Chapter XV · Relevés and Entrées · No. 1081
Built upon: No. 62Béarnaise Sauce
1081—Tournedos Béarnaise
Season the tournedos, and grill them.
Set them on round crusts, half an inch thick, fried in clarified butter; slightly coat the surface of the tournedos with meat-glaze, and surround them with a thread of Béarnaise sauce (No. 62, Béarnaise Sauce).
In the centre arrange a heap of small potatoes cooked in butter and kept very soft, and sprinkle thereon a pinch of chopped parsley.
N.B.—The tournedos may be simply coated with glaze and the Béarnaise sauce served separately.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 1081, p. 365. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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