Filet Of Beef Tournelle

Serves: 2

Callie Medhurst

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

53

Sweetness

51

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 large

Potatoes

10 tbsps

Butter

2 tbsps

Light Cream

2 cup

Madeira

Directions:

1

Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and arrange on top of the potato croquettes

2

Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender

3

Drain and peel

4

Put through food mill or ricer

5

Blend in 6 tablespoons butter, cream and one by one, egg yolks, beating well after each addition

6

Shape mixture into 4 cakes same size as beef slices and 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch thick

7

Let cool

8

Dip in flour, brush with beaten egg, dip in bread crumbs and deep fry in hot fat until browned and crisp

9

Drain on absorbent paper and arrange on hot platter

10

Keep hot

11

Sauté beef slices quickly in 4 tablespoons butter until nicely browned on the outside but still rare and juicy in the center-about 5 to 7 minutes

12

Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and arrange on top of the potato croquettes

13

To the pan in which te beef was cooked, add the Madeira, julienne strips of truffle and glace de viande

14

Blend and cook down for a minute

15

Pour sauce over meat and garnish each filet with a truffle slice and parsley

16

With this, drink a fine Medoc

17

Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender

18

Drain and peel

19

Put through food mill or ricer

20

Blend in 6 tablespoons butter, cream and one by one, egg yolks, beating well after each addition

21

Shape mixture into 4 cakes same size as beef slices and 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch thick

22

Let cool

23

Dip in flour, brush with beaten egg, dip in bread crumbs and deep fry in hot fat until browned and crisp

24

Drain on absorbent paper and arrange on hot platter

25

Keep hot

26

Sauté beef slices quickly in 4 tablespoons butter until nicely browned on the outside but still rare and juicy in the center-about 5 to 7 minutes

27

To the pan in which te beef was cooked, add the Madeira, julienne strips of truffle and glace de viande

28

Blend and cook down for a minute

29

Pour sauce over meat and garnish each filet with a truffle slice and parsley

30

With this, drink a fine Medoc