If you are looking to have the authentic Philly cheesesteak, you must patronize the eatery that has mastered its preparation. A lot of eating places are taking advantage of the rise in the popularity of the sandwich to make poor copies of the original delicacy.
In social circles talk is rife as to who is the master in making the delicious cheesesteak. For the residents of Philly, their talk is centered around which restaurant are top of the list when it comes to making of the sandwich. Residents of other states have to figure out how to know if the cheesesteak they are having is close to the genuine one.
You have to know the kind of meat used to prepare the cheesesteak you are taking in order to assess whether you are having the real thing. The right way of preparing the meat is slicing it as opposed to cubing or cutting it into slabs. At the point of frizzling you have the choice to either chop the meat or not. Precooking the meat is not allowed in any circumstances.
Another ingredient that will determine if the cheesesteak you are having is an authentic one is the cheese that they use in its preparation. There are certain types of cheese that are unsuitable to be used to prepare the snack as much there exists no hard and fast rule in this regard. The reason why it is not advisable to use cheddar and gouda cheese in making the snack is due to their smoky and oily traits respectively.
The type of bread used by a restaurant to prepare the cheesesteak will tell you if you are in the premises of professionals. It is advisable not to use bread that has a hard crust as it may end up causing harm to the roof in your mouth. That is why the bread should only be subject to low steam as opposed to toasting it.
The idea of adding onions to the cheesesteak is one that you do as a matter of option. The suitable type of onions must be used to prepare the snack in case the decision is made to add them during the preparation. When the onions are used the cooking must be thorough and should never be served raw.
It is not mandatory to add tomato sauce to the cheesesteak but should be a matter of choice. It is therefore important that the person selling you the snack enquires from you if you want the sauce added. In the event the strong fatty odor on the cheesesteak offends you, you can consider neutralizing it by adding ketchup. You can resort to using alfredo sauce in this case as is the most popular.