Description
Rich, decadent steak tartare elevated with grilled bone marrow and crispy pommes soufflé. A truly special dish!
Ingredients
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BONE MARROW
- 4 lbs (2 kg) Marrow cut in half (throughout)
- 2.1 quarts (5 lt) Water
- SOUFFLÉ POTATOES
- 2 Potatoes (frying potato)
- 1.1 quarts (1 lt) Sunflower Oil
- Salt
MAIN SAUCE
- 1 oz (40 gr) Savora mustard
- 2 oz (60 gr) Whole grain mustard
- 1 oz (20 gr) HP sauce
- 0 oz (14 gr) Worcester Sauce (Perrins sauce)
- 0 oz (8 gr) Brandy
- 0 oz (4 gr) Tabasco
MEAT
- 2 lbs (1 kg) Beef tenderloin (or similar)
EGG YOLK SAUCE
- 10 eggs (Yolks)
OTHER
- Chive
- Freshly grounded pepper
- Maldon salt
- Tobiko (flying fish roe)
- Coarse salt
Instructions
Prepare the bone marrow:
- Place the bone marrow halves in a container of cold water in the refrigerator. Change the water every 12 hours for 48–72 hours, until the marrow is fully bled and pale.
- Transfer the marrow to a pot, cover with fresh cold water, and bring to the brink of a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat just before it boils.
- Let the marrow cool in the cooking water, then remove, trim excess surface fat, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until needed.
Make the soufflé potatoes:
- Square off the potatoes and wash them well. Using a mandoline or slicing machine set to 2–3 mm, slice into thin, even sheets. Cut the sheets into 3 × 4.5 cm rectangles.
- Spread the potato rectangles on a tray lined with absorbent paper and pat dry thoroughly.
- Heat sunflower oil to 130–140°C (266–284°F) in a deep, wide pot. Fry the potato rectangles in batches, stirring gently, for 6–8 minutes, until they begin to blister and swell.
- Transfer immediately to a second vessel of oil heated to 190°C (374°F). Fry until fully puffed and golden. Remove and drain. Reserve at room temperature.
Make the main sauce:
- Combine both mustards, the brown sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brandy, and Tabasco in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and homogeneous. Portion 16 g of sauce per tartare serving.
Prepare the egg yolk sauce:
- Separate the yolks from the whites. Press the yolks through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl. Cover and refrigerate until plating.
Assemble and serve:
- Roast the bone marrow halves cut-side up until hot through the center and the fat begins to bubble, about 10–15 minutes. Season with Maldon salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Return the soufflé potatoes to the 190°C (374°F) oil briefly to crisp and dehydrate them. Drain and season with salt.
- Cut the beef tenderloin into very small, even cubes. Season with salt and pepper, then fold in 16 g of the main sauce per portion. Mix gently but thoroughly.
- Spoon the steak tartare directly onto the roasted bone marrow.
- Add a line of tobiko alongside the meat. Drizzle with sieved egg yolk sauce and scatter chopped chives over the top.
- Arrange 3 soufflé potatoes on top of each serving.
- Serve the bone marrow pieces standing upright on a bed of coarse salt to keep them stable.
Notes
The key to crisp pommes soufflé is a bone-dry potato slice and two oil baths at different temperatures — the first sets the starch, the second puffs the slice. Bleed the marrow for the full 48–72 hours for the cleanest flavor.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 700
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 1200
- Fat: 60
- Saturated Fat: 20
- Unsaturated Fat: 30
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 50
- Cholesterol: 300