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Steak tartare with horseradish cream and shoestring fries

Steak tartare with horseradish cream and shoestring fries

“It’s all about the quality of the beef here, leanness is imperative to the outcome. Mix the tartare last minute before serving for optimum freshness.” — Warren Turnbull

Steak tartare with horseradish cream and shoestring fries

Serves 4
Cooking Time Prep time 20 mins, cook 10 mins
200 gm   beef fillet or lean rump, trimmed of sinew, finely chopped
3   cornichons, finely chopped
6   cocktail onions, finely chopped
3 tsp   salted capers, rinsed, drained and finely chopped
1 tbsp   finely chopped chives
¼   cup (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1   egg yolk
1 tbsp   Dijon mustard
1   dash each of Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce and Cognac, or to taste
3 tsp   tomato sauce
Horseradish cream
200 gm   crème fraîche
50 gm   finely grated fresh horseradish
2 tsp   chardonnay vinegar
1 tsp   Dijon mustard
Shoestring fries
1   extra-large desiree potato (about 200gm)
For deep frying:   vegetable oil


1 For horseradish cream, combine all ingredients in a bowl and season to taste with sea salt. Refrigerate until required.
2 For shoestring fries, cut potato into matchstick-size pieces and blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain and place on layers of absorbent paper to dry. Preheat oil in a deep fryer or large deep saucepan to 180C and deep-fry shoestring potatoes in batches until golden (2-3 minutes), season to taste and keep warm.
3 Meanwhile, place meat in a bowl, add remaining ingredients and mix to combine. Season to taste.
4 Form beef mixture into patties on plates using an 8cm-diameter cutter. Make a well in the centre and spoon in some horseradish cream, then serve immediately with shoestring fries to the side.


Drink Suggestion Beaujolais Villages or a Victorian gamay.

RECIPE Warren Turnbull PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Emma Knowles DRINK SUGGESTION Sharon Timms

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