French dip… DIP!

* This recipe was adapted from the recipe Hot Artichoke dip; found at the top of page 6 in the cook -book 100 best Appetizer Recipes. You can find this cookbook at 5 below, which is where I purchased the book.

A few weeks ago I was at the 5 below store when I came across a few cool cookbooks that I knew I wanted for my collection. While flipping through the books on the way home, I found a recipe for a hot artichoke dip. Now, I am no fan of artichokes; but this recipe had my recipe inventing wheels turning. My hubby is a HUGE fan of french dips, so I thought how yummy would it be to make a french dip.. dip?! So that’s exactly what I did, and here is how I did it:

Ingredients:

1 packet Ajus

1- 8 oz container sour cream

1 cup mayo

1/2 of a 7-8 oz. container roast beef lunch meat ( Chopped. I used the carving board style.)

1/4 of a large onion finely sliced ( I used a mandolin slicer)

1/2 cup water

1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Mozzarella cheese

1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Swiss cheese

butter to fry onion in

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

– In a medium sized frying pan saute onions over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of butter.

– Once onions are caramelized add roast beef and stir.

– Next add 1/2 cup of water and entire packet of Ajus, stir and cook till it starts to boil. Once it starts to boil turn burner off and sit the mixture aside to cool (Do not leave the mixture on the hot burner you just turned off, sit it on a cool burner or on a pot holder on the counter.)

– In a separate, small, oven proof bowl (about 1 qt. in size) add sour cream, mayo, and cheese (save about 1 hand full of each type of cheese to top the dip with), mix well.

– When the onion beef mixture has cooled add it to the heat proof bowl with the mayo and sour cream mixture, mix well.

– Bake at 350 for 15 minutes then take it out and stir, bake an additional 10 minutes take out and stir.

– Add the rest of cheese to the top. bake for 5 minutes then turn on the broiler and broil the top of the cheese so it gets nice and brown.

– Serve with bread, crackers, or chips for dipping

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French dip... DIP!

Course

Appetizer

Cuisine

Comfort Food, Crowd pleaser

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 packet Beef Ajus
• 1 8 oz. container sour cream
• 1 cup Mayo
• 4 oz. roast beef lunch meat ( finely chopped. I used carving board style roast beef lunch meat)
• about 1/4 of a Large onion (thinly sliced, I used a mandolin to slice it.)
• 1/2 Cup water
• 1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Shredded Mozzarella cheese (saving a handful for the top)
• 1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Shredded Swiss cheese (saving a handful for the top
• 1 tbsp. butter (for frying the onion)
• bread ( we use a good French or Italian bread cut into cubes for dipping)

Course Appetizer Cuisine Comfort Food, Crowd pleaser Servings Ingredients 1 packet Beef Ajus 1 8 oz. container sour cream 1 cup Mayo 4 oz. roast beef lunch meat ( finely chopped. I used carving board style roast beef lunch meat) about 1/4 of a Large onion (thinly sliced, I used a mandolin to slice it.) 1/2 Cup water 1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Shredded Mozzarella cheese (saving a handful for the top) 1/2 of an 8 oz. bag Shredded Swiss cheese (saving a handful for the top 1 tbsp. butter (for frying the onion) bread ( we use a good French or Italian bread cut into cubes for dipping)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees - In a medium sized frying pan saute onions over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of butter. - Once onions are caramelized add roast beef and stir. - Next add 1/2 cup of water and entire packet of Ajus, stir and cook till it starts to boil. Once it starts to boil turn burner off and sit the mixture aside to cool (Do not leave the mixture on the hot burner you just turned off, sit it on a cool burner or on a pot holder on the counter.) - In a separate, small, oven proof bowl (about 1 qt. in size) add sour cream, mayo, and cheese (save about 1 hand full of each type of cheese to top the dip with), mix well. - When the onion beef mixture has cooled add it to the heat proof bowl with the mayo and sour cream mixture, mix well. - Bake at 350 for 15 minutes then take it out and stir, bake an additional 10 minutes take out and stir. - Add the rest of cheese to the top. bake for 5 minutes then turn on the broiler and broil the top of the cheese so it gets nice and brown. - Serve with crackers, chips, or bread for dipping