2lb ground beef round
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 raw egg yolks
8 anchovy fillets, drained
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup catsup
1/4 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons brandy
1/4 cup capers, drained
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 lemons, quartered
Dark rye bread or toast
1. In medium bowl, combine beef, lemon juice, and garlic; toss lightly with fork just to combine. Lightly shape into 4 large patties. Arrange on serving platter
2. Make an indentation in center of each patty; place an egg yolk in each. Arrange 2 anchovy fillets around each egg yolk.
3. Press sour cream through pastry bag with number-5 fluted tip to form circle around edge of each patty. Refrigerate, lightly covered, until serving time.
4. In small bowl, combine catsup, chili sauce, and brandy; mix well.
5. Sprinkle with capers and onion. Garnish with lemon quarters. Serve with bread or toast. Makes 4 to 8 servings.
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These days, this meal would trigger major class action law suits. People had real hardy stomachs.
My father used to enjoy having steak tartare but it never had all that sauce in it. Just mean and onion and an egg yolk. In fact he used to eat raw beef and onion sandwiches. He called them cannibal sandwiches.
My dad isn’t dead, he just doesn’t eat that anymore. IDK why. If anything meat is probably cleaner than ever.