Tournedos of beef with asparagus, artichokes and polenta – by David Sharland

INGREDIENTS

(serves one)

175g tournedos
1tbs oil

For the sauce 250ml chicken stock
250ml cèpe stock
¼ tsp grain mustard
Chopped truffle
Butter

For the garnish
Sliced cèpes
4-5 crosnes
2-3 pieces baby asparagus
3tbs olive oil
Chopped truffle

For the shallot confit
750g peeled shallots
500ml raspberry vinegar
2tbs sugar

For the beetroot polenta 250ml beetroot juice
1tbs polenta
Butter

METHOD

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the beef. Take the beef out of the pan, set aside and keep hot.

Deglaze the pan with the chicken stock, cèpe stock and mustard, and reduce by three-quarters. Sauté the cèpes, crosnes and asparagus tips in olive oil.

To make the shallot confit, braise 750g of peeled shallots with 200ml of raspberry vinegar and 2tbs of sugar in the oven until syrupy.

For the quenelle of beetroot polenta, make a quenelle of cooked polenta, poach in 250ml of beetroot juice until coloured. Drain and brush with butter.

Arrange the beef in the middle of a plate, garnish with shallot confit and a quenelle of beetroot polenta. Surround the beef with the vegetables, whisk the chopped truffle and butter into the sauce, and coat the beef with it.

Garnish with the chopped truffle.

David Sharland