How to Make Baltimore Beef
Yields: 8 sandwiches
Preparation time: 40 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Ingredients needed to make Baltimore Beef:
For the meat:
- 2 lb beef top round, chopped into 2 equal pieces
- 1 tbsp fine sea salt
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- Freshly ground black pepper
For the sandwiches:
- 16 slices rye bread, lightly toasted
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup prepared horseradish
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 2 white onions, finely sliced
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Cooking instructions for Baltimore Beef:
- For the meat, spoon the mentioned spices in a large resealable plastic bag, seal and give them a nice shake to mix well.
- Place a piece of meat into the bag, seal and shake again to coat well.
- Transfer it into a plate and coat the other piece of meat in a similar fashion.
- Stuff the meat back into the bag, seal it again and leave in the fridge for at least 24 hours to marinate.
- To make the sauce, place the sour cream, horseradish, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic as well as a dash of seasonings into a bowl and whisk them thoroughly until well combined.
- Place it in the fridge and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Take the plastic bag with meat from the fridge and allow it to come up to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, warm up your outdoor grill over hot charcoal fire and grease the grill grates with small amount of oil.
- Place the meat onto the hot grill grates and grill one side for 7 ½ minutes, or until it is seared and grill patterns appear on them.
- Flip them over and grill the other side similarly so that they are cooked to medium-rare doneness and their internal temperature rises up to 140 degrees F.
- Allow it to cool, covered, for 5-10 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
- Carve out paper thin slices from the meat, and pile them up on top of 8 bread slices, dividing them equally among them.
- Top the meat with the prepared sauce and arrange few rings of onion over them.
- Place the other slices of bread on top to complete the sandwiches and serve right away.
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