2298 Tournedos and Medaillons

Name: Tournedos and Medaillons
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: As a general rule a buttered meat glaze or Sauce Chateaubriand should be used where the preparation includes a vegetable garnish.; As a general rule a buttered meat glaze or Sauce Chateaubriand should be used where the preparation includes a vegetable garnish.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.; As a general rule a buttered meat glaze or Sauce Chateaubriand should be used where the preparation includes a vegetable garnish.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.; Sauces derived from Espagnole or Sauce Tomate should be used exclusively where the preparation includes a garnish comprised of Quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, cockscombs and kidneys, such as Financière garnish, or just a single one of these items.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Le Guide Culinaire

By Auguste Escoffier

Published 1903

About

Method

Too much has been said concerning the origin of the name Tournedos without any firm conclusions being drawn and thus it is not the intention of this work to attempt to resolve the argument.

The name Médaillon is another term for Tournedos.

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