{"id":12558,"date":"2014-10-30T07:47:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=12558"},"modified":"2014-10-30T07:47:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T14:47:18","slug":"vienna-beef-italian-beef-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=12558","title":{"rendered":"Vienna Beef Italian Beef Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vienna<\/a>I’ve written a ton about Chicago’s iconic specialty, the Italian Beef sandwich. \u00a0I’ve looked at different brands to prepare at home, as well as a number of restaurant offerings. \u00a0Check all those posts out here<\/a>. \u00a0Today we tried Vienna Beef’s home version of the preparation, beef and gravy frozen in a tub. \u00a0Spoiler. \u00a0Any of these brands will disappoint you if you don’t COMPLETELY thaw prior to heating, and when heating GENTLE rules. \u00a0Boil any frozen Italian Beef and you’ll hate it, I promise. \u00a0Packaging says you can thaw in the microwave, but I personally would not. \u00a0I thaw in frig and the in pan. \u00a024 hours +. \u00a0The beef in the au jus appears to be whole muscle meat, not pressed, chopped and formed. \u00a0I did inquire of Vienna as to the composition of the beef, but they did not reply.<\/p>\n

The product is available in different weights, with just meat and gravy in a tub in your grocer’s freezer section, or as “sandwich kits” which include authentic Chicago rolls and the pickled vegetable relish known as giardiniera<\/a>. \u00a0Several manufacturers of Italian beef in this style, also sell a “French dip” style. \u00a0Same stuff, I imagine, without Italian seasonings.<\/p>\n

Nestle a hot Italian sausage within your beef, and you have a “Combo.” \u00a0I prefer Klement’s from Milwaukee. \u00a0I have no ‘beef’ with Vienna’s Italian Beef product. \u00a0I love all their products. They tie at #1 on my preference list with one other brand. \u00a0Vienna’s beef is mild but very flavorful. \u00a0Some other brands are spicier, like Mike Ditka’s<\/a> (which I believe is also made at the Vienna factory, but with a different recipe).<\/p>\n

Have some Italian Beef\u00a0shipped to your house<\/a>, just heat, eat, and enjoy. \u00a0 You’ll be happier if your store leftovers – separate (beef and gravy). We can also hook you up with some great Klement’s\u00a0Italian sausage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Klement’s Sausage<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Frozen Italian Beef<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Thawed, Ready to Heat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Assembled Sandwich, Prior to Dipping!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Vienna Beef Italian Beef Kit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve written a ton about Chicago’s iconic specialty, the Italian Beef sandwich. \u00a0I’ve looked at different brands to prepare at home, as well as a number of restaurant offerings. \u00a0Check all those posts out here. \u00a0Today we tried Vienna Beef’s home version of the preparation, beef and gravy frozen in a tub. \u00a0Spoiler. \u00a0Any of… Continue reading Vienna Beef Italian Beef Kit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,25,26],"tags":[172,305,911,1916,3108],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12558"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}