Name: Beef Tartare
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Paprika; Maldon sea salt; Toasted sourdough bread, to serve; extra-virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon finely chopped gherkins; 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots; 1 tablespoon miniature capers; 360 g finely chopped beef, excluding all fat (we use bavette, i.e. skirt steak)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anthony Demetre

Published 2008

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You could also mince the beef, but I find chopping by hand gives a better texture. The pieces should be no smaller than about 3mm dice. Some people do this with two knives, one in each hand. As the egg yolks are raw, use only the freshest from an impeccable source.

Ingredients

360 g finely chopped beef, excluding all fat (we use bavette, i.e. skirt steak)
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots

Method

In a large mixing bowl, combine together to an even mix all the ingredients apart from the egg yolks and bread. Do not be afraid to add more of the seasoning ingredients according to your taste.

Mould the tartare mixture into 4 round patties. (You can use a 10 cm. pastry cutter to mould the

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