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Best Steak Frites Sandwich - Ever?

Best Steak Frites Sandwich - Ever?

Made famous by La Baguette du Relais in Paris, this is a stunner of a steak sandwich. Yes, the sauce is a bit of work, but then it's so damn worth it.

Makes 2 baguette sandwiches

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 cup butter, 2 sticks butter
  • 1 shallot, finely diced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon of chopped tarragon
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh chervil or parsley
  • 4 large basil leaves
  • 8 oil-packed anchovies
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 10 capers
  • 5 walnut halves
  • 2 teaspoons finely ground pepper
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

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Steak

  • One 16 ounce rib eye
  • Kosher salt & coarse ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup butter, if cooking in a pan
  • 2 - 6 inch French baguettes
  • Fries, cooked and crispy for serving

Directions

Sauce

  1. Melt about ¼ of the butter in a saucepan over low heat and add the shallot - cook until just softened and translucent - not browned
  2. Add the remaining butter to the saucepan, and when melted removed from heat and put in the tarragon, parsley, basil, anchovies, capers, walnuts, nutmeg and pepper – hand blend until smooth
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolk, mustard, Worcestershire and lemon juice until smooth
  4. Slowly pour the butter mixture into the egg mixture, and beat until smooth, thick consistency (like a slightly thinner mayo)
  5. Put about 2/3 of this into a saucepan over medium/low heat and stir tunil it starts to get a bit oily on top - remove from the heat
  6. Wait 30 seconds, then combine the heated & unheated sauces together for one final whisking or beating to combine
  7. Use!!

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Steak

  1. Remove steak from fridge about 45 minutes before cooking
  2. Season with salt & pepper, and cook - really any way you'd like until medium rare.If using a pan, add the butter and start basting when the steak is about 125 degrees, then pull it at 130 - let rest 10 minutes and slice
  3. Slice baguettes horizontally, top with steak, fries, the sauce l’Entrecote and top baguette

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