Recipe - Esterhazy Rostbraten (Beef Sirloin A La Ester

10 White peppercorns
1 Bay leaf
1 md Carrot, peeled and julienned
into thin strips
1 Yellow turnip, peeled and
julienned (about 2 cups)
1 md Celery root (celeriac),
julienned
1 cup Clarified butter for
sauteing
7 ounce Slices of sirloin
1 md White onion, peeled and
finely chopped
1/3 cup Cognac
One half cup Heavy cream
1 cup Brown beef stock
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon Butter

salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste sour cream (optional for
garnishing)

1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the peppercorns and bay leaf.
Briefly and separately blanch the carrot, turnip, and celery root. Refresh
the vegetables in ice water and set aside. Reserve the vegetable stock
resulting from the blanching and reduce to 1/3 cup. Remove the bay leaf and
peppercorns.

2. Heat 2/3 cup clarified butter in a skillet and saute the sirloin over
mediumhigh heat until brown outside and mediumrare inside. Keep warm on a
covered plate.

3. Degrease the pan. Heat 1/3 cup clarified butter and saute the onion
over medium heat until golden. Add the cognac and reduce 3 to 5 minutes.
Add the vegetable stock and again reduce 4 to 5 minutes over mediumhigh
heat. Add the cream, lower the heat to medium, and reduce by half.

4. Add the beef stock and once more reduce by half. Add the lemon juice
and any meat juices from the covered plate. Drain the vegetables and stir
them into the sauce. Swirl in the butter and season with salt and pepper to
taste.

5. Place the meat on plates, topped with the sauce. The sirloin may be
garnished with a swirled piping of sour cream, pressed through a pastry
bag.

Serves 6.

From: VIENNESE CUISINE THE NEW APPROACH by Peter Grunauer and Andreas
Kisler. ISBN 038527999X. Doubleday, New York. 1987 Posted by: Karin
Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92

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