Tournedos Rossini is a French steak dish consisting of
beef tournedos (
filet mignon), pan-fried in butter, served on a
crouton, and topped with a slice of fresh
foie gras
; (, ) is a specialty food product made of the liver of a Domestic duck, duck or Domestic goose, goose. According to French law, ''foie gras'' is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by ''gavage'' (force feeding).
''Foie gras'' i ...
briefly pan-fried at the last minute. The dish is garnished with slices of
black truffle and finished with ', a
Madeira
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...
-based sauce.
It is named after 19th-century composer
Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote man ...
. Its invention is attributed to French master chef
Marie-Antoine Carême, or
Adolphe Dugléré, or
Savoy Hotel
The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1 ...
chef
Auguste Escoffier
Georges Auguste Escoffier (; 28 October 1846 – 12 February 1935) was a French chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-A ...
.
[Augustin, Andreas]
"Famous Hotels in the World – London: The Savoy"
4Hoteliers, 30 October 2006, accessed 4 September 2013.
See also
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Medallion (food)
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List of beef dishes
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References
External links
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French beef dishes
Gioachino Rossini