Chicago Italian Beef, but the beef is mushroom

[@nijinokanata111]

Love it as a chicago native! Glad to see you dipping the bread! It's key! Deep dish next? 😍🌱 you're a plant alchemist!

[@sandracarli1110]

I'm Italian and I was very surprised because I have never seen anything like this in Italy. Then I noticed 'Chicago' in the title. 😅

[@SauceStache]

Ahhh this deserves a tag! haha thank you!

[@kane2742]

@@sandracarli1110 According to Wikipedia, it was created by Italian immigrants in Chicago, using cheap cuts of beef and days-old bread. (The broth helps soften up hard/stale bread.)

[@Francie315]

I am from Rockford Illinois and I absolutely love Italian beef sandwiches stuffed with jalapeños and topped with mozzarella cheese all stuffed into a toasted hoagie roll! I miss real Italian food! Can’t wait to try this though! Especially that I have recently changed my diet to predominantly plant based!

[@amandablack8864]

I love how you consistently go for these "experiments" even though some people get on you about the products and ingredients you've used. Because whether they like it or not, it's all very useful research for the rest of us! The quality and explanation is unmatched! And thank you Monica you're always down to try the food and so supportive. Im so grateful for your channel!!

[@SauceStache]

Thank you so much!!! I really really appricate you!!

[@askaboutsocha]

Not being vegan/ vegetarian I’m interested in your recipes and a a delicious alternative or even a healthy option.I enjoy your videos and some of the people commenting how one ingredient ain’t so called “vegan” I’d like to to think it’s the idea of trying to do better to improve. Like someone switching to a electric car yet maybe not every function of their life is perfect. They are trying? But much respect ✊ keep it up and I’ve subscribed

[@markdohrmann5983]

I'm still a meat eater but I'm looking for some good meatless options to replace a few meals a week. I love Italian Beef sandwiches and I love mushrooms, so this one looks like a no brainer to try! My mouth was watering just watching the one you made.

[@Odaroka]

Not going to lie you’ve recently made me start trying some of the vegan options, and I gotta tell ya. It’s REALLY Good.

[@CollinScott]

Oh dang, Mark this sounds great. There's a chain in Chicagoland called Buona Beef that uses Upton's seitan, but you really have to be in the mood for a big pile of seitan. Those king oyster mushrooms look MUCH tastier to me.

[@SauceStache]

It was sooooo good!! BUT thats kind of like what I was going to do, I was going to make a mushroom seitan and then make the sandwich... but I felt that just straight mushroom would be better! im so glad I did!

[@lordofthestrings86]

@@SauceStache I've made seitan with silken tofu or chickpeas before. Would be interested to see a mushroom version. Embrace the gluten!

[@msjkramey]

@@lordofthestrings86 I've never heard of that before. How do you do that?

[@lordofthestrings86]

@@msjkramey "It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken" has a recipe that uses silken tofu for seitan tenders (my favorite) and "Mary's Test Kitchen" has one for Chickwheat. "Bosh" also has a seitan steak recipe using chickpeas.

[@Thanatos--]

I enjoy the videos with the meat alternatives and Stache's experiments, but this a killer looking sandwich for mushroom lovers everywhere.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!! that was really my goal

[@reneeclark3841]

We shop at Publix sometimes too. I’m looking for more Asian markets around here to find more mushroom choices. Thanks for inspiring us - Blessings to you!

[@SauceStache]

Yeah asian markets always have the best mushroom sections!! Also if you have any farmers markets around you a lot of times there will be a mushroom person!!

[@JTMusicbox]

I love how juicy you get these! Everything that’s good about like a po’ boy or beef au jus! Getting flavor soaked into the bread is awesome!

[@JawBang]

Gosh your mushroom sanwich make me drool to have one, thanks again for sharing all of your excellent scientifically made recipes.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you sooooo much!!!!

[@higherrealms5309]

As a Chicago native, I approve this message 🫡💯

[@SauceStache]

Nice!!! Thank you!!!

[@HisDaughter88]

Likewise! ❤❤

[@thatveganchick668]

Oh man, my mouth is watering! 😋 Definitely gonna make this!

[@SauceStache]

It's so good!!!! I hope you love it!!

