Fillet of Beef with Dakhla-Spiced Compound Butter

Food from Dakhla is all about simplicity. The oasis produces Egypt’s finest beef, with cattle roaming so freely that we watched one particularly inquisitive cow casually wander through our hotel garden before being gently coaxed away by amused staff.

An impressive, well-presented fillet of beef often graces sophisticated tables in Cairo. We reinterpreted this French-Cairene classic by evoking Dakhla’s premium beef and simple cooking style whereby a skillet of seared fillet is finish