STEAK TARTARE (THANKS TO FREDY)

Steak Tartare (Thanks to Fredy) image

Tartare is a word that the French give to something with (mostly) raw ingredients that are minced and/or chopped. This is a world-famous, award-winning recipe given to my father by the barman at a deluxe hotel, who would knock this up on demand in record time. And boy, was it in demand! Chop the beef by hand, as machines tend to crush the meat and you end up with a soggy mess. My father's award-winning barman friend (sadly, now no longer with us) actually used 2 knives simultaneously in each hand to do this. He prepared the whole thing, including chopping the meat, in 15 minutes. If he knew he was going to be busy, then he pre-cut and sliced and diced everything beforehand, in which case he served it in less than 5 minutes. Serve with thin, buttered toast.

Provided by Sonya Jane

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or more to taste
¼ teaspoon curry powder, or to taste
1 pinch salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
4 anchovy fillets
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped gherkin pickles
½ tablespoon capers, roughly chopped
10 ½ ounces beef filet, finely chopped by hand
2 egg yolks
¼ cup beer

Steps:

Put olive oil in a serving bowl. Add ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, hot pepper sauce, curry powder, curry powder, salt, and ground pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Crush anchovy fillets on a plate using 2 forks until they are finely separated. Add onion, gherkin, and capers; stir together before scraping into the bowl with the ketchup mixture. Add chopped beef; mix thoroughly. Stir in egg yolks and beer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 158.7 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 526.2 mg, Sugar 2.6 g