[@hellokedi9560]

NEED to make this this weekend! A Chicago girl here living in California. Can’t find a good giardiniera out here so I’m gonna take your pointer on that too. Love your videos, man. Thanks again! Can’t wait to try it!

[@SauceStache]

Thank you so much!!! That was the first time I did a giardiniera like that but it came out good and Ive been using it!! Thanks to you again !!

[@alexsevigny]

I tried this tonight. So good. Had to sub in tapioca starch for agar agar, used a little more marmite than you indicated and used a store-bought Italian seasoning. Turned out to be a splendid sandwich. Thanks for the recipe!

[@periel]

OMG, my mouth is watering. I am from Chicago and I used to love Italian beef sandwiches but I went vegan for the animals long ago. Can’t wait to try this recipe. It sounds amazing! Thanks!!

[@lizardmilk]

Dont listen to the haters. If they don’t like gluten, they don’t have to eat it. I like seitan. If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. Go ahead and make seitan recipes if you want. You do you.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!! I try to think about what is the best option that most people will enjoy! Sometimes it leads me down a better path like here and sometimes I wish I would have just gone with my gut! Im working on the "you do you" mentality

[@TheEyeSeesAll]

I champion this couple. They are the chill vibes we all deserve. And…food.

[@ViewerEm]

as someone allergic to chickpeas and soy im glad to see more shroom content!!

[@lukasvalenta]

This looks so good! Can't wait to try it. An idea: add some seitan strips for more protein (I think the 'firm style' from Chinese Cooking Demystified's Seitan Making 101 video would work really well!)

[@msjkramey]

Thanks for the recommendation! Looking it up and I can't wait to try this!

[@pabbaditya]

Damn. Use this process to make a mushroom birria.

[@SauceStache]

ON IT!!!!

[@pandatvomegameow]

Something far-fetched I'd like to see is a good chicago pizza that is vegan friendly. Not necessarily deep dish but that would be interesting. Honestly, I want it for a friend who is vegan and never eaten chicago cuisine

[@SauceStache]

Thats something I would LOVE to do!! there are some good vegan cheeses available now that I could possible use as a base so I might dive into it and see what I can come up with

[@msjkramey]

That's so sweet! My love language is cooking for people, so I feel you

[@hoppysport2872]

Thank you for this incredible recipe, production and presentation. I made it twice this weekend. The first time I made it with Giardiniera, which I'm usually not a fan of. It was terrific. The second time I added some caramelized onions and it was absolutely superlative. Your au jus took the entire sandwich over the top.

[@DOJ77]

You have out done yourself sir. I definitely need to grocery shop for some of these items. Can hardly wait to see how my husband enjoys this. I will be making my own bread though.

[@MeganSin]

My local grocery store is always having their sliced mushrooms on sales and I need more lunch time sandwich ideas for work. Will definitely give this a try

[@daniellebarker7667]

I prefer sweet peppers and melted mozz over the giardinara. Definitely wet, though. Soy curls make an amazing Italian beef or steak and cheese.

[@SauceStache]

That sounds great!!! I need to get some more soy curls in!! its been a bit, they are so good!

[@pandatvomegameow]

So excited you finally made this ❤️

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!!

[@heidisunshine2003]

Sooooo good 😊 Thank you for sharing this fabulous recipe ❤

[@SauceStache]

Thank you so much 😊

[@tigercatz]

I’m a big ole carnivore from Chicago, but that looks really good! I may try it.

[@eltoppdog]

I'm working on my own, and I've found great success with button/bella mushrooms by cutting them extra thin and heavily browning them. Gives them a really meaty texture.

[@joanfranzino5606]

Holy smokes! I made this tonight and it came out AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joanfranzino5606]

Even my 16 year old, approved! The toughest critic ever.

[@joanfranzino5606]

And by the way, I made my broth with my homemade veggie broth as the base instead of water. It came out so rich.

[@SauceStache]

Thats AWESOME!!! Im so glad you and your 16 year old liked it!!! Thats the toughest challenge!! haha

[@joanfranzino5606]

@@SauceStache BTW, king oyster mushrooms are super expensive here. $10 each! Ack! Are they cheaper in Orlando?

