Philly Cheese Steak Dip

Kick off your party with Chef John's shareable spin on the Philly cheese steak--a gooey, cheesy party dip filled with colorful peppers and juicy browned steak.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 58 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 23 mins
• Calories: 143 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 pound beef top sirloin steaks
• 7 pickled red peppers (such as Peppadew®)
• 0.5 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 cup pepperoncini peppers
• 0.5 pound provolone cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Slice steak into thick pieces. Season generously on both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat until smoking. Add steak slices and sear until bottoms are browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip over and reduce heat to medium. Cook until juices appear on the tops, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer to a bowl to cool.

Step 4

Add diced onion, a big pinch of salt, and butter to the meat juices in the pan. Cook and stir over medium heat, scraping up the browned bits, until onions start to soften, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 5

Dice up the red bell pepper, green bell pepper, pepperoncini, pickled red peppers, and jalapenos until you have 1 1/2 to 2 cups. Add to the onions; cook and stir until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Chop steak into small pieces. Place back into the bowl with the accumulated meat juices. Add the onion-pepper mixture and cream cheese. Grate in the provolone cheese, saving a little for the top. Drizzle in Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle in cayenne pepper. Mix dip thoroughly.

Step 7

Transfer 1/2 of the dip into a small baking dish. Smooth the top with a fork. Place baking dish on top of a sheet pan. Sprinkle the remaining provolone cheese on top. Save the other 1/2 to bake fresh for your guests.

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until dip is bubbling and heated through, 20 to 25 minutes. Broil until top is browned, about 1 minute more. Repeat with the second batch of dip.