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       Title: CHILLED FILLET OF BEEF WITH SOUR CREAM
  Categories: Beef
       Yield: 8 servings
  
       4 lb Trimmed beef fillet
            Salt to taste
            Pepper to taste
       4 tb Butter,divided
       1    Carrot, finely chopped
       1    Leek, white part only,
            Finely chopped
       1    Rib celery, finely chopped
       1 tb Vegetable oil
       1 cl Garlic, minced
     3/4 lb Bacon, cut into 1″ pieces
     1/4 lb Mushrooms,sliced
       1 tb Grated onion
   1 1/2 c  Sour cream
       2 ts Horseradish
       1 tb Finely chopped parsley
       1 ts Thyme
       1 ts Chervil
  
   Season beef with salt and pepper.Dot with 2 tbsp.
   butter.Melt remaining 2 tbsp. butter in small roasting
   pan.Add carrot,leek and celery.Saute over low heat 8
   minutes.Place beef in pan.Bake in preheated 500 degree
   oven 25 minutes.Cool in pan juices 1 hour. In medium
   skillet,heat oil and garlic.Cook 1 minute.Add bacon.
   Saute until barely crisp.Drain on paper towels.Drain
   all but 3 tbsp. drippings.Add mushrooms.Cook over
   moderate heat 3 to 5 minutes.Remove,drain and set
   aside. Place cooled meat on cutting board,pouring pan
   juices into bowl. Add remaining ingredients to pan
   juices,blending well.Add bacon and mushrooms.Taste for
   seasoning.Cut wedge 1″ wide and 1″ deep along top
   length of beef.Remove long triangular wedge.Spoon
   stuffing evenly into cavity,filling with about 3 tbsp.
   of stuffing.Replace wedge.Chill.To serve,cut beef into
   3/4″ slices.Accompany with remaining stuffing.Serves 6
   to 8.
  
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