My friend Viola Gardonis is famous for her Beef Sandwiches. Wherever she goes, there is a tray of neatly cut triangles with a delicious creamy filling. She told me they were super simple to make and sent me the recipe, you know the kind with no weights or measures! I never really felt the need to make them as Vee as we call her is always the sandwich queen and I don’t want to step on her toes, however when she said she couldn’t make our picnic, I decided to give her recipe a go.
I developed the recipe just going by memory of it’s incredible taste. This filling is mildly spiced and is made creamy with Mayonnaise and Mustard that I added for a little kick. I also worked with a half ground and half shredded meat texture so you get something to chew in the sandwich.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Beef or Lamb/Mutton cubes
- Juice of 1/2 Lime
- 1 tbsp fresh black Pepper
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp red Chilli powder
- 2 tsps Ginger & Garlic paste
- Salt
- Whole spices - 2 Star Anise, 2 Bay leaves, 2 black Cardamons, 2 inch stick Cinnamon, 6 green Cardamons, 10 Cloves
- 2 green Chillies - 1/4 cup
- 2 tbsps Mustard
- 4 - 6 tbsps Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Water
- Butter
- Bread
Instructions
- Marinate the meat cubes with the lime juice, powdered spices, salt & pepper
- Add oil to a pressure cooker and add the whole spices
- Remove the whole spices and keep aside in a small cheese cloth and tie it
- Add the meat into the flavored oil and cook for a few minutes till you see a lot of juice come out of the meat
- Add the spice bag in, cover the pressure cooker and cook for one whistle
- Cool and open the lid, add 1/2 cup of water and close again
- Cook for 2 - 3 whistles till the meat is tender
- Cook open to dry up all the gravy
- Remove and shred the meat
- Process half the meat and combine with the half shredded for texture
- Add the mustard and mayo and mix
- Spread onto buttered bread for great tasting sandwiches
