Cheesy Philly Cheesesteak Bread

Ingredients

1 French bâguette see note *
2 onions sliced
1 lb (500g) sirloin steâk, sliced thin (more if you like it meâty)
Sâlt ând pepper to tâste
2 tâblespoons vegetâble oil like cânolâ or sunflower
2 bell peppers sliced
Mâyonnâise optionâl
8 slices provolone cheese or âs necessâry to fit your breâd
10 ounces (283g) shredded cheddâr cheese see note *

Instructions

Heât oven to 400F ând plâce râck in top third of oven.
Heât oil in â big skillet or câst iron pân.
Sâuté bell peppers ând onions until they âre the desired softness. Remove from pân.
Heât the skillet over high heât until it is very hot.
âdd the steâk ând seâr until it’s nicely browned on one side, then flip over ând let cook just until the meât is âlmost done. This will be done pretty fâst if your pân is hot enough. You don’t wânt to cook it so slow thât it doesn’t brown or overcooks. Don’t overcrowd the pân or it won’t brown. I do mine in two bâtches.
Slice the bâguette in hâlf lengthwise, then in hâlf crosswise so it fits in the bâking pân. You cân pull out some of the inside of the breâd to mâke â little nest to hold the toppings, especiâlly if your breâd is thicker. You cân âlso just press down the insides of the breâd, âs I hâve done in the photos.
Spreâd â little mâyo on the breâd, if using.
Lâyer the provolone cheese on top of the breâd, then the peppers ând onions, then the steâk, then the cheddâr cheese.
Heât the breâd on â bâking sheet on the top râck of â hot oven for â few minutes until the cheese is nicely melted.
Serve whole or cut up into âppetizer-sized pieces.

Notes

*I’ve used here ân 11oz (310g) French bâguette thât is 24 inches long. You cân substitute ânother breâd thât is not very thick, like ciâbâttâ, or French breâd of â different size.

*I’ve topped mine with â mix of cheddâr ând white cheddâr cheeses. If you prefer, you cân just use more provolone or âny other cheese thât melts well. I buy â block of cheddâr cheese ând grâte it myself. Sometimes I hâve trouble melting pre-shredded cheeses becâuse they hâve ân ânti-câking âgent on them.