CHâTEAUBRIAND MARCHAND DE VIN

Châteaubriand Marchand de Vin image

Provided by James Beard

Number Of Ingredients 12

For beef
Chateaubriands; about 1 pound each per person
melted butter, enough to baste Chateaubriands during cooking
beef marrow
For sauce
2/3 cup of finely chopped green onions
1/4 pound butter, plus one large pat
1 cup red wine (preferably a good Bordeaux)
1 can of brown gravy
1 dash of cognac
juice of 1 lemon
chopped parsley

Steps:

Prepare beef:
Broil the Chateaubriands. During the cooking, brush them frequently with melted butter and turn them often. Meanwhile, extract the marrow and slice it in thin rounds. Poach these for about 1 minute in boiling salted water.
Prepare sauce:
Sauté green onions in 1/4 pound butter until just colored. Add red wine and cook this down to one half its volume. Add gravy, cognac, pat of butter and the lemon. Sprinkle the sauce heavily with parsley.
When the meat is done to your satisfaction, remove it to hot plates, pour the sauce over each portion and top with slices of poached marrow. With this serve lyonnaise potatoes, watercress, crisp French bread, fruit and cheese. Try a fine bottle of Bordeaux with this.