STEAK SANDWICHES WITH HORSERADISH MUSTARD BUTTER AND WATERCRESS

Steak Sandwiches with Horseradish Mustard Butter and Watercress image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons drained bottled horseradish
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons minced shallot
1 (1-pound) piece flank steak (3/4 to 1 inch thick)
1 (20- to 22-inch) baguette
1 large bunch watercress, tough stems discarded

Steps:

Preheat broiler.
Blend together butter, horseradish, mustard, shallot, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl with a fork until combined well.
Pat steak dry, season both sides well with salt and pepper, and put on rack of a broiler pan. Spread top of steak with 1 tablespoon mustard butter, then broil 2 to 3 inches from heat 5 minutes. Turn over and spread other side with 1 tablespoon mustard butter, then broil 4 to 5 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer meat to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. (Leave broiler on.)
Cut baguette crosswise into 4 equal sections, then halve sections horizontally. Broil bread, cut sides up, about 3 inches from heat, rotating pan once, until golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Holding knife at a 45-degree angle, very thinly slice steak across the grain. Spread cut sides of bread with mustard butter and mound steak on half of bread. Top with watercress and remaining bread.