I\u2019ve had a lot of sandwiches in this city, but this might just be our favorite French dip in all of New York City. Terina in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is serving up a version that is so over-the-top, you\u2019ll never look at a standard dip the same way again. It is massive, it is messy, and it is absolutely unreal. I went behind the scenes to see exactly how this beast is built.<\/p>\n
The Art of the Bread and Beef<\/p>\n
It all starts with a fresh semolina roll. They slice it open and slather it with a thick, creamy roasted garlic butter. They don\u2019t just toast it\u2014they slam it onto the grill to get it perfectly golden and infused with that garlic flavor.<\/p>\n
While the bread is sizzling, the magic happens in a pan. The chef heats up their 8-hour slow-cooked caramelized onions with a generous pour of au jus and plenty of butter. Then, they toss in a mountain of prime rib, letting it soak up all those rich, savory juices.<\/p>\n
Once the semolina roll is ready, they layer on slices of Gruyere cheese. Then, they pile it high with that prime rib and caramelized onion mixture.<\/p>\n
The Money Shot<\/p>\n
The result? Incredible. The sandwich goes into the oven for a quick toast to get the cheese perfectly bubbly and melted. When it comes out, it is heavy, hot, and looks like heaven.<\/p>\n
But the real fun begins when you dip. Look at that pull! The Gruyere cheese stretches for days as you dunk it into a fresh bowl of au jus. The combination of the crunchy garlic roll, the tender prime rib, and the deep, savory gravy is an absolute game-changer.<\/p>\n
It is 100% \u201cdevourable\u201d and easily one of the best bites in Brooklyn. If you\u2019re a fan of a classic French dip, you need to run to Terina. I\u2019m still dreaming about that second dunk.<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s ready to dive into some au jus? What\u2019s your secret to the perfect French dip\u2014is it the cheese, the bread, or the gravy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve had a lot of sandwiches in this city, but this might just be our favorite French dip…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[82714,7727,98,100,99,82711,82712,9,24,63,82713,82715],"class_list":["post-249049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-au-jus","tag-bay-ridge","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-french-dip","tag-gruyere-cheese","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-roasted-garlic-butter","tag-terina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}