Recipes · American · Burgers and Sandwiches
Beef on Weck
One serving has 427 kcal and 39 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (104%), cobalamin (93%), niacin (89%), zinc (72%), pyridoxine (68%) and phosphorus (55%). Ready in 50 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 35 min
- Makes: 1 serving (318 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 70 g Bread rolls, hard
- 2 g Caraway seeds
- 130 g Beef top round, raw
- 100 g Beef broth
- 10 g Horseradish, prepared
- 5 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.3 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Season the beef top round all over with salt and pepper.
- Roast at 200°C (400°F) until a thermometer reads 60°C (140°F) for medium-rare, about 30-35 minutes, then rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice the beef very thinly against the grain and warm the slices gently in the beef broth.
- Split the roll, butter the cut sides, and press the crust into a little coarse salt and the caraway seeds.
- Pile the hot sliced beef onto the roll, dip the top half briefly in the broth, and serve with horseradish and a cup of the broth for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 427 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 39.3 g | |
| Water | 223 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.8 g | 9% |
| Protein | 39.2 g | 82% |
| Tryptophan | 0.43 g | |
| Threonine | 1.6 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3.1 g | |
| Lysine | 3.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.95 g | |
| Cystine | 0.47 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 12.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.23 g | |
| Cholesterol | 91.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 111 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 5.9 mg | 33% |
| Magnesium | 45 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.41 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 384 mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 584 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 57 µg | 104% |
| Sodium | 985 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.7 mg | 72% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.43 mg | 39% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 12.5 mg | 89% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.78 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.88 mg | 68% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 79.8 µg | 20% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 93% |
| Choline | 99.7 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 38.5 µg | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2.9 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.3 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.78 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 3.3 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
3.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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