country: France

story: This dish has its roots in Mongolia, where warriors, the so-called Tatars, used to eat raw meat.
It was in the early 20th century when French chefs started adding sauce to the meat and creating
today´s dish as we know it.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

  • 500g minced beef filet
  •  2 tbsps capers or/and 2 tbsps pickled cucumbers
  • 2 tbsps Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsps of Ketchup
  • 4 fresh egg yolks

 

directions:

  • remove the meat from the fridge an hour before starting
  •  finely chop the onion and cucumbers
  •  add all ingredients into a bowl and mix well
  • be generous with salt and pepper
  • serve with toast and butter

 

tips:

  •  if you like it spicy add some fresh chilli or a few dashes of Tabasco
  • add some finely chopped anchovies or Worchstershire, which also contains anchovies