French Dip Sandwiches with Per Sandwich Provolone

Serves 5 in about 1 hour. The pressure cooker brings bottom round roast and butter rolls together.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1-2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 3-6 lb bottom round roast (or chuck roast) cut in half
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 10.75 oz can french onion soup, condensed
• French or hoagie rolls
• Butter, for rolls
• 3 slices per sandwich provolone cheese (or swiss, etc.)

Method

1. Lightly salt and pepper the two halves of the roast. keep it nearby.
2. Turn on the pot's Sauté function. When hot, add the oil. Then add the roast and brown it a few minutes on each side. Lift out to a plate and keep it nearby.
3. Tip in the onion slices and stir (add a splash of the beef broth if too dry). Cook, while stirring now and then, and scraping the bottom of the pot to get the browned bits off (deglaze), until onion start to turn translucent.
4. Tip in the bay leaf, garlic, and thyme. Mix and sauté for a instant or so (add another splash of the broth if it gets dry).
5. Mix in the beef broth, soy sauce, and French onion soup.
6. Stir in the roast back in and close the lid. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
7. Cancel the Sauté function and press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial. Then use the + or- button or dial to select 70 minutes. When cooking cycle is finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 15 minutes (15 instant Natural Release).
8. Turn the steam release knob to the Venting position and release the remaining steam/pressure.
9. After opening the lid, check to make sure the roast is tender. If not as tender as you'd like, put the lid back on and set for another 10 minutes.
10. Lift out the meat to a cutting board and slice or shred.
11. Strain the au jus into a fat separator. Save the onions and pour the defatted au jus into ramekins or small dishes.
12. Smooth the butter on the rolls and toast them in a frying pan, toaster oven, or in the oven.
13. Pile some roast onto a roll, add some of the onion, and then layer 3 on slices of the cheese. Broil to melt, if you want it.
14. Plate sandwich with a ramekin of au jus for dipping.

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