ingredients

For beef broth
1 kg of scoter
2 onions
2 carrots
2 leeks
2 cloves
1 bouquet garni
1 celery stalk

For beef with string
6 pieces of beef tenderloin, approx. 180 g, trimmed and strung
6 carrots tops
6 turnips
6 early leeks
6 yellow stems of celery heart
Cute pepper
Flower of salt

Steps

Spring beef with string

1 The day before, prepare the broth: peel the onions , prick the cloves. Split in 2, string the leeks in bunches. Peel the carrots . Heat the scoter and 3 l of cold water in a covered casserole dish. To boil, fry, add vegetables and bouquet; simmer 3 h.

2 Remove meat and vegetables; let cool, filter, keep the broth in the fridge overnight. Remove the frozen fat on the surface. Take 1.5 liters of broth, freeze the rest.

3 Prepare the beef with the string: scrape or peel, cut carrots, turnips, leeks and celery in sticks of about 6 cm. long. Bring the broth to a boil in a casserole over low heat. Add salt, pepper and vegetables. At first broth, simmer 5-10 min. Raise the fire, immerse the meat in the first broth, cook for 6 min (rare) or 10 min (for the point).

4 Put the meat and vegetables on a hot dish. Present the broth in a tureen. Serve immediately, with 2 cups of fleur de sel and mignonette and mustards and slices of toast.

tips

Variant

More economical recipe: replace the expensive beef tenderloin with beef aiguillette or a large leg of leg of lamb.

My idea

Each piece of meat should keep a strand of string long enough to be attached to a wooden spoon placed across the casserole. In this way, the beef soaks in the broth but does not touch the bottom: it is necessary for an even cooking.

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