Ingredients
- 5 1/2 to 2 pounds filet of beef, trimmed and tied
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoon french baguettes, 18 to 20 inches long
- 3 ounce black truffle butter, at room temperature (see note)
- 1 ounce (2-ounce) chunk good parmesan cheese
Preparation
Baking Directions:
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
(Be sure your oven is very clean!)Place the beef on a sheet pan and pat the outside dry with a paper towel.
Spread the unsalted butter all over the beef with your hands.
Sprinkle the beef evenly with 1½ teaspoons salt and 1½ teaspoons pepper.
Roast for exactly 22 minutes for rare and 25 minutes for medium-rare.
Remove the beef from the oven, cover it tightly with aluminum foil, and allow it to rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Remove the strings and slice the filet about 1/4-inch thick.
Split the baguettes lengthwise but not all the way through.
Spread the bottom halves generously with the truffle butter.
Top with a layer of sliced beef and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave the Parmesan into thin shards and scatter the shards over the sliced beef on each sandwich.
Finish with a sprinkling of arugula leaves.
Fold the tops of the sandwiches over, cut each baguette diagonally into 3 or 4 sandwiches, and serve right away.
Tips:
Note: Ask your butcher to trim and tie the filet of beef for you.
Dartagnan.
com sells black and white truffle butter in 3-ounce packages.
They’re surprisingly inexpensive; I order a few at a time and keep them in the freezer.
