Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Celery Root Gratin
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Food & Wine
Wine bar owner-chef William Abitbol substitutes nutty celery root for potato in his riff on a classic creamy gratin. He serves it with his tenderloin steaks topped with a rich pan sauce.

Servings:
4
Prep Time:
1 hr 25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins
Ingredients
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1 2-poundcelery root, peeled, quartered and sliced crosswise 1/8 inch thicksee savings

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Salt and freshly ground peppersee savings

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1 pinch offreshly grated nutmegsee savings

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1 cupheavy creamsee savings

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5 tablespoonsunsalted butter, 1 tablespoon cut into small piecessee savings

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1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oilsee savings

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4 6-ouncetrimmed beef tenderloin steaks, about 2 inches thicksee savings

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1/2 cupveal demiglace, see Notesee savings

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4rosemary sprigs, for garnishsee savings

Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees . Spread one-fourth of the celery root slices in a shallow 1-quart gratin dish. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Repeat with the remaining celery root slices to create 4 layers; season between each layer. Pour the cream over the celery root and dot with the 1 tablespoon of butter pieces. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for about 30 minutes longer, until browned on top and the celery root is tender when pierced with a knife. Let stand for 15 minutes. Leave the oven on.
2.
In a large ovenproof skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in the olive oil. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat until a brown crust forms on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Turn the steaks, transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for about 12 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer the steaks to plates.
3.
Add the veal demiglace to the skillet and bring to a boil. Remove the skillet from the heat and whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over and around the steaks. Garnish each steak with a sprig of rosemary and serve hot with the celery root gratin.
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