Steak 954 at the W Hotel Fort Lauderdale

A few years ago we had steak tartare at our friends' wedding. It was a perfect appetizer and they served it on little spoons. I thought it was really clever, and totally delicious. It was the first time I had had tartare, and I knew I liked it.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. Somehow I got it into me that I needed to sample some tartare soon. A friend suggested we check out Steak 954 at the W hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach. We're always up for a trip to the beach, so we piled into the car and headed over to the W Hotel.

The hotel is very cool and all modern inside. We gave our car to the valet and headed in to Steak 954. We sat outside, with a great view of the beach and ordered a delicious bottle of Presecco and the steak tartare appetizer. I was not disappointed. The tartare was just as I remembered it, and was served with toast points.

The recipe below is what I imagine our tartare was made of. Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse and The Food Network:

Ingredients
Assorted fresh greens
12 ounces beef tenderloin or sirloin
Worcestershire sauce
Hot pepper sauce
Salt
Black Pepper
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/3 cup minced red onion
1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
2 eggs
4 slices of white bread, crusts removed, brushed with olive oil and lightly toasted
Extra-virgin olive oil

Directions
Garnish 2 plates with the fresh greens.Place the beef on a cutting board and finely chop with a very sharp knife. Season to taste with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and black pepper. Shape the meat into 2 patties of equal size and center each on a plate of fresh greens.

Around each meat patty arrange half of the capers, Dijon mustard, red onion and parsley. Carefully break the 2 eggs, reserving the yolk and half of each shell. Place the yolks in their eggshell cups, then sit an egg cup in the center of each patty. Serve the steak tartare with toast points, olive oil, and hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauces on the side.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/steak-tartare-recipe/index.html

http://www.steak954.com/