Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan, Pesto and Goat Dung
This week I chose to present a recipe that I really like: the beef carpaccio. This is a recipe that you can enjoy as an appetizer, a starter or a main course.
Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients: (for 4 people)
- 500 grams of beef (fillet or rump)
- 1 yellow lemon
- Parmesan piece
- Sea Salt
- Big pepper
- Capers
- Two goat’s cheese
- 2 loaves of bread
- Olive oil
- Pesto sauce (if you have time, prepare it at home)
- Some lettuce leaves (if possible rocket)
- Thyme
- Basil
- 2 slices of coppa
- Honey
Preparation:
Put the meat in the freezer meat during 1h30/2h
- Squeeze the lemons and strain the juice to remove bits of pulp and seeds
- In a bowl mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with 4 tablespoons olive oil , 3 grinds of salt and 3 grinds pepper
- Mix well to homogenize
- Using a vegetable peeler cut thin slices of Parmesan cheese. Then book
- Using a brush, brush the plate with seasoning (lemon, oil, salt, pepper)
- Remove the meat from the freezer and cut it into thin slices. To cut you can either simply ask your butcher to use a carving knife (if the blade is convoluted) use a ham slicer. Small tip when sliced too thick you can catch up by putting flat. Cover with plastic wrap and flatten slightly with a rolling pin.
- Put them on plates
- Brush them with new seasoning
- Cut two dung
- Cut the toast into 4 triangles
- Place a dab of honey on each toast
- Drop half goat cheese
- Sprinkle with thyme and bake
- Cut into thin slices coppa
- Grill them without fat in a pan. Then reserve them.
- Finely chop the basil leaves
- Sprinkle carpaccio with basil and the parmesan crisps coppa and some capers
- Put some salad on the plate and toast topped with goat cheese
- Put 2 teaspoons of pesto on each plate
- Enjoy!
Side food and wine pairing:
Well, actually there is a wide choice for the pairing:
- Brunello di Montalcino (Red – Tuscany – Italy)
- Cotes de Bourg (Bordeaux Red)
- Costière de Nîmes (Red)
- Cotes de Castillon (Bordeaux Red)
- Saint-Emilion (Bordeaux Red)
- Bordeaux (Bordeaux Red)
- Merlot of Sonoma (Red – California)
- Zinfandel of Central Coast (Red – California)
- Bordeaux Clairet (Bordeaux)
- Chablis (white Burgundy)
- Côtes de Provence (Rosé – Provence)
- Chianti Classico (Red – Tuscany – Italy)
- Chinon (Red – Loire)
- Gevrey Chambertin (Red – Burgundy) (in case you do not put Pesto)
- Bandol (Rosé – Provence)
Enjoy! Bon appétit!