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Steak Tartar

[onlypaid]

by Chef John McDermott

Summary: A delicious steak tartar.

Cooking time (duration): 30 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 3

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Ingredients

  • 3-6 ozs. Filet mignon
  • 3 shallots-diced
  • 1 1/4 tablespoons capers
  • 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.
  • Juice from one lemon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup champagne vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Cut fillet into thin slices with very sharp knife.
  2. Keep cutting slices until they are diced. It will resemble coarse ground beef.
  3. Put meat in bowl, and loosen meat with hands.
  4. Add shallots to beef.
  5. Add capers.
  6. Add Worcestershire sauce.
  7. Squeeze juice from half lemon onto meat mixture.
  8. Add salt to mixture and stir, evenly distributing ingredients.
  9. Use back of spoon to push ingredients together. Set meat aside.
  10. To make dressing, add champagne vinegar and Dijon mustard to mixing bowl.
  11. Add egg yolk to bowl.
  12. Squeeze juice from other half of lemon into bowl.
  13. Add pinch salt and pepper.
  14. Combine ingredients in bowl using whisk.
  15. Slowly drizzle olive oil into bowl while beating ingredients with whisk.
  16. Scoop meat mixture into top from jar. Gently fill top with meat, then tap out onto plate.
  17. Drizzle Dijon and oil mixture around steak tartar.
  18. Garnish with parsley and capers.

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