Another Version of Mariner’s Beef

Name: Another Version of Mariner’s Beef (Filet de boeuf nautes)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 beef fillet weighing 500-750 g; salt, pepper; 6 cornichons, finely chopped; 4-5 anchovies, finely chopped; small bunch parsley, finely chopped

Filet de boeuf nautes

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sud de France

By Caroline Conran

Published 2012

About

This is traditionally much enjoyed by the hunters or chasseurs. The beef is slapped into split baguettes and eaten standing up, boots on feet and guns on shoulder. Probably a shot of marc would go well with it early in the morning.

Ingredients

1 beef fillet weighing 500-750 g
5 tbsp olive oil

Europe
France
Sauce
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Heat 2–3 tablepoons olive oil in a saucepan and cook the onion gently for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Mix with all the other ingredients except the beef. Set this mixture aside.

Heat the oven to 200°C. Coat the fillet with olive oil and season well with freshly ground pepper. Oil a frying-pan with a tablespoon of oil and heat it until smoking; put in the fillet a