We’re back. I am posting this on the 24th of December and this isn’t exactly festive, even though I have made 24 mince pies this evening. Anyway it’s good to be back and to return with something I’ve been meaning to make for ages. This one is a classic British sandwich that I read about over 6 months ago and made it last week. Great for picnics and something a little different from ham and cheese. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 round loaf of crusty bread
- 2 large rump steaks (or similar)
- 500g mushrooms
- 200g shallots
- horseradish sauce
- dijon mustard
- 75g butter
- splash of olive oil
- salt and pepper for seasoning
Method
Roughly chop the shallots and mushrooms and fry them in the butter in a pan, when they have significantly reduced in size and set aside. Heat your pan for cooking the steaks. I like them to be medium rare. Meanwhile cut the top off the bread and then hollow out the loaf.
When the steaks are done, push one of them into the bottom of the loaf so that it fills the base. Then spread on all of your mushroom and shallots mixture, then add the next steak on top. Finally add a layer of horseradish sauce to the top of the steak and a layer of dijon on the underside of the “lid”, then place the lid back.
Now it’s time to wrap the loaf up and flatten it under a load of books.
Hi Dave,
Wow! What a cool sandwich! I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s nice to see something up on your blog again, I sure do enjoy reading it and getting ideas. Even though I’m not a steak-eater, I’d make this just to bring to something as it’s so pretty and I’m sure, delicious!
Jess
Also, a question: is this a typical type of sandwich in England? If so or if not, where does the name come from? Is it a type of sandwich one might bring for a picnic when one is out hunting and shooting?
Jess
Hi Jess,
So glad you enjoyed the post. As for the name, I believe it is a typical British sandwich, however, none of my parents’ foodie friends knew it. Some rudimentary research reveals that it’s an Edwardian sandwich that I guess must have been easy to carry in the field on the hunt.
x Dave