!

French dip sandwiches are a hearty meal the whole family will love – and when you taste my take, that includes roasted ribeye steaks (for another amazing oven roasted ribeye steaks recipe, be sure to check out my Oven Baked Ribeye Steak Dinner) and creamy melted provolone cheese.

I hope you love this French Dip recipe as much as my family does!

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If you’re in a hurry and want to get straight to these delicious French dip sandwiches, please scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find the easy printable recipe.

Easy French Dip Sandwiches

First off, if you’ve never had a French Dip, you might be wondering what is a French Dip sandwich?

A French Dip sandwich involves roast beef, french bread, and Au Jus (which is basically a lovely sauce made from you’r beef’s drippings) – but in this recipe, I’m using ribeye steaks for melt-in-your-mouth delicious flavor you won’t be able to get enough of!

Are French Dip Sandwiches French?

If you’re wondering if French dips are actually French – they most definitely aren’t, as both Philippe The Original and Cole’s, in Los Angeles, say that they are the home of the popular sandwich.

While French dip sandwiches are traditionally served on French bread, and the au jus is similar to a French beef consomme.

Can you Eat French Dip Pregnant?

My French dip recipe uses roasted ribeye steaks and homemade Au Jus cooked on the stove- and can easily be cooked to medium to prevent any contamination concerns for pregnant women.

French dip sandwiches with melted cheese in front of au jus dip picture

What Beef For French Dip

While French Dip sandwiches are normally made with roast beef, I’m upping the flavor by using hot roasted ribeye steaks right from the oven.

While ribeyes add a bit more to the price of this meal – the flavor will absolutely blow you away… and you’ll be shocked how easy these sandwiches are to make!

I have used beef roast, chuck roast, roast beef, and ribeye steaks in French dip sandwich recipes – but the ribeye steaks are my favorite, hands down.

What Is French Dip Au Jus

Easy au jus recipes often use soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, white or brown sugar, garlic, beets, carrots, onions, as well as other ingredients, making it rich and delicious – perfect to dip a crust bread into.

Easy French Dip Au Jus

French dip au jus is crucial for a great sandwich – but thankfully, it is really easy to make.

This au jus is full of flavor and comes together while your steaks are cooling, so you don’t have to worry about timing.

To Make Easy French Dip Au Jus, You’ll Need:

1/4 yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. minced fresh thyme
1 1/2 c. low-sodium beef broth
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

How To Make Easy French Dip Au Jus:

Add drippings from steaks into medium sized saucepan.

Add onion and cook until wilting and soft, about 3-5 minutes.

Add garlic and thyme and cook until garlic is soft and fragrant, about another 1-3 minutes.

Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce and bring temperature to a simmer.

Cook au jus until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes.

French dip sandwiches in front of au jus dip picture

What Bread For French Dip

French bread is traditionally used for French Dip recipes… but in truth, you can toast and use other sorts of breads, too!

I sometimes like to use hoagies – but make sure you really toast your hoagie roll or softer bread roll, since it can soften and fall apart before eating it if the bread is too soft.

What To Serve With French Dip Sandwiches

From baked french fries, to greek salads, to zucchini wedges, I’m sharing some of my favorite recipes to serve alongside French Dip sandwiches:

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The Best Easy French Dip Recipe
Yield: 6

The Best Easy French Dip Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

The Best Easy French Dip Recipe – delicious tender french dip with the most delicious au jus for a hearty classic French dip sandwich everyone loves!

Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS
  • 3 boneless ribeye steaks (about 3 pounds)
  • 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. kosher salt
  • 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 1/2 tsp Italian spices
  • FOR JUS
  • 1/4 yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp. minced fresh thyme
  • 1 1/2 c. low-sodium beef broth
  • 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • FOR SERVING
  • 6 hoagie rolls
  • 12 slices provolone

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Slather beef with olive oil.
  3. In a bowl, mix salt, pepper, and Italian spices.
  4. Rub herbs, salt, and pepper all over ribeyes.
  5. Roast ribeye steaks for 20 minutes - or until a meat thermometer registers 125 degrees Fahrenheit by a thermometer.
  6. Let steaks rest, set aside. Do not tent with foil.
  7. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  8. Make au jus sauce: add drippings from steaks into medium sized saucepan.
  9. Add onion and cook until wilting and soft, about 3-5 minutes.
  10. Add garlic and thyme and cook until garlic is soft and fragrant, about another 1-3 minutes.
  11. Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce and bring temperature to a simmer.
  12. Cook au jus until slightly thickened, about 8 minutes.
  13. When aus jus is made, slice beef very thinly.
  14. Add beef and slices of provolone to french bread or hoagie rolls.
  15. Bake 6-8 minuted or until cheese is melted.
  16. Remove from oven and serve.
  17. Serve with jus on the side for dipping.
  18. Optional: serve with spicy peppers, horseradish, or other garnishes.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 639 Total Fat 43g Saturated Fat 22g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 19g Cholesterol 121mg Sodium 3049mg Carbohydrates 18g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 2g Sugar 3g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 44g
Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.
© Courtney O'Dell
Cuisine: american / Category: Main Dish
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About Courtney ODell

Courtney loves to share great wine, good food, and loves to explore far flung places- all while masting an everyday elegant and easy style. Courtney writes the popular creative lifestyle blog Sweet C’s Designs- a site devoted to delicious everyday recipes, home decor, crafts, DIY inspiration, and photography tips to help make your every day extraordinary.
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  1. Floranet

    September 18, 2019 at 12:35 am

    Sparkling writing!! Thanks buddy for such a great information!!

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  2. Ashley F

    September 17, 2019 at 11:03 am

    This is one of my favorite sandwiches to make! It’s so easy and delicious!

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  3. Aimee

    September 17, 2019 at 8:23 am

    I have never heard of pregnant women being concerned about eating French Dip sandwiches before! This was one of my go-to sandwiches when I was pregnant! You can always tell the quality of a restaurant by the quality of their French Dip!
    This is a fantastic recipe! It’s so hard to get that au jus sauce just right. I’m loving the ingredients in here, especially the thyme. 🙂

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    • Courtney ODell

      September 17, 2019 at 9:04 am

      My doctor told me specifically not to I think because if you use roast beef it’s not hot enough to kill listeria? (It was so long ago I dont remember why, haha!) When I heard to do it with steaks I was all in!

      Reply

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