Beef & Horseradish Sandwiches Recipe

It is thought the origin of the first beef and horseradish bread roll dates back to the 1800s

“the beef and horseradish sandwich dates back to the 1800s”

These sophisticated sandwiches with roast beef, tangy horseradish cream and crunchy watercress are simply divine.

Apparently a German baker named William Wahr who immigrated to Buffalo New York from Bavaria, created a bread roll which was really soft in the inside and hard on the outside with a topping of salt and caraway seeds.

Inside the roll was thin slices of rare roast beef and a spreading of horseradish. It was later named ‘ beef on weck’ and apparently this remains a very popular sandwich in Buffalo New York today.

Beef & Horseradish Sandwiches

Ingredients:

What you will need

1. Thinly sliced beef

2. Horseradish sauce

3. Crème fraiche

4. Watercress

5. Salt & black pepper

6. Fresh brown bread

Method

1. Mix horseradish with crème fraiche then season to taste

2. Butter slices of bread

3. Spread horseradish cream

4. Add watercress and beef slices

5. Close sandwich, remove any crust and slice into finger size sandwiches

6. Serve on a China plate sprinkled with a handful of water cress

Enjoy them with your afternoon tea or why not take them along on your summer picnic with a bottle of something bubbly.

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