Never heard of Italian Beef before but really glad that you bumped this old thread, Rooster. I grew up in an area with a lot of Italian immigrants (not in the Midwest), and enjoyed many American-Italian foods, but this was new to me. And thanks to deflave for the original post. Seems like an easy way to get good results.
Maybe a stupid question, but has anyone tried ground meat with this recipe? Yeah, I know. I hate steak and cheese that has the meat all chopped up. But this being all sloppy and wet don't seem like it would matter as much.