[@Bruiser1651]

Love that you used mushrooms. Your channel is fantastic -- Can't wait to try this! Seitan has a funky aftertaste to me---None of my friends notice this, so I guess it's just me. Have you ever heard anyone else talk about the after-funk of seitan?

[@MartinMartinX]

Awesome ! Thanks for tip !

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!

[@zimmejoc]

oh to live somewhere that has real grocery stores. Buttons is all my local WalMart carries and that's the only store we got around these parts.

[@deep_space_dave]

As someone who grew up on Chicago Italian beef then became a vegetarian, I have to make this! Yes the cast iron gives mushrooms that heme like aftertaste but in a good way. Thanks you!

[@awalkthroughtorah6897]

I would like to see a "chicken carbonara" with chicken of the woods. We have a lot that grow around our house, and it's the one mushroom that doesn't gross me out.

[@SauceStache]

ahhh I wish I had chicken of the woods around here!!! That would be amazing! Its so hard to find!!

[@awalkthroughtorah6897]

@@SauceStache oh no! Maybe you can find a place to order it from or get a start you can keep inside.

[@patrickrich6297]

Couldn’t you grow more from the ones you find?

[@laurak.3571]

Yummm I Used to love a Portillos beef. I now enjoy the buona plant based beef, but i am going to try this ASAP!!!

[@JudithTheROSE]

This looks amazing ❤

[@ChefTJ]

The tasting made got salivating.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you!!!

[@ravenclawrenee]

Mark, that looks INCREDIBLE!! This video really brought out my immaturity too 🤣

[@SauceStache]

hahahah I love when I can do that in a video hahahahah and thank you so much!! haha

[@mrs.fdeddins1045]

I needed this!!!! Going to try this weekend...missing home but I'm craving a more healthier version! THANK YOU

[@rasputozen]

What about a video where you go over a lot of the different meat substitutes and their pros/cons? Like which one is the cheapest, which one the easiest, which the most convincing for crumbles, the most convincing for strips, which has the fewest ingredients, which do you find yourself coming back to the most, etc. Love the channel!

[@TheTrumpReaper]

I *DEFINITELY* gotta try this. I heart beef and I heart mushrooms. 🤤

[@kcarm32]

I made this and we devoured it! Thanks for the recipe!

[@Hazenviell]

So incredible! thanks for recipe!

[@djmenkiti8752]

I seen you tearing that sandwich up lol!! I know it’s good. Keep those videos going. Great mushroom meat alternative.

[@RealJingy]

I love watching Monica stuff her face and speaking while she has her face full repeating the word savory over and over. 👍😁😆😏🤭😁 As she slurs her words and crumbs fall from the corners of her mouth I can tell this is a very very tasty dish. Thank You Sauce Stache & Monica! You're the best

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

Wtf

[@youneekkreations5729]

MY GOODNESS!!!!! I can't wait to make this.

[@bradrugh1429]

If I was one to use 4-letter words I would say this looks f&%king delicious....I am a little jelly.........Well Done My Man!!

[@darkhierophant4914]

I'm going to make this even though there are a lot on ingredients. This looks amazing.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

That sandwich looks amazing. I don't worry about it being meatless as I love mushrooms anyway. I once made mushroom stroganoff, and it was delicious. Give that a try sometime.

[@powerplantkitchen]

Love mushrooms 🍄

[@SauceStache]

ME TOO!

[@redmoondesignbeth9119]

Oh Man! That looks good! Can't wait to try it. 😊

[@SauceStache]

it was good!!! Thank you!! Cant wait until you try too!!!

[@AndrossUT]

So instead of using agar for the body use dried fruits and green olives. They add a lot of beefy flavors, glycogen-like sweetness, and help replicate the collagen and gelatin extraction from actual meat. Works great with actual beef roasts too.

[@garlandstyle5797]

Looks beyond GOOD! Will it freeze? That was a lot of work and ingredients for two servings. I'd like to make some and freeze it for later.

[@nolakazi]

I love how I got a New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Company ad for a Chicago recipe video lol

[@chadlategan2808]

This looks absolutely delicious, my dear God 😍

[@SauceStache]

Thank you 😋

[@justice1606]

What is the purpose of the initial seer if the mushrooms were going to be cut up and cooked eventually? Was it for caramelization and color? Why not cut them up to start with? Love your videos! I’ve been vegan for 7.5 months. I’ve lost 75 lbs and am loving it.

