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Recipe
Tournedos With Bearnaise Sauce [1]

Tournedos With Bearnaise Sauce

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • Four 3 to 4-ounce tournedos of beef
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • BEARNAISE SAUCE:
  • 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 or 3 stems of tarragon
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Directions

  • TOURNEDOS: Season tournedos well on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the vegetable oil and the butter. Add the tournedos to pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Serve one tournedos per person, topped with the Bearnaise Sauce.

  • BEARNAISE SAUCE: In a saucepan combine shallots, lemon juice,vinegar and tarragon stems and cook over medium heat until liquid has reduced to 2 tablespoons. Let reduction cool to room temperature.

  • In a metal bowl, combine egg yolk, water and reduction over a pot of simmering water. Whisk well until egg mixture begins to form ribbons when whisk is lifted out of mixture. While continuing to whisk, drizzle in melted butter little by little until completely incorporated and sauce is thick. Add chopped tarragon, taste and season with salt and white pepper.

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Recipe Details

  • Source: Essence of Emeril EE2A40 [5]
  • Dish Type: Entree [6]
  • Cuisine: American [7]
  • Cooking Method: Pan-frying [8]
  • Occasion: Any [9]
  • Effort Level: Simple [10]

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