Luxury Boiled Beef

Name: Luxury Boiled Beef
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: ½ pound haricots verts (slim green beans), tipped and tailed; 1 medium leek, white and light green part only, cut into ⅛-×-⅛-×-1½-inch strips and then soaked in water for 10 minutes to remove grit; 6 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and cut across into ¼-inch-thick strips; ½ pound haricots verts (slim green beans), tipped and tailed; 5 small carrots, peeled and cut into ⅛-×-⅛-×-1½-inch strips; 1 medium leek, white and light green part only, cut into ⅛-×-⅛-×-1½-inch strips and then soaked in water for 10 minutes to remove grit; 1 medium leek, white and light green part only, cut into ⅛-×-⅛-×-1½-inch strips and then soaked in water for 10 minutes to remove grit; ¼ cup loosely packed tarragon leaves, plus about 18 leaves for garnish; ¼ cup loosely packed tarragon leaves, plus about 18 leaves for garnish; 8 cups chicken stock (any of the homemade stocks, or sterile-pack); Six 1-inch-thick slices filet mignon (2 pounds); 3 cups gluten-free pasta noodles or Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes; 3 cups gluten-free pasta noodles or Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Intolerant Gourmet

By Barbara Kafka

Published 2011

About

Luxury boiled beef is derived from a very elegant French dish, boeuf à la ficelle, in which a whole filet of beef wrapped in a cloth is simmered in broth. This quick version is elegant enough for any dinner party and is made with very quickly cooked slices of filet mignon. The meat flavors the broth along with the vegetables, especially the leek and tarragon.

The starch—gluten-free pasta noodles or Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes—can be served right in the soup since there are no b

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Europe
France
Dinner
Main course
Mediterranean

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