LOCATION : PAT'S KING OF STEAKS 9th and passyunk Philadelphia

In every neghborhood in Philadelphia and its suburbs there will be at least one or more places to get a cheese steak.One neighborhood or town will boast that their cheesesteaks are the best. There are countless lists of who is the best, but that is not our concern in this article, what we are going to do is show you how to make a cheessteak and where did they originate.

The history of Pat's King of Steaks®

Pat's King of Steaks® was founded by Pat Olivieri in 1930. Pat had a modest hotdog stand at the base of the famous Italian Market in South Philadelphia.

One day he decided to have something quite different for lunch, so he sent for some chopped meat from the butcher shop. He cooked the meat on his hot dog grill, placed the meat onto an Italian roll, and dressed it with some onions. Just as he went to take a bite, a cab driver who ate a hot dog everyday asked what he had there. Pat said that it was his lunch. The cabbie insisted that Pat make him one. The cabbie took one bite and said to Pat, "Hey.....forget 'bout those hot dogs, you should sell these."

The steak sandwich was born. As the years passed, both employees and customers alike demanded change....cheese was added. What a hit!

HOW TO MAKE A CHEESESTEAK

The Original Pat's King of Steaks® Philadelphia Cheese Steak recipe

For all the people who can not get to South Philadelphia to get the Original. here is the recipe for you home chefs.

Serves 4

24oz thin sliced rib eye or eye roll steak

6 table spoons of olive oil

Cheese {we recommend Cheez Whiz®} American or Provolone works fine

4 crusty Italian Rolls

1 large Spanish onion

Optional

sweet green and red peppers sautéed in oil

Mushrooms sautéed in oil

Assembly

Heat an iron skillet or a non stick pan over medium heat

add3 table spoons of oil to the pan and sauté the onions to desired doneness

remove the onions

add the remaining oil and sauté the slices of meat quickly on both sides

melt the cheez Whiz® in a double boiler or in the microwave

place 6oz. of the meat into the rolls add onions, and pour the Cheez Whiz® over top garnish with hot or fried sweet peppers, mushrooms, ketchup

Put on the theme song to the first Rocky movie and enjoy!

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