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Beef Tartare
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Beef Tartare

Very fresh beef, firmed up slightly in the freezer and cut with a knife into small cubes, mixed with a dressing of egg yolk, mustard, lemon and olive oil with shallot, capers and parsley, and served on toasted baguette slices.

⏱ 27 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Put the meat in the freezer for 20 minutes. It firms up slightly and is much easier to cut into small, precise cubes.
    Freezer
  2. 2
    With a sharp knife, cut the meat into thin slices, the slices into matchsticks and the matchsticks into about ½ cm cubes. Don't grind it in a food processor: tartare should have pieces you can feel, not a paste.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 3
    In a bowl, whisk the olive oil into a smooth dressing.
    BowlWhisk
  4. 4
    Add the meat, season with the sea salt and mix gently with a fork. Taste and adjust.
186calories
14 gprotein
0 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 31%● carbs 0%● fat 69%

Per serving (82 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5)

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Shallot · Capers · Parsley · Mustard · Egg yolk · Lemon juice · black pepper · On toasted baguette slices · Olive oil for the baguette
  • Freezing before cutting (minutes): 20
  • Cube size: about ½ cm
  • Baking the baguette (minutes): 7–8

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