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Beef on weck
Rare roast beef on a salty caraway kummelweck roll with horseradish
AmericanAsk in a Buffalo tavern and many people will say this, not the wing, is the city's real sandwich: thin slices of rare roast beef dipped in its juices, piled on a kummelweck roll crusted with coarse salt and caraway seeds, with sharp horseradish on the side. German bakers in western New York brought the roll in the nineteenth century. Chef's tip: dip the top of the roll in the beef juices just before serving, so it softens but the salt crust stays crunchy.
- Total time
- 120 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 425°F (400°F fan). Rub the 3 ⅓ lb beef topside or top round joint with the 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper and 1 tsp garlic powder and roast for 15 minutes.
20 minStep 2: Turn the oven down to 325°F (275°F fan) and roast for about 60 minutes more, until a thermometer in the centre reads 52–131°F for rare or 140°F for medium.
60 minStep 3: Rest the beef for 20 minutes under foil. Pour the 2 cups beef stock into the roasting tin and scrape up the browned bits over a low heat to make a thin juice.
20 minStep 4: Meanwhile brush the tops of the 8 soft round bread rolls with 1 egg white, sprinkle thickly with the 1 tbsp coarse sea salt and 1 tbsp caraway seeds and bake for 5 minutes until the topping sets.
8 minStep 5: Slice the beef as thinly as possible. A common mistake is thick slices, which pull out of the sandwich in one bite.
8 minStep 6: Split the rolls, pile in the beef, dip the cut top of each roll in the hot juice and close. Serve with 6 tbsp grated horseradish or horseradish sauce and a pickle.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does beef on weck take?
- About 120 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 90 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
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