France Travel Guide book: Steak Tartare, Paris (France)

Learn all about the French specialty - Steak Tartare. Other Information: Restaurant Featured Brasserie du Théâtre 59, rue de Clichy 75009 Paris 33.01.48.74.91.00 Just after a play or having a work in Paris, you can have dinner in Brasserie du Theatre, a very nice and very casual Bistro. "I have worked here at the Brasserie du Theatre for 10 years. Steak Tartar is a dish that our customers order often because people do not have it too often in their own homes. What you should know is, once the meat is ground up, it only stays good for about an hour. There you have an egg, some capers, there you have some onions and here you have some pickles and over there you have some parsley. Next, I am going to add just a bit of ketchup. Then some mustard, and then the magic touch, a dash of olive oil. There are a lot of people who make Steak Tartar with mayonnaise and that, to me, is unacceptable. So here we have the true Steak Tartar in the purest form. And you should know that Steak Tartar in the beginning was made from horse meat that was chopped up with a knife. The basis for the real steak tartar was horse meat, but now, in France in restaurants, we are not allowed to serve horse meat anymore. We make it with beef. Here you see, you have to mix it very well. I will arrange it nicely on another plate. For me, the way I prepare it is the purest methods, but in larger brasseries it is often made with mayonnaise. To me, that is not the pure recipe, but that is just my opinion because ...