Beef fillet cooked in a thyme-infused salt crust, chips and Béarnaise sauce

Name: Beef fillet cooked in a thyme-infused salt crust, chips and Béarnaise sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 800 g beef fillet; freshly ground black pepper; 3 bunches fresh thyme, chopped; 1 Chips recipe; 1 Béarnaise Sauce recipe; 500 g coarse sea salt; 1 medium free range egg; 400 g strong white bread or pasta flour, plus extra for dusting; 400 g strong white bread or pasta flour, plus extra for dusting

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple to Sensational

By Jun Tanaka

Published 2010

About

This is the best way to cook beef fillet. The salt and thyme penetrate the meat, giving it a wonderful aroma and flavour. Crack it open in front of your guests for a dramatic effect.

Ingredients

1 Chips recipe
1 Béarnaise Sauce recipe
2 tablespoons <

Main course
Sensational

Method

Make the salt crust. In a large bowl combine the thyme, salt, egg and 100 ml water. Mix well and gradually add the flour, until a firm, elastic dough is formed. If it’s too dry, add a touch more water. If it’s too wet, add a little more flour. Cover with cling film and leave at room temperature for 1 hour.
Make the Chips and Béarnaise Sauce.
Once the