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    Charlie's Steak Sandwich


    Source of Recipe


    From the now closed Charlie's Restaurant in Mpls


    Recipe Introduction


    The best steak sandwich!


    List of Ingredients


    • 3/4 stick (6 Tbsp) butter - Unsalted and softened.
    • 3 Tbsp drained bottled horseradish
    • 3 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
    • 1 /12 Tbsp minced shallot
    • 1 (1 lb) piece of flank steak (3/4 to 1 inch thick)
    • 1 (20-22inch) baguette
    • 1 large bunch of watercress - discard the tough stems
    • Salt and pepper to taste


    Instructions


    1. Preheat the broiler
    2. Blend together the butter, horseradish, mustard, shallot and salt and pepper with a fork in a bowl until well combined.
    3. Pat steak dry, season both sides well with salt and pepper and put on a rack of the broiler pan.
    4. Spread top of steak with 1 Tbsp of mustard butter and broil 2 to 3 inches from heat for 5 minutes.
    5. Turn over and spread other side with 1 Tbsp of mustard butter and broil 4 to 5 minutes more.
    6. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and let stand for 5 minutes.
    7. Don't turn off the broiler!
    8. Cut baguette crosswise into 4 equal sections then half sections horizontally.
    9. Broil bread - cut sides up. Rotate pan once.
    10. Broil bread unti golden - 30 seconds to 1 minute - Do not burn.
    11. Cut the meat VERY THIN - hold the knife at a 45 degree angle and slice steak across the grain.
    12. Spread cut sides of bread with mustard butter and mound steak on half of bread.
    13. Top with watercress.
    14. Close the sandwich with the remaining top of the bread.
 

 

 

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