Horseradish (1 Viewer)

[Soulfly3]

So, I've grown tired of lame jarred horseradish, as none of the "hot" ones are anything more than slightly above mild.

I've never adequately been able to reproduce the stuff I had at a high end steakhouse, that literally made me cry for minutes on end...

So I went about making my own... Finally find some organic horseradish root, and went to town... Decided to grate it by hand (big mistake, DO NOT DO THIS), and I choked and cried for minutes on end again...

Anyways... got it done and jarred and this stuff is AMAZING. Never, ever buying jarred crap again, and it's simpler than simple..

So here's what I'd like to know... besides as a "topping" for beef dishes, what do you use horseradish in? This stuff is FILTHY HOT, but I cant get enough.

Thanks

 

[Amused to Death]

Big fan, but the store bought stuff is fine for me. Beef, pork chops and ham steaks.

 

[strykerpks]

Love it on a good ham

 

[Soulfly3]

Ham and horseradish? Never even considered it on anything but beef.

Will definitely try

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Good for all pork products, especially sausage.

 

[Amused to Death]

Good for all pork products, especially sausage.

Never thought about it with sausage but its probably pretty good on kielbasa.

 

[strykerpks]

Ham and horseradish? Never even considered it on anything but beef.

Will definitely try

Yeah it's great on a baked ham and also pretty good on a sandwich with the leftovers

 

[Gawain]

Matzoh, but only after I dip twice.

 

[Politician Spock]

Mix it with ketchup to make cocktail sauce.

St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis has a Shrimp Cocktail with a cocktail sauce that made me cry. Good stuff!

 

[trogg78]

I like to mix it with ketchup and dip my balls in it.

 

[Soulfly3]

COCKTAIL SAUCE!

how did I not think of that?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Ham and horseradish? Never even considered it on anything but beef.

Will definitely try

Yeah it's great on a baked ham and also pretty good on a sandwich with the leftovers

Us upper Midwest ####ers know things.

 

[Stoneys]

I have been making horseradish for over 20yrs. Started because my grandparents weren't able to do it anymore and it was a tradition for Easter.

I mix mine with beets and usually make around 20 jars or so. Give them all away except for the one that I keep.

As stated above, horseradish is awesome on ham and kielbasa. Also great on hard boiled eggs. These are parts of our Easter breakfast.

Have saved some plain to add to mayo for a creamy sauce that is good on roast beef and roast beef sandwiches.

Haven't made my own horseradish mustard but will buy it for sandwiches.

Actually just had a slice of pizza that had horseradish mixed in with it. Not sure if it was mixed in the sauce or just sprinkled on top

 

[Ilov80s]

Mix it with ketchup to make cocktail sauce.

St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis has a Shrimp Cocktail with a cocktail sauce that made me cry. Good stuff!

Best cocktail sauce in the world. My wife recreated it with fresh horseradish and it was spot on.

 

[heckmanm]

Mix in with deviled eggs (similar to the hard-boiled egg note above)

 

[MindCrime]

My grandmother used to make her own, jar it with homegrown red beets as well. I hate red beets, but Love red beet horseradish. I've never been able to recreate my grandmother's version, unfortunately. Eat it on hard boiled eggs, kielbasa, ham. Amazing.

 

[Spike]

Mix it with cocktail sauce and put a dab of the mixture on raw quahogs.

 

[Quez]

Great on moose steaks.

 

[peaces]

Bloody Mary

 

[Da Guru]

Mix it with ketchup to make cocktail sauce.

St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis has a Shrimp Cocktail with a cocktail sauce that made me cry. Good stuff!

Costco sells St. Elmos sauce now.

 

[=Smackdown=]

Easter and Xmas mornings . . .

Fresh ground horseradish

Fresh Ham

On Rye Bread

Hard boiled eggs on side

Clear your sinuses out in 3 seconds

 

[Deepster]

My family is Polish and my grandmother used to make it from scratch. As other posters said, a nice plate with kielbasa, sauerkraut, pierogi, boiled potatoes and rye bread with a huge dollop of horseradish on the side? Can't beat it.

 

[pantagrapher]

Did not know until recently that horseradish poisoning is a thing and it's fairly common.

 

[spOOfy]

fantastic on kielbasa

 

[Swing 51]

Bloody Mary

yep. Horseradish infused vodka for bloodies. Can only drink a couple before heartburn sets in but its worth it.

 

[D in the D]

Brussel Sprouts sautéed in a mixture of butter, black better and horseradish.

 

[Soulfly3]

Forgot I also love it on oysters...

But seeing as how I rarely eat oysters unless im on the coast....

