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Beef Carpaccio I

Beef Carpaccio I — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 400 g high quality beef fillet
  • 90 ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 small handful pine kernels, for toasting
  • 50 g Parmesan, for shaving
  • 1 dash of truffle oil, for drizzling (optional) (optional)
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut the beef fillet into extremely thin slices (about 2 mm).
  2. 2
    Lay a piece of cling film on the work surface, place the sliced beef on top and place another layer of film over. Flatten the slices with the back of a knife.
  3. 3
    Pour a small puddle of olive oil onto a large plate and place a layer of beef over it. Season with the salt and pepper and continue making layers with all the beef.
  4. 4
    Cover the plate with cling film and leave to marinate for half an hour.
  5. 5
    Meanwhile toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan.
  6. 6
    Transfer the beef onto individual plates. Cover with pine nuts, shavings of Parmesan and a dash of truffle oil if you have any.
Cuisine
Italian

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