Recipe

Horseshoe Sandwich Recipe

	Cuzpat / All my dishes 2 months ago Got little history FACT: The sandwich was created in the late 1920s by chef Joe Schweska at a Leland Hotel in Springfield, Illinois located on the corner of Sixth and Capitol (now an office building, more info below Prep:25m Cook:14m Servings:4	Cuzpat
	burgers ham french fries cheese

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Ingredients

Frozen French fries

Cheese Beer Sauce (see recipe below)

8 slices toasted white bread

Sliced baked ham or 8 cooked hamburger patties

Dash of ground paprika

Directions

Prepare frozen French fries according to package directions.

Prepare Cheese Beer Sauce.

Place 2 slices of toasted bread side by side on individual serving platters.

Top with either ham slices or cooked beef patties.

Cover with Cheese Beer Sauce and mound a large amount of French fries on top and along the sides.

To garnish, sprinkle with paprika. Serve immediately.

Cheese Beer Sauce:

2 egg yolks

1/2 cup beer

2 tablespoon butter

3 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon red (cayenne) pepper

In a small bowl, combine egg yolks and beer until mixed; set aside.

In the top of a double boiler over hot water, melt butter and Cheddar cheese. Add Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper; stir until well mixed.

Add egg mixture, a little at a time, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and begins to bubble around the edges.

Remove from heat and keep warm until sandwiches are assembled

This sandwich is considered the signature dish of Springfield, Illinois

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Comments

bakermanrooster 2 months ago said:
WOW what a posting high fives to you.
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californiacook 2 months ago said:
There goes Le Diet. LOL. But, the beer cheese sauce sounds wickedly gooood ;-)

minitindel 2 months ago said:
Wow this is different ....... there goes my diet lol

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goodeat 2 months ago said:
Oh yeah!!! these are great!!! had them when i was a young boy when we went through Springfield a couple of time! five forks for having my own recipes now!! yahoo!!

hungrybear 2 months ago said:
Like it

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Alterations

cuzpat 2 months ago said:
I found this online at a forum and this is what the person said

I have eaten and served horseshoe sandwiches in Springfield Illinois throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s. I have read some of the recipes and feel the need to correct some misconceptions.
1) Use FRESH POTATOES not frozen.
2) Cut potatoes into “steak fries” sizes … ie: one large potato cut int wedges lengthwise.

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