Beef medallions with a chestnut crust

Total: 1 hr | Active: 45 min.
Low Carb

Ingredients

for 4 person

Chestnut crust
100 g frozen peeled chestnuts, defrosted
3 sprig rosemary
25 g butter, soft
¼ tsp sea salt
a little  pepper
40 g grated Parmesan
To prepare the vegetables
onion
garlic clove
600 g savoy cabbage
pear
Creamy savoy cabbage
1 tbsp butter
1 sprig rosemary
bay leaf
1 dl white wine
1 dl vegetable bouillon
200 g crème fraîche
¼ tsp nutmeg
  salt and pepper to taste
Meat
a little  clarified butter
beef fillet medallions (each approx. 150 g)
½ tsp salt
a little  pepper
40 g Parmesan

How it's done

Chestnut crust

Finely chop the chestnuts and rosemary, place in a bowl. Add the butter, mix well and season.

Mix the cheese into the chestnut mixture.

To prepare the vegetables

Peel the onion and garlic. Thinly slice the onion and mince the garlic. Thinly slice the savoy cabbage. Quarter and core the pear, cut into thin slices.

Creamy savoy cabbage

Heat the butter in a pan. Briefly sauté the onion and garlic. Add the cabbage and pear, cook for approx. 5 mins. Add the rosemary and bay leaf. Pour in the wine and reduce almost completely. Pour in the stock, cover and simmer the cabbage for approx. 10 mins. until just soft.

Mix in the crème fraîche, season, simmer the cabbage (uncovered) for approx. 5 mins., cover and keep warm.

Meat

Heat the clarified butter in a frying pan. Season the meat, brown for approx. 1 min. on each side. Place the meat in an ovenproof dish.

Spread the crust on top of the medallions. Sprinkle with cheese.

To roast

Approx. 15 mins. in the upper half of an oven preheated to 200°C. Remove, serve the medallions with the cabbage.

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