Armenian Steak Tartare Chee Kufta Food

GERMAN STEAK TARTARE (HORS D'OEUVRES)

Steps:

• Lightly oil the inside of a 5-cup ring mold.
• Drain oil off anchovy fillets; separate and drain each on paper towels.
• Chop 4 of the fillets very finely and leave remaining whole; set aside.
• Chop onion very finely—you should have 1/2 cup.
• Put chopped anchovy, chopped onion, ground beef, capers, egg yolks, salt, pepper, and parsley in a large bowl.
• Using a wooden spoon, toss and mix until very well combined.
• Taste, and if necessary, add more seasonings.
• Mixture should be highly seasoned.
• Spoon meat mixture into the prepared ring mold, pressing down firmly with the back of a wooden spoon to pack tightly and remove all air holes.
• Cover meat-filled mold tightly with plastic wrap and chill for 2 to 3 hours or until ready to serve.
• To unmold: Uncover ring mold.
• Using a small knife, loosen meat mixture from edges of mold.
• Place a serving dish upside down on top of mold; invert mold and serving dish.
• Shake firmly to release meat mixture; remove mold.
• To garnish and serve: Arrange anchovies on top of meat mixture in a crisscross fashion and garnish with red pepper cubes.
• Drain olives; mound in center of ring mold.
• Arrange watercress around edge of meat.
• Be sure to keep the Steak Tartare refrigerated until ready to serve.
• It is especially good served on unsalted saltine crackers, English water biscuits, or small rounds of rye bread.

SWEDISH STEAK TARTARE (RABIFF)

Steps:

• Grind the meat yourself or let the butcher do it for you.
• Make sure it is ice-cold when served.
• Do not season the meat in any way.
• Make four nicely shaped hamburgers of the meat.
• Arrange on the plates with onion, capers, beetroots and horseradish on the sides, in the form of a cross.
• Separate the eggs.
• Make sure the yolks don't break.
• Crown the steaks with the yolks in their shells.
• Serve with salt, pepper and mustard à part.

CAVIAR AND STEAK TARTARE

Steps:

• In a large chilled bowl, add the first ten ingredients. Mix with a spoon to combine and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Pack 6 ounces of the tartare into a ring mold set on a chilled plate. Push down with a spoon to keep the mixture compact. Top with 20 grams of the caviar, smoothing out the top gently with a spoon and remove the mold. Serve with 6 croutons and 2 ounces of greens on the side.
• Petrossian.