Fillet of Beef with Madeira and Mushrooms
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- beef fillet
- larding bacon
- mushroom caps
- sauce Champignons
- pot-roasting juices
- small whole mushrooms
Instructions
- Lard the beef fillet.
- Pot-roast it and glaze it at the last moment.
- Set it on the serving dish and surround it with fine mushroom caps, fluted or turned.
- Add the pot-roasting juices to a sauce Champignons, together with small cooked whole mushrooms or large mushrooms cut in quarters, and serve it separately.