Roast Fillet of Beef in Matelote.
(Filet de Bœuf rôti en Matelote.)
Remove all the skin and rough fat from the fillet, tie the latter up, oil it well, place a piece of fat bacon over it, and then wrap it in a buttered paper. Roast about an hour for two and a half pounds, keeping it well basted, then remove the paper, cut the fillet crossways into neat slices without removing them from each other, and place them so on a dish, and garnish round with braised ox-palates and slices of