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Beef Fillet in Juniper Nut Crust with Chocolate Beer Sauce and Chestnut Puree

5 from 4 votes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 5 people
Calories 134 kcal

Ingredients
 

Beef fillet

  • 1,5 kg Beef fillet
  • 2 Onions
  • 1 Carrot
  • 1 Celeriac fresh
  • 3 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 1 shot Oil
  • 500 ml Beer dark
  • 500 ml Venison broth
  • 1 bunch Rosemary
  • 1 bunch Thyme
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 10 Juniper berries
  • 10 Peppercorns
  • 2 Cloves
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 pinch Ground cinnamon
  • 1 Floury potatoes
  • 80 g Dark couverture chocolate
  • 80 g Butter
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper

crust

  • 2 Toast
  • 100 g Walnuts
  • 1 shot Beer
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper

Chestnut puree

  • 250 g Pre-Cooked chestnuts
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 1 shot Broth
  • 250 ml Cream
  • 3 tbsp Beer
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Sugar

Instructions
 

Beef fillet

  • Parry the beef fillet and put in the fridge.
  • Peel the onion, carrot and celery and cut into cubes. Fry the vegetables in a saucepan with a little oil. Add tomato paste and continue to brown, reduce the temperature and continue roasting over medium heat.
  • When it starts to set, deglaze with a little beer and game stock, add rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns, cloves, clove of garlic and cinnamon, reduce the liquid.
  • Peel and finely grate the potatoes and add to the sauce so that the sauce becomes creamy. Reduce the sauce to the desired strength. Drain the bones and vegetables on a sieve over a saucepan.
  • Peel and finely grate the potatoes and add to the sauce so that the sauce becomes creamy. Reduce the sauce to the desired strength. Drain the bones and vegetables on a sieve over a saucepan.
  • Finely grate the couverture and stir into the sauce, season with salt and pepper and a little beer. Now finish the sauce, mix with a little cold butter and mix with a hand blender.
  • Cut the beef fillet into medallions, season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a pan and fry the pieces of meat well on all sides with a little thyme and juniper berries. Place on a rack with a baking sheet.

crust

  • Cut off the crust for the crust on white bread. Finely chop the bread, nuts and juniper berries in a food processor. Mix the butter with a little salt until frothy. Stir in the crumbs and mix with a little beer to a smooth mass.
  • Place the bread mixture on the beef fillet medallions and bake in the oven.

Chestnut puree

  • For the chestnut puree, boil the chestnuts with the milk and the stock. Add the cream and puree with a blender. Strain through a fine sieve. If necessary, add the cream and stock. Season to taste with salt, sugar and the beer. Serve everything together.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 5.9gProtein: 10gFat: 7.4g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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