Tournedos Rossini with Watermelon ‘Foie Gras’

This Tournedos Rossini dish turns watermelon into 'foie gras'! Yes, really! The recipe is also a masterclass in sauce making and steak cooking. This is a dish to make when you want to impress your guests! Delicious!

Ingredients

  • 4 slices brioche cut into circles
  • 4 x 150g fillet steak
  • 30g butter
  • 20ml oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 100g spinach
  • Knob of butter
  • 4 slices watermelon, without peel
  • 50g butter
  • 50ml Madeira
  • 400ml demi glace
  • 15g butter
  • Truffle slices
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
  • You will need a vacuum machine

Method

Place the watermelon slices into vacuum pack bags and use the vacuum machine to seal them. Place in the fridge for 3 days.

To make the sauce, pour the madeira into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the demi-glace and reduce by half. Finish with the butter to thicken a little and add truffle slices.

Meanwhile pan fry the brioche in a little butter over a medium heat and put to one side. Using the same pan drizzle in the oil, season the steaks then fry them for 2 minutes. Turn the steaks over, add the butter and cook for a further 2 minutes, then remove and rest.

Place another pan over a medium heat and add the butter. When the butter has melted add the spinach and wilt. Season then drain.

Pan fry the melon in butter over a medium heat, on both sides for 1 minute.

To serve, put the brioche into the centre of the plates top with spinach, then the steak, followed by the watermelon and spoon over the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices brioche cut into circles
  • 4 x 150g fillet steak
  • 30g butter
  • 20ml oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 100g spinach
  • Knob of butter
  • 4 slices watermelon, without peel
  • 50g butter
  • 50ml Madeira
  • 400ml demi glace
  • 15g butter
  • Truffle slices
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
  • You will need a vacuum machine

Method

Place the watermelon slices into vacuum pack bags and use the vacuum machine to seal them. Place in the fridge for 3 days.

To make the sauce, pour the madeira into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the demi-glace and reduce by half. Finish with the butter to thicken a little and add truffle slices.

Meanwhile pan fry the brioche in a little butter over a medium heat and put to one side. Using the same pan drizzle in the oil, season the steaks then fry them for 2 minutes. Turn the steaks over, add the butter and cook for a further 2 minutes, then remove and rest.

Place another pan over a medium heat and add the butter. When the butter has melted add the spinach and wilt. Season then drain.

Pan fry the melon in butter over a medium heat, on both sides for 1 minute.

To serve, put the brioche into the centre of the plates top with spinach, then the steak, followed by the watermelon and spoon over the sauce.