The horseshoe is an open-faced sandwich originating in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It consists of thick-sliced toasted bread (often Texas toast), a hamburger patty, French fries, and a "secret" cheese sauce. Sometimes ham or some other meat is substituted for the hamburger, and sometimes more than one type of meat is used.
Though cheese sauces vary by chef, it is generally derived from Welsh rarebit. Common ingredients include eggs, beer, butter, cheese, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and pepper.
A smaller portion, with one slice of bread and one serving of meat, is called a pony shoe.
A breakfast horseshoe is also available, replacing the hamburger and French fries with bacon and hash browns.
Ross' Restaurant in Bettendorf, Iowa is known for a similar dish called the Magic Mountain. Instead of a hamburger patty, the sandwich contains steamed loose-meat. It has been enjoyed by politicians and celebrities including Barack Obama and Bette Midler.
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History
Leland Hotel Chef Joe Schweska invented the horseshoe and Tim Bergt made it famous by taking the recipe that he and Schweska created together to the Red Coach where its popularity exploded.
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See also
- Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
- Hot hamburger plate a Southeastern open faced sandwich with fries
- Slinger, a Saint Louis diner food
- Gerber sandwich, a Saint Louis open-faced sandwich
- St. Paul sandwich, a sandwich from Saint Louis, not Saint Paul
- Garbage Plate
- St. Louis cuisine
- List of regional dishes of the United States
- List of sandwiches
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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