MEAT RECIPE

Wild Rueben Toastie

Ingredients

400g Venison (we used topside but could also use rump, knuckle, back strap or tenderloin - or can use a cut of beef!)
1/3 cup of black mustard seeds
2 teaspoons dill seeds
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Salt flakes
Butter and ghee/oil
Sourdough bread
Sauerkraut
Swiss cheese
Mayonnaise

Equipment:
Fire pit, barbecue or stovetop pan

- Feeds 4 -

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Pop black mustard seeds into your pan and leave on high heat until they start popping (should only take a few mins).

2. Once popped and aromatic, bash open the mustard seeds with a hammer, meat mallet, anything you’ve got, Keep crushing them until they’re all opened up.

3. Throw 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of chilli flakes, approx. 2 teaspoons of dill seeds and 1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper into the mustard seeds.

4. Cut up your meat into three pieces so more of it gets covered in the rub.

5. Roll your meat in the rub.

6. If you’re cooking over fire, drizzle some ghee over the top of the rub. If cooking on a stovetop add ghee/oil straight to the pan.

7. If cooking on fire, place on rack over the coals. Can cook on BBQ approx. 200C or on a stove top at high heat.

8. If you want it rare, cook on fire for approx. 5 mins per side and on stovetop for approx. 3 mins per side. If you’re wanting it more well done, then cook for longer.

9. Cut up your bread while you’re waiting for your meat to cook. We used a sourdough which was pretty delicious,

10. Leave the meat to rest for a few minutes once it’s finished cooking.

11. In the meantime, get some sauerkraut, mayo and cheese out onto a plate or board.

12. GAME CHANGER: Spread the mayo onto the outside of your bread (trust us).

13. Then place cheese onto the outer layer inside the toastie, add some sauerkraut, some thinly sliced meat and a sprinkle of salt. Add a slice of cheese on the outer layer of the other side of the toast too and make sure the outside of the lid has mayo spread on it too…

14. Place your toastie into the fry pan with ghee or butter inside it, sprinkle with some salt.

15. Place a heavy weight (ie. another pot or pan) on top to smash the toastie down.

16. Flip after 2-3 mins and cook on the other side with the weight on it.

17. After 2-3 mins on the second side, remove it from the pan.

18. Cut it in half, and top with another sprinkle of salt.

Recipe created in collaboration with @recipearce