Posted on 12/13/2020 8:41:12 PM PST by BenLurkin
The Wisconsin Historical Society's website notes the "Cannibal Sandwich" consists of raw, lean ground beef served on bread (especially rye cocktail bread) with sliced onions, salt and pepper.
It's also known as "tiger meat," "steak tartare," or simply, "raw beef and onions."
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, these sandwiches have traditionally been served at holiday parties and other festive gatherings in the Milwaukee area. Milwaukee historian, John Gurda, who served it at his 1977 wedding reception, told FOX News in 2013 the sandwiches have been a festive dish in German, Polish and other ethnic communities in the Milwaukee area since the 19th century, adding it was once common to see them at wedding receptions, meals following funerals and Christmas and New Year's Eve parties.
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I tried it once. Rather have a rare ribeye.
This was popular for breakfast when I lived in Germany during the 1990s.
Department of Homeland Security?!!
Served at every party I ever attended in Milwaukee.
You’ve got to know what’s good!
Here come the Malthusians. ;)
Wisconsin Health Department
This should not be done with store bought ground beef. But no issue if you were to do this with a fresh cut of beef ground up right before serving.
Rare beef is extremely safe when fresh and not exposed to oxygen for a long time. People aren’t keeling over eating tartare or rare steak every day in the finest restaurants.
A Jeffrey Dahmer favorite?
I’ve had steak tartare. Raw finely ground beef with lots of spices on rye toast. Not bad.
Sounds good to me.
Freegards
Yep- many folks eat Steak Tar Tar- you grind it yourself- which greatly reduces the risk of ecoli-
Back in the day=- we used to pick raw hamburger out of the frying pan and eat it- never got sick- then towards the 90’s, people were gettign ecoli left and right- and then everyone became aware of the 140 ‘rule’ for beef- 165 for chicken and pork-
We used to raise our own chickens, and i never remembered anyone getting sick from them either- used to cook them below 165 too- -
Always serve at room temperature.
alton brown of good eats- a chef- shows how to make it from fresh beef steak- with two sharp knives- cut into small cubes, then keep chopping rapidly till it gets to a mushy consistency, then i think he adds some stuff to it- i haven’t done it- but it looks delicious-
Yep- the article is talking about buying beef already ground- hamburger- that’s not the way to go at all- Alton Brown talks about the ‘obligatory precautions’ but then goes on to basically say with fresh steak meat that you chop yourself to Tar tar-, the risk is near zero
Just char the outside to kill pathogens, and they can have the ultimate rare beef sandwiches they want
Ping to Diana for her 2 cents.
yes
my ex stepdads family did it every Christmas
english/german heritage
Ate about 1/3 pound of steak tartare tonight. Plus some more as fondue.
Excellent New York and Tenderloin purchased from a local family farm.
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