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Veal fillet with béarnaise sauce

Finger-thick slices of veal fillet fried in butter on fried bread slices, with a béarnaise sauce of egg yolks, vinegar and tarragon. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 230.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 230 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Garnished with asparagus and parsley and served on slices of bread, this is a festive meat dish in the 1949 edition.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Reduce the base

    Boil onion, vinegar, pepper and salt down to one third. Lift the pot off the heat.

  2. 2

    Make the sauce

    Whisk in the beaten egg yolks and let them thicken over the heat, whisking hard. Add the melted, cooled butter little by little. Wring the sauce through a cloth and stir in chopped tarragon, cayenne and stock. Warm it in a water bath until lukewarm.

  3. 3

    Fry bread and meat

    Dry the meat, cut it into slices a finger thick, pound lightly and rub with pepper and salt. Fry the bread slices golden in 120 g butter. Brown the meat in the rest of the butter and fry 3–4 minutes per side. Place the meat on the bread.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Deglaze the pan with the stock. Pour the sauce over the meat and garnish the dish with asparagus and a little fresh parsley. Serve at once.

  5. 5

    Note

    The sauce contains egg yolks that are only gently heated. Use fresh, good-quality eggs, keep it lukewarm and serve at once. If it gets too hot, it will curdle.

Changes from the original

Measures are in modern units and the frying time of 3–4 minutes per side is kept. The butter is divided between bread, meat and sauce.

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Frequently asked questions

What if the sauce curdles?
The book warns that the sauce curdles if heated too much. Keep it lukewarm in a water bath and serve at once.
Which cut of veal is used?
The meat may come from either the neck or the leg.

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