Italian Shredded Beef on Soft Onion Rolls with Horseradish Ranch Sauce

Italian Crockpot Beef
3-5 lb. rump roast
1 packet Good Seasons Italian dressing mix
1 packet Au Jus gravy mix
2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 cup water
1/3 cup sliced pepperoncini peppers

Place the beef in a crockpot. Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the meat. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until very tender. Shred and serve on rolls or hamburger buns.

Soft Onion Sandwich Rolls
3/4 cup lukewarm milk
5 tbsp lukewarm water
3 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp onion powder
3 tbsp dried minced onion
1/4 cup instant potato flakes
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp yeast
1 egg white
1 tbsp water
1/4 cup dried minced onion
1 tbsp poppy seeds

Place the first 10 ingredients in bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Douch cycle and press Start. Whent he cycle has completed, remove the dough from the machine, knead lightly on a floured surface and cut into 6 equal pieces. Form each into a smooth ball and flatten slightly into a 4-inch circle. Place on a lightly sprayed baking sheet, cover loosely with a clean towel and let rise until doubles, about 40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F. Whisk together the egg white and water in a cup and brush over the tops of the risen rolls. Sprinkle with dried onion and poppy sedds. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, then slice in half horizontally before using.


Horseradish Ranch Sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp horseradish
1 tsp minced roasted garlic
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp Smokehouse black pepper
1/8 tsp dried dill weed
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp Braswell's Vidalia Onion Steak Sauce
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp hot sauce
1 tbsp Ranch dressing mix

Combine all ingredients until smooth and chill for at least 20 minutes before serving.

Loved the beef! The Onion Rolls were a little too sweet, but very good, so I will cut back on the sugar next time I make them. The sauce was good, but I would have been perfectly happy with plain old Barbecue Sauce on my sandwich. We had our sandwiches with shredded lettuce, sliced tomato, thinly sliced red onion, crisp bacon strips and Swiss Cheese slices.