Some great ideas in here tho

 

[Swing 51]

Forgot I also love it on oysters...

But seeing as how I rarely eat oysters unless im on the coast....

Some great ideas in here tho

I like it with crab cakes too. I know most like roumalade but HR is a nice alternative.

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Works better than viagra and tabasco sauce in terms of giving you a boner, just shove a bit up your ### and you are off to the races

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Mix with whole grain mustard and apply to burgers, brats, dogs, hams, turkeys, roasted beefs, salamis, chickens, etc

 

[Wingnut]

I like to add some to a beef stock/red wine reduction to use as a sauce for grilled meats like steaks, venison medallions, pork tenderloin, etc.

 

[berndog]

I will add if you try to help out your Dad by rototilling his garden and accidently run over his horseradish it will be spread over his entire garden and will continue to pop up for years to come. Not that said Father would ever bring that up.

 

[DocHolliday]

My dad has been growing his own horseradish for decades. Grating it must be done outdoors with gloves on. Once you have homemade horseradish, you can never go back to the store bought. We put it on every type of meat but mostly pork. It is even good on chicken.

 

[Soulfly3]

My dad has been growing his own horseradish for decades. Grating it must be done outdoors with gloves on.

Done inside, sans gloves

Honestly ran for the patio 4-5 times doing 1 root.

From now on, gonna use the food processor

 

[grateful zed]

Works better than viagra and tabasco sauce in terms of giving you a boner, just shove a bit up your ### and you are off to the races

didnt work.

oh and, raw fish.

 

[Stoneys]

My dad has been growing his own horseradish for decades. Grating it must be done outdoors with gloves on.

Done inside, sans gloves

Honestly ran for the patio 4-5 times doing 1 root.

From now on, gonna use the food processor

I have burned up a few blenders making mine. Finally moved to a food processor. It gives the most consistent cut/chop on the root. I do try to cut the roots into manageable pieces prior to tossing them in the processor. This year I finally wised up and place a fan near where i do my work blowing out of the window. That helped the best. I have tried googles, that didn't work. At one point, when i would make it with contacts in, i could stick my head completely in the pot and take a deep breath and wouldn't be affected as bad as i am now without contacts. And even now with contacts.

I do grow my own roots too. If you grow your own roots, try to rotate what you pull when making your horseradish. Don't use roots older than 3yrs as you will get more of a 'woody' taste. 2-3 years is around the best age of root.

 

[Stoneys]

Pix of my last batches of horseradish

2014 roots

2014 cleaned roots

2014 before beets

2014 after beets

2014 jarred

 

[Wingnut]

^might wanna check and edit, theyre not labeled right...I see 3 jarred pics

 

[Stoneys]

^might wanna check and edit, theyre not labeled right...I see 3 jarred pics

Thanks! Fixed the pictures. They are, hopefully, labeled correctly now.

 

[Soulfly3]

Pix of my last batches of horseradish

2014 roots

2014 cleaned roots

2014 before beets

2014 after beets

2014 jarred

Damn, looks deadly. Should mail me a jar... Ill pay the shipping.

Never seen it w the beetroot.. plus they're from your garden, double awesome

 

[Wingnut]

Why beets? Why not just straight horseradish?

 

[Soulfly3]

Why beets? Why not just straight horseradish?

never had it, but assume it gives it a slightly more earthy taste and perhaps tames the intense fire?

 

[Stoneys]

Why beets? Why not just straight horseradish?

never had it, but assume it gives it a slightly more earthy taste and perhaps tames the intense fire?

It does tame the intensity some. Plus that is the way my great grandparents and grandparents made it

 

[Nigel]

Love beets, love horseradish...that looks awesome

 

[higgins]

 

[JoeSteeler]

ham, also love it on baked potatoes

 

[heckmanm]

Mix it with ketchup to make cocktail sauce.

St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis has a Shrimp Cocktail with a cocktail sauce that made me cry. Good stuff!

Also in Indy, Rathskeller has a SCREAMING horseradish mustard with either the sausage plate or a big pretzel.

On a less intense front, Baumgartner's has become my favorite mustard

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Works better than viagra and tabasco sauce in

terms of giving you a boner, just shove a bit up your ### and you are off to the races

didnt work.

oh and, raw fish.

You probably used the wrong finger

 

[phowler13]

Question for those of you who make their own? You know how a canned store bought jar looses its spice after it is opened or a couple of days after? Does the homemade do the same?

 

[Soulfly3]

Question for those of you who make their own? You know how a canned store bought jar looses its spice after it is opened or a couple of days after? Does the homemade do the same?

I'm only a few days into it, but seems every bit as ruthless