| Ingredients: | | | | 2 tbsp (30ml) Cointreau |
| 4lb (1.75kg) topside joint of beefoil | | | | For rich pancake batter |
| 12 small onions or shallotsbouquet garni | | | | 4 oz (125g) plain floursalt |
| ½ pt (300ml) watersalt & pepper | | | | 2 eggs |
| Instructions: | | | | ½ oz (15g) butter |
| 1. set oven at mark 4 | | | | ½ pt (300ml) milk |
| 2. Brown the beef all over in a flame-proof casserole, | | | | Instructions: |
| using the minimum of oil. | | | | 1. Mix the batter in the sme way as for basic pancake |
| 3. Place the peel but whole onions round the meat, | | | | batter, adding the butter at the same time as the eggs. |
| pour on the wine and tuck in the bouquet garni. Cover | | | | 2. Heat a little butter in a 7 inch (18cm) thick based |
| and place in the pre-set oven for 30 minutes. | | | | frying pan, pour off the excess and cook the |
| 4. Reduce the heat to Mark ½ and continue | | | | pancakes in the same way as ordinary pan- cakes. |
| cooking until the onions are tender. If necessary add up | | | | When all 8 are made keep them warm between 2 |
| to ½ pt (150ml) water. | | | | plates in a warm oven until serving. |
| 5. When the meat is done - test with a skewer - lift | | | | 3. Wipe around the pan, put in the sugar and heat until |
| out onto a serving dish. Arrange the onions around the | | | | the sugar has Melted and turned golden brown. |
| joint and keep warm. | | | | 4. Remove the pan from the heat, add the butter, |
| 6. Make a gravy by adding the remaining water to the | | | | orange juice, lemon rind and Cointreau. Mix well |
| cooking pot. Season to taste, and take out the | | | | together and replace over a low heat. |
| bouquet garni. Stir over a high heat to reduce a little, | | | | 5. Fold each pancake in half and then in half again to |
| then pour over the meat and onions. | | | | form a quarter circle. |
| Crepes Suzette | | | | 6. Place all the pancakes in the pan and when they are |
| Dessert: | | | | reheated and soaked in the sauce, pour the brandy |
| Butter for frying | | | | over them and ignite it. |
| 2 oz (50g) castor sugar | | | | 7. Serve at once by transferring the pancakes to a |
| 2 oz (50g) butterthe juice of 2 mandarins, tangerines | | | | large flat oval dish, Pour over them the sauce and dust |
| and the grated rind of 1 lemon | | | | the whole with sifted icing sugar. |
| 1 tbsp (15ml) brandy | | | | |