Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches

I came home to a very hungry husband today, and we both got home relatively late. Spice had busted-out of her crate houdini-style and had peed all over the floor in the basement. Hubby cleaned the pee while I started dinner, then he joined me in the kitchen to help fetch items from the fridge (I love having kitchen help, especially when it's from him!)

Because we were both so hungry, we whipped-up some quick sandwiches. (In my own humble opinion, sandwiches can be so underrated as a dinner-meal!)

I've never made Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches before, but they certainly are delicious!! Whenever I have a craving and an itch to make something new, I do what I always do and search my Google Reader for recipes from my fave food blogs. Todays inspiration came from We are not martha.com.

Enjoy!

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches

1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced 
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
3 mushrooms, you guessed it, thinly sliced
Splash of Olive Oil
1 clove of garlic, minced 
1 small tomato, sliced
2 grilling steaks, thinly sliced
2 fresh kaisers
Your favourite BBQ sauce 
Worcestershire sauce
Sliced Mozzarella cheese 
Salt & Pepper
Butter or margerine

Warm a large non-stick frying pan over med-high heat, add a splash of olive oil, once heated add sliced pepper, onion and mushrooms. Cook, stirring often, until caramelized (aprox. 6 minutes)

Add garlic, salt and pepper to taste, stir and push your veggies to the side in the pan. Add sliced steak, splash of BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir together and cook until steak is medium-rare. Gather everything in the pan into one section of the pan and lay cheese slices on top to melt slightly.

Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven broiler, cut and butter the kaisers and toast until desired crispiness.

Lift steak & veggie mixture from pan and place on toasted buns. Top with sliced tomatoes and enjoy the sandwich while warm. Yummy!

Drink selections for tonight were a "Three Brewers India Pale Ale" (courtesy of the Canadian Beer Awards judging this past weekend - his of course) and a Jackson Triggs Proprietors Selection Cabernet-Merlot (hers). I tasted the beer and it was far too hoppy for me - tasted more bitter than earwax (don't ask how I got to that comparison!) Won't be trying IPAs again for a while I guess... yuk. The cab-merlot was just fine.