I have only had a true Philly cheese steak once while in Philly from Tony Luke's on 18th St near Samson. One word- AMAZING.
I now have this ongoing dialogue with my husband:
Me: Hey Hun, guess what I'm Craving?
Brandon: Let me Guess?? Philly Cheese Steak or a Cupcake?
Me: Philly Cheese Steak
Brandon: BIG Surprise...
Besides me craving Philly Cheese Steaks, I crave cupcakes so he had a 50/50 chance of guessing correctly.
So I finally made my first Philly Cheese Steak the other night (hence the above photo). I MUST say, it was DELICIOUS!! I truly think the key here is the cheese, we used white american cheese and it sealed it for me. Plus for the sauteed onions I added lil' bit of everything (salt, pepper, honey wheat beer, ketchup, paprika and chili powder)
At the end of day what makes me happy is a Philly cheese steak.
photo credit: Jenny Gerena
