Name: Ox Alba style
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 480 gm finely diced ox or beef tenderloin fillet (see note); 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 small Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced; ¼ bunch of chives, thinly sliced; To serve: grilled thinly sliced sourdough baguette and lemon cheeks; Lemon and sherry vinaigrette; 1 small clove of garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 25 ml lemon juice; 25 ml sherry vinegar; 200 ml extra-virgin olive oil

Ox Alba style

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian recipe for ox Alba style by Robert Marchetti from Melbourne restaurant Giuseppe, Arnaldo and Sons

Ingredients

480 gm finely diced ox or beef tenderloin fillet (see note)

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

3 small Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced

¼ bunch of chives, thinly sliced

To serve: grilled thinly sliced sourdough baguette and lemon cheeks

Lemon and sherry vinaigrette

1 small clove of garlic, coarsely chopped

1 tsp Dijon mustard

25 ml lemon juice

25 ml sherry vinegar

200 ml extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Main

1.For lemon and sherry vinaigrette, combine garlic, mustard and a teaspoon of sea salt in a mortar and pound to a smooth paste using a pestle. Add lemon juice and vinegar, then stir in olive oil without emulsifying. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper and set aside. Makes about 1 cup. It keeps for up to a week in the refrigerator.

2.Place ox fillet in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil and season to taste. Mix to combine then divide among six serving plates, arranging down the centre of plates.

3.In a separate bowl combine mushrooms and chives, drizzle with a little vinaigrette and stand for 5 minutes to lightly pickle mushrooms. Arrange over beef, drizzle with a little extra vinaigrette and serve immediately with grilled sourdough and lemon cheeks.

Ox is an older, more flavoursome meat than that sold as beef. At GA&S, Rob Marchetti uses 150-day grain-fed ox fillet.
Notes

Robert Marchetti

Styling by Emma Knowles

Ingredients

Method

Main

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