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Beef à la béarnaise (filets de bœuf à la béarnaise)

Erken 1914: beef slices browned in butter with chopped mushroom, brushed with meat glaze, arranged in a ring around creamed spinach with béarnaise sauce enriched with meat glaze poured around.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 175 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the meat chapter of Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), in the series of French-inspired beef dishes that shows how the Norwegian bourgeois kitchen took up restaurant-style plating.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cut the meat

    Cut the meat into slices and season with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Brown the steaks

    Brown the slices in the butter together with the chopped mushroom and the seasoning.

  3. 3

    Brush

    Once the pieces are cooked through, brush them over with meat glaze.

  4. 4

    Plating

    Arrange the steaks in a ring around the creamed spinach on the platter.

  5. 5

    Sauce

    Stir a little meat glaze into the béarnaise sauce and pour it around the steak.

Changes from the original

Measures are converted to modern Norwegian units (deciliters, grams, tablespoons), "bifkjøt" is interpreted as beef tenderloin/striploin, and the method is split into numbered steps. Béarnaise sauce and creamed spinach are mentioned as accompaniments without their own quantities, as in the original.

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1914 (korrekturlest, s. 175)1949 (korrekturlest, s. 204)~52% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
(Filets de boeuf å ia béarnaise.) 1½ kg. bifkjøt biffkjøtt 60 gr. stiv kjøtsky kjøttsky 60 gr. smør 1 spiseske spiseskje hakket champignons champignon pepper salt. Kjøttet skjæres i skiver, brunes i smørret smøret med champignonsen champignonen og krydderier. Pensles over med kjøtsky, naar stykkerne kjøttsky, når stykkene er færdigstekt. ferdigstekt. Biffen lægges legges i runding omkring stuet spinat. Béarnaisesaus, tilsat tilsatt litt kjøtsky, heldes kjøttsky, helles omkring.

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Frequently asked questions

How much meat and which ingredients do I need?
For 4 servings: 1 1/4 kg beef, 60 g firm meat glaze, 60 g butter, 1 tablespoon chopped mushroom, plus pepper and salt. In addition, béarnaise sauce and creamed spinach for serving.
How is the steak fried?
The meat is cut into slices and browned in the butter together with the mushroom and the seasoning. Once the pieces are cooked through, they are brushed over with meat glaze. Total time is about 40 minutes.
How is the dish plated?
The steaks are arranged in a ring around creamed spinach, and béarnaise sauce with a little meat glaze added is poured around.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), page 175, under the French name "filets de bœuf à la béarnaise."

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