Ingredients for 4 people :
- 1 kilo [2.2 lbs] tender beef meat
(ideally rumpsteak or filet)
- 1 liter [2 pints] groundnut oil
- Salt, pepper
- Sauces to be made or bought
(see below)

Side dish :
- 1 big lettuce
- Dijon mustard, vinegar, olive oil,
salt & pepper

Meet preparation :

1- Have your butcher cut the meat into big cubes (around 3 cm [11/4 in.] large, or do it with a Chef's knife (it has to be done as late as possible so that the meat stays fresh). Display the beef cubes into two separate plates which you will place on the table
on each side of the Fondue set.
2- Pour the oil in the castiron fondue-dish and have it heat up on your regular gas cooker ; when the oil is hot, light the stove on
the table and bring it.
The oil should be very hot so that the meat is sealed.

3- If you wish to make your own sauces, try those 3 simple ones, which have the same base (Mayonnaise ; Béarnaise ; Sauce ketchup) :
- prepare a huge Mayonnaise : in a large bowl, put 2 egg yolks and 5 teaspoons of French Dijon Moutarde (hot mustard) with salt and pepper. Mix them together and start pouring oil (olive, colza, groundnut...) little by little turning with a whisk ; never stop turning, you have to incorporate the oil bit per bit. 25 centiliters of oil is about right (around 25 spoons / 1 cup).
- devide the Mayonnaise obtained into 3 equal portions ; into one, add 1 teaspoon of capers and 1 French cornichon (gherkin) thinly minced (Béarnaise sauce) ; into the second, add 1 or 2 spoons ketchup and 1 spoon whisky (ketchup sauce) ; into the third, just add a few drops of lemon (classic mayonnaise). Taste and adjust seasonning of each.
4- You can buy sauces as well, like our set of Provençale/Barbecue/Grillades set of jars, or simply serve an assortement of original / flavored Mustards.

Serve with a lettuce ; for a French vinaigrette, mix in a bowl salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard (1 teaspoon) ; solwly add vinegar (2 Tspoons) and then the olive oil (6 Tspoons), always mixing.

Side Dish : beside lettuce, you can vary side dishes and serve grated carrots, oven baked or fried potatoes...