Madelyn’ Italian Beef

Name: Madelyn’ Italian Beef
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4-5 lb sirloin tip roast; 1 can beef consume; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp sweet basil; 2 tsp oregano; 2 tbsp parsley; 1 can diced Italian tomatoes; Peppercinis - halved to release juice (to taste)

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:4h

Upon moving in to a new house over 50 years ago, a new neighbor brought this Italian Beef to us as a welcoming gift. It has been our favorite ever since.

Updated at: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:33:23 GMT

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Ingredients

10 servings

4 lbsirloin tip roast

1can beef consume

2bay leaves

2 tspgarlic powder

2 tspsalt

2 tspblack pepper

2 tspsweet basil

2 tsporegano

2 Tbspparsley

1can diced italian tomatoes

Peppercinis

halved to release juice, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325*

Step 2

Mix consume, tomatoes and all spices. (Hold out Peppercinis for later)

Step 3

Place roast in roasting pan

Step 4

Pour consume mixture over roast

Step 5

Cover roasting pan and bake for 3-4 hours (I often prepare this in a crock pot cooking 5-6 hours on low. Needs about half the liquid when cooked in the crock pot)

Step 6

When beef is sufficiently done shred it with two forks

Step 7

30 minutes before serving place Peppercinis in the shredded beef. Halve the Peppercinis over the beef so the juice falls in the beef. Gently mix to distribute the Peppercinis and juice.

Step 8

Serve with hoagie buns