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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Sex & Drugs & Sausage Rolls

By Graham Garrett and Cat Black

Published 2015

  • About

Salt Beef takes me back to when I worked in the Butcher’s, and eating Bagels as a kid the East end. When I was in New York I tasted the real thing. This dish is my take on the classic Reuben Sandwich

Ingredients

Spice mix

  • ½ tsp saltpetre - optional
  • 60 g rock salt
  • 10

Method

Rub the spice mix and treacle all over the beef, Put it into a plastic bag or clean container and chill it in the fridge for 5 days.

To make the pickled cucumbers

Prick the cucumbers all over with a fork and cut in half lengthways. Lay them in a single layer in a non-reactive container, sprinkle with the salt and leave for a few hours.

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