Beef fillet with baked apples

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg beef fillet(s) (middle cut)
• 1 tbsp clarified butter
• 400 ml veal stock
• 2 tsp mustard (Dijon)
• 2 tbsp butter in flakes, ice cold
• 1 small bunch of parsley
• 2 onions
• 100 g bacon
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp marjoram, dried
• 6 apples
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 egg(s)
• 100 g almond(s), ground

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

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Dice the bacon and fry in 2 tablespoons of butter until golden brown. Add the diced onions and marjoram and sauté until translucent, then let cool slightly. Peel, core, and dice 2 of the apples and toss with lemon juice, the prepared bacon and onions, the egg, finely chopped parsley, and the ground almonds. Generously core the 4 remaining apples. Place the apples on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and fill with about half of the apple, bacon, and onion mixture. Top the baked apples with 2 tablespoons of butter and bake in a preheated oven at 175°C for about 45-50 minutes. Meanwhile, season the beef fillet with salt and pepper and sear it all over in hot clarified butter. Then brush the top of the meat with the remaining apple, bacon, and onion mixture, add it to the apples, and sear until cooked through (approx. 40 minutes). For the sauce, deglaze the pan with the veal stock and simmer. Just before serving, stir in the mustard and ice-cold butter. After the searing time, let the fillet rest for a while on a preheated platter, then slice and serve with the baked apples and the sauce. Serve with potato croquettes.