Fillet Steak with Crunchy Chips and Béarnaise Sauce

Name: Fillet Steak with Crunchy Chips and Béarnaise Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 1 small shallot; 1 sprig fresh tarragon; 1 sprig fresh parsley; 2 free-range egg yolks; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 100g/3½oz cold butter; 1 tsp chopped fresh tarragon; 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley; 4 x 150g/5¼oz fillet steaks; 4 tsp vegetable oil; salt and freshly ground black pepper; , for frying vegetable oil; 4 large Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into large chips, parboiled in vegetable stockvegetable stock; 4 handfuls mixed salad leaves

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Shallot and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 602 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Fillet Steak with Crunchy Chips and Béarnaise Sauce

Serves 4

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

601Calories

12 gProtein

44 gFat

42 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Bay Leaf	1 leaf (0.6g)	2
Tarragon	1 tsp dried (0.5g)	2
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Salad	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Shallot + tarragontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together602 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Tarragon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,563 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,737 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Tarragon + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,399 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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