Busters Recipes

Fillets of Beef in Sauce Abano

Servings: 6

6 to 12 slices Cooked beef fillet

3 lg Hard-cooked eggs

1 tspn Dry mustard

1/2 tspn Salt

1/2 tspn Black pepper, freshly ground

1 1/2 cup Olive oil

1/2 cup Tarragon vinegar

1/2 cup Chopped sour gherkins

1 tblspn Capers

1 tblspn Chopped parsley

1 tblspn Chervil -OR- 1 ts Dried leaves

1/2 tblspn Tomato paste

Cook the beef fillets according to the cooking instructions for fillet of beef in aspic. Grate the egg yolks and blend with the dry mustrad, salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup of the oil. Beat the mixture to a paste with a wire whisk. Slowly add the remaining oil, beating constantly. Add the vinegar and stir vigorously.

Stir in the gherkins, capers, parsley and chervil, and blend in the tomato paste.

The sauce should have the consistently of mayonnaise. Cut the egg whites into julienned strips and fold them the sauce. Pour the sauce over the beef filets and garnish the platter with broiled tomato halves.