Beef Filets with Foie Gras and Truffles | Saveur

Beef Filets with Foie Gras and Truffles | Saveur

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Composer Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was a noted gourmand, and dishes with his name attached typically involve foie gras and truffles. This one was served in his honor at the Cafe Anglais in Paris.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. clarified butter
  • 4 (1/2''-thick) slices baguette
  • 4 oz. fresh foie gras, cut into 2'' rounds about 1/2'' thick
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (6-oz.) beef filets, at room temperature
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup madeira
  • 2 cups rich veal stock or beef stock
  • 6 oz. demi-glace
  • 8 tbsp. butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 (1-oz.) black truffle, thinly sliced

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