Tournedos Mikado (on Grilled Half-Tomatoes, with Crosnes)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Choose fine, slightly firm tomatoes of the kind called « Mikado » and divide them in two across their thickness.
  2. Press them to draw out the water and seeds, season the inside and grill them.
  3. Sauté the tournedos in butter and arrange them in a crown, each on a grilled half-tomato.
  4. Garnish the middle with crosnes sautéed in butter.
  5. Surround the tournedos with a ribbon of sauce Provençale.

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