Beef Carpaccio
"Beef carpaccio is a very popular modern Italian appetizer that can double as a light meal. I first had carpaccio in a small restaurant in Paris and have been making it at home ever since. Cooking time is freezing time. From Alton Brown."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 8 -10 ounces beef tenderloin, from the tip end of the roast
- 4 cups arugula or 4 cups mixed greens
- your favorite vinaigrette (amount to taste)
- kosher salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- shaved parmesan cheese
directions
- Wrap the tenderloin in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, unwrap the tenderloin and thinly slice the beef into approximately into 1/8 to 1/4-inch pieces.
- Lay out sheets of plastic wrap and place each slice onto the plastic. Top with another piece of plastic and gently pound the meat with a meat mallet until paper thin.
- Repeat until all of the meat is sliced and pounded.
- Divide the meat evenly among 4 chilled plates. Serve with greens tossed with vinaigrette, salt, pepper and/or Parmesan.
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Reviews
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add some mushrooms and it's perfect.. -
Love the freezing/pounding technique - I live in Italy and have been buying it thinly sliced from the butcher for years, but your idea guarantees a tenderness that is sometimes lacking in sliced raw beef. You've improved on a perfect dish! Suggestion - I find the flavor of the beef survives the competition with the vinaigrette (lemon and olive oil) and parmigiano better if you put the salt directly on the meat before topping it. Thanks for the tip, consider me a convert! -
ooo ahhh nothing to say...It was perfect!!! Didn't change a thing
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Ingy1171
Seattle, WA
I've just returned to the States after living in Japan for 2 years and am undergoing some major life changes.
It's great to be able to buy good coffee, licorice and tortillas again!
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Ratings:
I often give 4 or 5 star ratings, but I usually only try recipes that I know I'll like.
5 Stars - it was fantastic and I wouldn't change a thing.
4 stars - it's a very good recipe, will make again but changed it just a little.
3 stars - it was an okay recipe, but there were things I'd definitely change if I made it again.
2 stars - the recipe really didn't impress us much (by us I mean the hubby and myself)
1 star - there might have been something wrong with the recipe posting to begin with, because it was a complete failure (I haven't had any of these!)
