Nero Wolfe’s Fillets Of Beef In Sauce Abano

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs		Main dish, Meats	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6		to 12 slices cooked beef
		fillet
3		Hard-cooked eggs
1	t	Dry mustard
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Black pepper, freshly
		ground
1 1/2	c	Olive oil
1/2	c	Tarragon vinegar
1/2	c	Chopped sour gherkins
1	T	Capers
1	T	Chopped parsley
1	T	Chervil -OR-
1	t	Dried leaves
1/2	T	Tomato paste
10022	:	SBN 670-50599-4 : Library of Congress

INSTRUCTIONS

>. Cook the beef fillets according to the cooking instructions for
fillet of beef in aspic. 2>. Grate the egg yolks and blend with the
dry mustrad, salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup of the oil. Beat the mixture  to
a paste with a wire whisk. Slowly add the remaining oil, beating
constantly. Add the vinegar and stir vigorously. Stir in the  gherkins,
capers, parsley and chervil, and blend in the tomato paste.  The sauce
should have the consistently of mayonnaise. 3>. Cut the egg  whites
into julienned strips and fold them the sauce. Pour the sauce  over the
beef filets and garnish the platter with broiled tomato  halves. (The
Rubber Band) Source: The Nero Wolfe Cookbook by Rex Stout  :        
The Viking Press, Inc.  :          625 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
#72-75754  :          1973  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection
at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 529 Calories From Fat: 503 Total Fat: 57.1g Cholesterol: 106.1mg Sodium: 294.7mg Potassium: 94.6mg Carbohydrates: 2.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 3.8g