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Filet of beef with pistachio brunoise

Filet of beef with pistachio brunoise

For 4 people:2 carrots, 1 large onion, 150 g button mushrooms, 40 g roasted and crushed peanuts, 1 glass of port, 1/2 glass of water, 800 g of beef fillet, 4 knobs of butter, 6 tablespoons of fresh pistachios, chives, a few whole peanuts, 1 tablespoon of peanut oil , salt, pepper.

  • Peel the carrots and onion, and cut them into brunoise; do the same with the mushrooms. Cook the brunoise in salted boiling water for a few minutes. Reserve.
  • Put these brunoises in a sauté pan with 2 knobs of butter. Sweat over low heat. Add the crushed pistachios and peanuts. Deglaze with port and let reduce until dry.
  • Cut the beef into four steaks. Cook the seasoned steaks in very hot oil. Reserve on absorbent paper.
  • Cut the steaks into thin slices. Arrange in a ring on four plates. Get warm.
  • Drop the brunoise reduction with half a glass of water and whisk this sauce with the remaining butter. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if necessary.
  • Take the plates out of the heat, decorate with a few whole peanuts. Add the chopped chives to the brunoise and coat with some of the sauce. Serve the rest in a sauceboat.

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