When most folks think of a meat sammich, their minds turn to the prepackaged lunch meats at the local grocery. While many of those products will show up here as parts of a sammich, real meat sammiches start with REAL MEAT...from the butcher. People can argue the merits of this cut or that cut, but the point is that a meat sammich begins wrapped in butcher paper and not in a blister pack. Okay, rant over!
Now, to enjoy a proper meat sammich - in this case, roast beef - it is essential that the roast beef is melt away tender and that was achieved with a slow cooker. Properly seasoned and slow cooked, even the most humble of pot roasts will provide a drool-worthy sammich.
A crusty sourdough will provide a great stage for the roast beef, and, along with the meat, a complementary condiment is essential. For this sammich, we created an aioli, or, more simply, a garlic mayonnaise.
Finally, after the bread is buttered and the sammich assembled, it will be pressed to unite all of the flavors - onions, cheese, roast beef and garlic mayo - and serve as a satisfying dinner or lunch.
In the event your timetable does not allow for the slow cooker option, your deli case has roast beef - NOT in a blister pack - that will serve...as long as you remember the other elements.