[@eddyblac4428]

That's looks awesome I'm definitely gonna try this...keep up the great work!! 👍🏿

[@bam111965]

Looks awesome.

[@IRON5]

Damn this looks good thanks for sharing.

[@SauceStache]

Thank you

[@carolynblakeney966]

Some days you want seitan, some days you want mushrooms, some days you want both! I can't get reasonably priced king oysters without driving an hour to H-Mart, but am seriously thinking about growing them at home. In the meantime I would be perfectly happy with creminis or white button mushrooms from the local chain grocer.

[@nuitarik]

H-Mart is the best! Wish we had one closer then 45 minutes away

[@HFC786]

I challenge you to make plant based lobster

[@heard3879]

Oh yes please invent that, I want it!

[@SauceStache]

thats not a bad idea!!! Thank you!

[@sskpsp]

Lobster mushroom would be an obvious first choice. It looks and apparently tastes like lobster!

[@rivergreen1727]

@@sskpsp i just came here to say the same thing! I've also seen some good fish done with fennel root and seaweed, which might add to a lobster effect.

[@Jdman5000]

@@sskpsp he has done a video using lobster mushroom but the issue is it’s super super expensive and near impossible to find!

[@saraschneider6781]

I mean I'm not a vegetarian, but mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables, so yum!

[@SauceStache]

Soo good!!

[@saraschneider6781]

@@SauceStache have you made vegan fried "fish" with artichokes? I'm also obsessed with artichokes.

[@kismypencek6185]

💚💚💚 Looks delish! Gonba make it. I think my knucklehead non-vegan brothers will like this too!

[@truckingandtraveling]

Maybe it's just me but, the best meat sub is Shrooms. I think it's best to buy dehydrated mushrooms and season them with a good marinade, or dehydrate your own. I going to rehydrate some lobster shrooms and make the lobster roll he made. That looked soooooo good. I think the spices should've been put in a spice grinder so that you don't have to worry about the big pieces.

[@suicune2001]

Were you copying Portillo's Italian Beef Sandwich? Because that reminds me of it so much! I bet this would also be amazing using tofu like you did with your philly cheesesteak. (which was AMAZING!)

[@SauceStache]

ahhh that tofu Philly is so wild!! hahah and YES! thats what I was going for. I didn't mention them directly because this is just a general style...

[@suicune2001]

@@SauceStache Ha! Nailed it!

[@comradegarrett1202]

Oh man I'm gonna be using that beef broth for all sorts of things

[@elliottsantiago1638]

JUST call it in what it is a freaken mushroom hero unbelievable.

[@candyh9876]

Love Mushrooms looks delicious , most of the ingredients I've never heard of and would not know where to start finding them or the cost !!!

[@oliverlacey3765]

Looks amazing 😋

[@SauceStache]

Thank you 😋

[@evrypixelcounts]

It's recipes like these that make me wish I could get more variety of mushrooms where I am

[@filmgeek1711]

Monica said the kick from the "Giodorno" 😂

[@filmgeek1711]

Because as a Chicagoan, I heard "Giodano's" which is even funnier

[@hviii7452]

Thank you @Sauce Stache…

[@Grayald]

My kind of sandwich

[@solomonessix6909]

Reminds me of Big John’s Steak & Onions Subs.

[@degraham9198]

Mushrooms. Meat umami without the guilt.

[@marystestkitchen]

Those thin sliced mushrooms look so goodddd!!!

[@SauceStache]

Mary they were so good! I wish I could have got them a little thinner, but even how they were it was awesome!

[@TuneintoLearning]

It seems like you've lost a lot of weight, good for you!

[@SauceStache]

Thank you so much! I’ve really been putting my health as a huge focus

[@svenbean3586]

@@SauceStache I was going to say the same thing. Good Job! Keep it up! The sandwhich looks great as well. I love using oyster mushrooms. They make a fantastic korean bulgogi as well. Something your viewers might enjoy.

[@christophermorin9036]

GOOD MORNING SAUCYMAN! Giardinera is what exactly? Just a pickled vegetable blend?

