You make a po boy and I’ll eat it. You make a messy, dripping po boy and I’ll devour it. The messier, the better. Like this slow cooker beef debris po boy.
Place 4 tablespoons of the flour into a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Working in batches, coat the meat in the flour mixture. Shake off excess then transfer to the hot oil and brown on all sides. Transfer to a slow cooker set to low.
De-glaze the skillet with wine, scraping all of the goodies off the bottom of the pan.
Reduce heat to medium and add the onion and celery. Cook 10 minutes or until starting to soften.
Add the garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
Stir in the tomato paste.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour and stir well.
Slowly stir in the beef broth.
Add the Kitchen Bouquet and onion and garlic powders, stir.
Add the dried pepper flakes, if using, and stir.
Pour mixture into the slow cooker and stir.
Cook 8 hours or until the beef is fall-apart tender.
Adjust seasoning.
For the sandwich build
Split the bread horizontally.
Slather the loaves with mayonnaise and add the lettuce, tomato and pickles.