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Gourmet Filet (filet gratin wrapped in bacon)
Recipe

Gourmet Filet (filet gratin wrapped in bacon)

Dinner • Switzerland

Sliced fillet is lightly seared, wrapped in bacon, and baked in a creamy ketchup-paprika sauce. The dish is finished in a gratin dish in the oven.

Why smarter

Wrapping the fillet in bacon helps keep the meat moist while it bakes in the sauce.

Chef tip

Whip the cream until thick (not to stiff peaks) so the sauce stays on top of the meat during baking.

Ingredients

# Ingredient Text Amount Unit Ingredient Name Notes
1 600–800 g fillet meat (e.g., pork, veal, game, or chicken) 600.000 g fillet meat Range given: 600–800 g; options listed in source: pork/veal/game/chicken
2 12–15 slices bacon (depending on the number of meat pieces) bacon Range given: 12–15 slices; depends on number of fillet pieces
3 500 ml heavy cream (whipping cream) 500.000 ml heavy cream Source: 5 dl Schlagrahm; to be whipped thick
4 150 ml ketchup 150.000 ml ketchup Source: 1.5 dl
5 1 tsp paprika powder 1.000 tsp paprika powder
6 1/4 tsp dried tomato powder 0.250 tsp dried tomato powder Source wording: getrocknetes Tomatenpulver
7 Meat seasoning, to taste meat seasoning Source: Fleischgewürz; used to season the sliced meat
8 Toothpicks, as needed toothpicks Used to secure bacon-wrapped pieces; placed vertically with tip showing above

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Slice the fillet meat into about 1 cm thick slices and season with meat seasoning.
  3. Lightly pan-fry the bacon slices, then lay them out on a cutting board.
  4. Lightly pan-sear the fillet slices.
  5. Wrap each fillet slice in a bacon slice and secure with a toothpick inserted vertically (with the toothpick protruding at the top).
  6. For the sauce, whip the cream until thick.
  7. Mix the ketchup, paprika powder, and dried tomato powder into the whipped cream until well combined.
  8. Lightly spread a thin layer of the sauce mixture over the bottom of a gratin dish.
  9. Place the bacon-wrapped fillet pieces in the dish.
  10. Spread the remaining sauce over the top.
  11. Bake for about 20 minutes.