[@SauceStache]

Gooooood Morning Christopher!!! Gardinerea is just considered like an Italian relish. It almost always has cauliflower, carrots, peppers and celery!! Its wildly wildly good and I love to put it on just about everything. I 100% recommend everyone keeping Chicago Johnnys in their fridge!

[@filmgeek1711]

I make a version with jackfruit 😋

[@SauceStache]

Ohhh I bet thats awesome!!

[@Waaltizzlr]

MY MAN!!!!

[@SauceStache]

MY MAN!!!! Nailing the firsts lately!!! hahah

[@queeniesongs]

Looks tasty!

[@heard3879]

I never heard of that kind of mushrooms, and never saw them, and never saw such a pack of mixed mushrooms either, but maybe I just don't hang out around the mushroom aisle enough. I need to find them somewhere.

[@SauceStache]

hahah yeah mushrooms can be elusive!! But luckily more grocery stores are starting to sell more varieties. If you have a Whole Foods, Sprouts, any asian markets, or just about any farmers market/ co op, you can probably find some good mushroom varieties! the problem with grocery store mushrooms is they are all the same shroom at different stages of growth hahah the white button cap is the same as a portabella... so most people have only ever had 1 kind of mushroom and they are all VERY different!

[@dianew7058]

@@SauceStache white buttons are the same as portobella?...Also would shitakii be too strong of a flavor for this?

[@tigercatz]

@@dianew7058portobello are large crimini mushrooms, not button.

[@dianew7058]

@@tigercatzok thanks

[@lisascott6178]

Hi been watching for months now and from Chicago sooooo ya got me! Lol! Question??? I do not have the vegemite stuff so do I just double down on mushroom powder etc. Thanks I have all the ingredients etc that.

[@Dr.RCJr.]

Yo Saucy man! Use that giardiniera to make a New Orleans style muffeletta next. This sandwich looks so much like a NOLA style roast beef poboy! New Orleans - the best hot mess of a city in these entire United States of America.

[@ericafors6039]

Raw cast iron on that glass hob is giving me fits!!

[@lhpangler]

just an idea, maybe you start doing X amount of protein meals (40-50g). Not much in this sandwich 1/2 pound of mushrooms is 7g of protein

[@veganninja9144]

Nice!

[@SauceStache]

Thanks!

[@777elenochka]

Very good

[@SauceStache]

Thank YOU!

[@toddmakowski]

Great recipe! Please put in benchmarks so we don’t have to be forced to guess how long to skip through the AD that we had to watch in the middle.

[@SauceStache]

Please respect the creators and the people that pay their bills to make the free content you watch. ;) If I didnt have sponsors, I wouldnt be able to make the content I do.

[@dyld921]

not much of a sandwich guy but this looks good on rice or in a tortilla.

[@yakzivz1104]

I think that king oysters are the best meat substitute for sandwiches.

[@somerandomperson6511]

Have you made a video using unripe jackfruit as a meat substitute yet?

[@TR-nh7xf]

Have you tried bbq mango meat?

[@risboturbide9396]

Mushrooms will always be underrated.

[@GimmeTOKYO]

I love chicago italian beef sammiches, but there's so much in giardiniera that I don't like (due to taste or texture), is there anything else like the giardi without celery and cauliflower that would be just as nice to try? Or would I be best to just try and make my own?

[@SauceStache]

I would think a sweet red pepper relish would be really good here. it will proved a little of the tang and bite! Its different, but its good!

[@GimmeTOKYO]

@@SauceStache Thanks for the tip! I'll try it out sometime ♥

[@janehaefner9438]

You can also shred those large mushrooms with two forks.

[@KaRmAs.Corner]

I despair when I remember that in my country I can only find champignon and oyster mushrooms...

[@ApostleDrSabrina]

I’m from Chicago and It doesn’t look bad. I’ll have to try it but nothing taste as good as the real thing.

[@li_themizfit_il]

how do u know if you havent tried it

[@la7era1u54]

That looks really good, and I'm not even close to being a vegetarian

[@walterarresse6598]

I’ve been thinking about gluten-free, vegan empanadas. I’m not vegan, but it appeals to me and it’s be good to have that recipe for my friends with different dietary needs. Maybe a firmer tofu or mushrooms. The dough would be the difficult part, without the elasticity of gluten to let me stretch the disks and close them up. Any ideas?