Ingredients:
2 filet mignon steaks ( 4 oz.)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup beef stock
1/4 cup red wine
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
black pepper
Directions:
In medium iron skillet, melt half the butter in half the oil until hot. Add mushrooms and saute quickly, about 5 minutes.
Remove with slotted spoon.
Add remaining butter and oil over high heat. Pat filets dry.
Brown filets well, about 4 minutes per side for medium rare. Cook to desired doneness.
Remove from skillet to a platter and keep warm.
Pour nearly all fat from skillet and add beef broth.
Boil over high heat, scraping the pan.
Cook until reduced to 2 Tbs.
Add wine, thyme, salt & pepper.
Add mushrooms and heat through.
Serve mushroom sauce on top of steak.
Fried Sweet Potato Shoestrings Run 2-3 large sweet potatoes through a food processor with the blade set to julienne. Rinse well to remove the extra starch.
Pat dry with paper towels.
Fry the sweet potatoes in very hot vegetable oil just a few seconds until golden.
Drain on brown paper.
Sprinkle lightly with salt.
Servings: 2
Time preparation: 70 min.
Time total: 79 min.