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ROAST BEEF AND BEARNAISE SAUCE: THE RECIPE

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INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE:

  • A piece of sirloin and entrcote of about 800g
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil; olive
  • Salt and pepper
  • Kitchen string to tie the roast beef

FOR THE SAUCE:

  • 200G of clarified butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • a tablespoon of chopped tarragon
  • 1 chopped shallot
  • 3 tablespoons of vinegar
  • Peppercorns
  • salt

PROCEDURE FOR THE ROAST BEEF:

Clean the excess fat from the meat, tie it with string add salt and pepper.

In a saucepan, heat the oil; oil brown the meat well on both sides and put it in a preheated oven at 220°C.

Cook the roast beef for 20 minutes for every kg of meat if rare cooking is desired.

FOR THE SAUCE:

Put the butter in a bowl in a bain-marie and leave it until the watery part has separated from the fat part.

Boil 3 tablespoons of vinegar, with shallots, crushed peppercorns, and tarragon stalks until boiling. yes it will be reduced to about a tablespoon.

Put the yolks in a bowl, filter the reduction, the salt and start whipping in a bain-marie.

When the yolks and the reduction are whipped (like an eggnog), add the clarified butter a little at a time.

When all the butter is melted, incorporated, add the minced tarragon and check for salt.

Serve the sliced roast beef with the bearnaise sauce.

Bon Appetit!

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