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Hamburg Schlemmerschnitte (also known as Jahreszeiten Schlemmerschnitte)

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 200 g tartar
  • 1 egg(s)
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 shallot(s), finely chopped
  • 2 slices of bread (wholemeal bread, brown bread)
  • 20 g butter
  • 2 tsp capers
  • 2 tsp caviar (real or lumpfish roe)
  • 2 gherkins (cornichons), finely diced

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Beefsteak tartar on wholemeal bread

Mix the tartar with the egg, shallot, chopped capers, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Spread a thin layer of butter on whole-grain bread and top with the tartar. Then add the caviar* or chopped gherkins and, if desired, a few capers. * With 20 grams of original Osietr caviar, this dish has been served as a classic “Jahreszeiten Schlemmerschnitte” (Seasonal Gourmet Slice) in a traditional Hamburg hotel for many decades.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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