I'm sure there are quite a few people out there that can relate to the following situation. It's Saturday afternoon and you are sitting at your favorite sports bar waiting for the game to start. The Waitress comes over to your table and asks if she can get you anything. And without thinking you tell her that you would like a "Beef on Weck" with some fries on the side.
Now as this poor girl frantically looks thru the menu trying to figure out what you are talking about, you wake up and remember you are not in Western New York anymore. And that getting a "Beef On Weck" is at least 600 miles away from your current residence.
We can only hope that the Kummelweck Roll will escape from Western NY and follow the Hot Wing throughout the country. I have an idea. Let's have congress pass a law making it illegal to serve Buffalo Wings without having "Beef On Weck" on the menu also.
For those of you here that do not have a clue as to what a "Beef On Weck" is here is a short lesson on fine pub dinning.
The "Beef on Weck" sandwich is found in Western New York. It is put together with thin sliced roast beef piled high on a kummelweck roll. The roast beef on this sandwich is normally served rare, with the top bun getting a dip in the au jus. Sides include horseradish sauce, a dill pickle spear, and french fries.
The sandwich name "Beef on Weck"comes from the kummelweck roll. A kummelweck (sometimes pronounced "kimmelweck" or "kümmelweck") is similar to a Kaiser roll, but topped with kosher salt and caraway seeds.
Don't waste you time trying to buy a kummelweck roll if you don't live in Western NY. You basically have 2 choices.
1. Bootleg the rolls out of Western NY. I have tried this but they don't ship well. They go stale.
2. Make your own. This is not as hard as it sounds. I have a recipe that even the most cooking challenged of us can follow.
Roast Beef
1-2 lbs of thin sliced roast beef from the deli at the grocery store.
1 green bell pepper
1 onion
1 32 oz. box/can beef broth
Slice the onion and pepper into thick pieces and put into a sauce pan with the beef and broth. Turn stove on low and bring to a slow simmer.
Kummelweck Rolls
Kaiser rolls
¼ cup cold water
2 tsp cornstarch
coarse or kosher salt
caraway seeds
Preheat an oven to 425 degrees.
In a small bowl, combine the cold water and cornstarch until it is dissolved. For you guys who don't understand what this cornstarch mix is. Think of it as liquid duck tape, White glue for bread to hold the salt and seeds to the buns.
In another small bowl mix equal amounts of the salt and caraway about 2 tbl. of each.
Place the Kaiser rolls on a cookie sheet and liberally( that means a lot, but don't make the roll soggy) brush the cornstarch mixture on top.
Evenly sprinkle the salt and caraway seeds on top of the rolls and place in the oven.
Bake until the rolls are golden brown and crisp; about 5 minutes.
Assemble the sandwich.
Slice your freshly baked Weck Bun. Take the top half, the half with the salt and seeds and gently quickly dip it into the broth in the pan. On the bottom half pile as much roast beef, pepper and onion slices as you think you need. Then top it with a generous spoonful of horseradish sauce if you like. Put the top back on and enjoy.
The way to tell if you assembled it correctly is if you need to use 3 napkins to finish your sandwich.
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