Filet in Calvados cream with celery puree

Name: Filet in Calvados cream with celery puree
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1.2 kg Fillet of beef; 7-10 Tbsp salt, black pepper; 1 TABLESPOON oil, 1 onion; 3-5 Tbsp Calvados (French apple brandy); 300 ml clear broth (instant); 100-150 g Whipped cream; 1-2 TABLESPOONS Cornstarch; 1-2 (approx. 125 g) Potatoes; 1 (approx. 1.2 kg) Celery Tuber; 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon; 8-12 cherry tomatoes; 3-4 Stem(s) Basil; 75 g butter, cayenne pepper

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
75 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5

1.2 kg Fillet of beef
7-10 Tbsp salt, black pepper
1 TABLESPOON oil, 1 onion
3-5 Tbsp Calvados (French apple brandy)
300 ml clear broth (instant)
100-150 g Whipped cream
1-2 TABLESPOONS Cornstarch
1-2 (approx. 125 g) Potatoes
1 (approx. 1.2 kg) Celery Tuber
7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
8-12 cherry tomatoes
3-4 Stem(s) Basil
75 g butter, cayenne pepper

Directions

1
Season fillet with salt and pepper. Sauté in hot oil all around. Place on a baking tray and bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C / gas: level 2) for 40-50 minutes
2
Peel and chop the onion. Sauté in the frying fat of the fillet. Deglaze with Calvados, stock and cream. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Sieve and bring to the boil. Mix starch with a little water. Thicken the sauce with it. Season to taste
3
Peel, wash and chop the potatoes and celery. Cook in 1/4 l water and lemon juice for 15-20 minutes
4
Wash the tomatoes, carve them crosswise. Wash the basil, cut it finely and spread it on the tomatoes
5
Fry for 5 minutes on the tray
6
Drain the celery well. Add butter in pieces, puree everything. Season with salt and cayenne pepper
7
Wrap fillet in aluminium foil. Let it rest for about 10 minutes. Cut open and arrange everything. Served with: roast potatoes
8
Practical tip
9
Cooking test: If the meat can be easily pressed in at short pressure, it is still "bloody. If the pressed-in area recedes quickly, it is "pink, or "medium, and if it feels firm, it is "through".