For the end of the year, we would like to share a recipe of Clément Bonano, chef of the Auberge des Combes with you. The chef himself loves to have a bottle of Synthèse Merlot with this dish, but the spicy aromas of our Zinfandel and the smooth tannins of our Paradoxe (a cuvee of Syrah, Cabernet franc, Grenache and Merlot) are also very suitable to accompany this meal.

The winzers and the entire team of the Domaine de l’Arjolle present their best wishes for the New Year, raising their glasses to your health and well-being.

Onglet de Bœuf (beef back steak) from “Aubrac” Crispy Nems with onion confit Sweet onions from Lézignan vigneronne style

For the sauce: :
2 sweet onions from Lézignan
2 carrots
1 leek
20 cl of red wine (Syrah or Cabernet Sauvignon)
20 g of flour
20 cl of veal stock
20 g of butter

The meat :
6 Onglet de Bœuf (beef back steaks) of 160 g each

For the Nems :
6 pieces of filo pastry
4 fresh, sweet onions
100 g of dried, crushed almonds
A small bunch of tarragon, chopped
10 cl of Balsamic vinegar
50 g of icing sugar
100 g of sugar
2 Espelette peppers
50 cl of oil for frying
Salt, Pepper

To prepare the nems:
Wash, peel and chop the onions. Heat butter in a pan and stew the onions until they are translucent. Deglaze with the Balsamic vinegar and leave at low heat and cook for another five minutes. Remove from the stove and add the Tarragon, the almonds and the Espelette peppers, season with salt and pepper and keep warm.

The chef himself loves to have a bottle of Synthèse Merlot with this dish, but the spicy aromas of our Zinfandel and the smooth tannins of our Paradoxe (a cuvee of Syrah, Cabernet franc, Grenache and Merlot) are also very suitable to accompany this meal.

Take the filo pastry sheets, cut half lengthwise and put some of the onion filling on top. Roll up, brush with egg yolk and keep in the refrigerator.

To prepare the sauce:
Wash the vegetables and cut in dices. Roast the beef trimmings in a pan. In a second pan, sauté the vegetable dices, than add the beef trimmings. Add the flour and deglaze after a couple of minutes with the red wine. Add the veal stock and let it cook for 30 minutes at low heat, then put the whole mixture through a vegetable mill (masher). Add the rest of the butter to the sauce and keep it warm without cooking.

Sauté the beef on both sides on a high heat, season with salt and pepper. At the same time, fry the Nems in 170° Celsius hot oil until they have a golden-yellow colour and drain them on kitchen paper.
Arrange the beef and the Nems together with some sauce on a plate and serve immediately.

I recommend having a bottle of Merlot Synthèse with this dish, whose ripe red fruit aromas perfectly underline the taste of the beef.

Bon appétit!

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