Juicy steak and creamy cheese on a warm garlic buttery roll make these Steak Po' Boys a heavenly experience and they're so easy to make too!
Steak Po' Boys
I'm pretty much game for anything that has steak in it. Truly. And we have this little local restaurant in our area that serves THE. Best. Steak Po' Boys. The restaurant is called Merichka's (shout out to all of my Joliet and South Chicagoland peeps, if you know what I'm talking about!).
Their steak po' boys have a seasoned, tender cube steak topped with creamy, melted cheese, nestled inside a crusty, garlic buttery roll. Drool. Unfortunately, we don't get out as much as we like to anymore with three kids and crazy, busy schedules, so we make do by making it at home! And thankfully, these steak po' boys are quick and easy to make.
To make your steak po' boys, heat up your broiler. You can instead turn up your oven very high or even pan fry, but I like the broiler because it doesn't dry it out as much. It's kind of like grilling inside the house. While your broiler is getting hot, mix together the butter and minced garlic in a mixing bowl and liberally smear it all over those rolls. Set them aside.
Get your cube steaks ready. Place them on a broiler pan (grab one here if you don't have one. They're really handy, especially if you can't grill all year long with cold winters. Bring the grilling inside!). Brush the steaks with olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Broil them quickly, for just 1-2 minutes so they don't over cook since they're thin, then remove them from the heat. We're going to broil again in a minute, so take them out even if you don't think they're all the way done.
Grab your buttered rolls. Place a steak on each one, and top it with cheese. I sprinkled a little bit of dried parsley to make it look yummy, but that's totally optional. Then broil the whole thing again for an additional 1-2 minutes. Voila! Now you have the best steak po' boys in town right at home!
Steak Po' Boys
Steak Po' Boys
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 6-8 cube steaks
- Salt & pepper
- About 12 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 6-8 slices mozzarella
- 6-8 French rolls
Instructions
- Turn on your oven broiler.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add softened butter and garlic. Stir to combine.
- Spread butter liberally onto insides of French rolls. Set aside.
- Place cube steaks on a baking sheet or broiler pan. Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Broil cube steak for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Place cube steaks on bottom half of buttered roll. Top with cheese. Place top half of roll butter side up on the broiler pan with the cube steak.
- Broil for an additional 1-2 minutes until bread is toasty and cheese is melted.
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JS says
We love Merichka’s but get over there very often. These were delicious. Thank you for the recipe!
Nadine Moser says
I just so stumbled on this recipe for Merichka’s recipe!! American Cheese is how this typically comes, so excited to find this! Now to find Italian Bread in Arizona ! Thank you thank you for sharing!!!
Stephanie says
Delicious ! Very similar to merishkas, thank you! Only thing I did differently - I baked 7 min at 350 to make my steaks well done. Perfect for us!
Bret says
Speechless! Recipe is great, but to search for a steak po'boy recipe because the last time you called merichkas it was an hour and a half wait...only to find a recipe with the same love for merichkas in mind! Such a hidden gem!
Michelle says
So glad you loved it! And yes, Merichka's is awesome <3
Jonathan says
Thank you Michelle graciouswife I think I did a pretty good job my fiancé is not from the 815 like us whoop whoop but I took her there before making these and her comment was “babe this isn’t as good as that place you took me too but this is pretty good” thank you keep it going.
Michelle says
Aww, a great substitute if you're away. Or last year when everything was shut down for sure!
Gretchen C Fewell says
I grew up in Joliet...whenever I get back there Merichka's is on the to do list! It was always a favorite..
Matthew Jones says
I was born in Joliet so I am very familiar with Merishka's. But living down in Texas I don't get the luxury of heading over to Crest Hill to get these amazing garlicky delights. I will be trying this recipe this week.
Patrick says
Check out falettis meat market in wilmington they have the best poorboy steaks and sell the garlic butter too better than merichkas
Michelle says
Funny that you mention them! We love Faletti's!
david attaway says
I moved to Tennessee.I missed the poor boy is so much and fellits. wilmington was very good too
Michelle says
Wilmington, IL?! That's right where I am!
DEE says
I moved to Texas 22 years ago and was born in Joliet have been to Merishka's several times years ago. I was looking for a recipe and yours was the first I clicked on. Thank you! It brought back a lot of great times and was just as good! All they make with cube steak down here is chicken fried steak and gravy gravy gravy. I miss Yankee cooking and I thank you again! I will make this many more times! Good Job!!!!
Mary Dvorak says
Love that restaurant in Joliet Illinois, sure miss that.
Karla says
What cut of beef do you use for this? This Canadian would love to try!
Deb says
Thank you for your recipe. I will definitely try it. Eating my merishka's poorboy right now! Have you ever tried making their double baked potato? It's also delicious
Michelle says
I haven't, but I also haven't tried it at the restaurant! I will have to try it and then give it a go!