Synonymous with succulence and outstanding flavor, the Paris Steak Cafe is one of the most traditional dishes in France. In addition to the meat, the soul of the dish resides in the butter-based sauce, which is thick, almost creamy, and deliciously scented with herbs.
on your trip to Bordeaux to CNN Travel & Gastronomy, program you can watch here, Daniela filomeno he summoned Jhony Purice, executive chef of the Scenic Diamond ship, to an irresistible task: touring Bordeaux’s “mercadão”, the Marché des Capucins, and buying ingredients for the recipe. More local and fresher, impossible.
Back on the ship, Dani and the chef made the step by step of the dish in four hands, and the result was beyond appetizing. The meat used is the filet mignon, the beef tenderloin as it is called internationally, it can be served very red rare or according to your preference.
Next, learn the step-by-step recipe for Steak Café de Paris – always well accompanied by French fries – and bring a taste of France to your home kitchen:
Ingredients
- 4 sirloin steaks (filet mignon)
- salt, pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 bunch of rosemary, 1 bunch of thyme
- 15 ml of walnut oil
- 20g of butter
- 3g of sea salt
Café de Paris (sauce)
- 250g of butter at room temperature
- 5 egg yolks
- 30g of sauteed onion
- 1 chopped garlic
- 20g of chopped herbs (thyme, rosemary, parsley, basil, marjoram, dill)
- 1g of curry powder
- 1g of powdered ginger
- 1g of smoked paprika powder
- 10g of mustard
- 1 lemon juice
- salt, pepper
- 500 ml of whipped cream
Preparation mode
- For the sauce, beat the butter with the herbs and spices, slowly add the egg yolks, gently mix in half of the whipped cream and freeze.
- Season the meat and seal on both sides, add a whole piece of pressed garlic and the herb sprigs, add butter and set aside to rest.
- Transfer frozen butter to a casserole dish over medium heat, continue stirring until the butter mixture is above 70 degrees, and add chilled whipped cream to prevent mixture separation.
- Cut the sirloin steak into slices, sprinkle with sea salt and serve with Café de Paris butter.
Reference: CNN Brasil
