Boiled Beef

Name: Boiled Beef (Boeuf à la ficelle)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 ¾ teaspoons (5 g) black peppercorns; 1 onion, studded with 3 cloves; 4 ½ lb. (2 kg) beef tenderloin or fillet of beef, trimmed; Just under 1 oz. (25 g) kosher salt; 1 sprig parsley; 7 oz. (200 g) carrots and turnips, cut into sticks; 3 tomatoes; 6 leeks, white part only; 2 celery hearts (tender part of innermost ribs); 1 sprig tarragon; 1 sprig chervil; Croutons; Grated Gruyère

Boeuf à la ficelle

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

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Paul Bocuse

By Paul Bocuse

Published 2014

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Ingredients

4 ½ lb. (2 kg) beef tenderloin or fillet of beef, trimmed
Just under 1

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Pour 13 cups (6 ⅓ pints/3 liters) of water into a large pot. Add the seasoning, the aromatic ingredients, and t