Beef tartare

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g beef fillet(s)
• 1 small onion(s)
• 2 cucumber(s) (pickled gherkins)
• 2 tbsp capers
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup, hot
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 pinch of paprika powder, hot
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp mustard (Dijon)
• 1 shot of cognac
• Salt
• Pepper, from the mill

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

Be sure to use fresh, not over-hung beef fillet. Carefully remove all skin and tendons from the beef fillet and finely chop with a sharp knife. If you don’t want to go through this work, you can also mince the meat using the fine-slicing attachment on a food processor. Peel and finely chop the onion. Finely chop the pickles and capers as well. Place the meat in a bowl and carefully mix in all the other ingredients with a fork. Season to taste. Serve with toast. TIP: I like to spread my tartare on toast with a little caviar and sprinkle the whole thing with chopped egg.