Roast Fillet of Beef with Mushroom-Tarragon Sauce
photo by PanNan
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 793.78 g fillet beef tenderloin, tied
- 29.58 ml butter
- 59.14 ml minced shallot
- 226.79 g mushroom, sliced
- 4.92 ml dried tarragon, crumbled
- 2.46 ml salt
- 59.14 ml dry red wine
- 295.73 ml beef broth
- 22.18 ml cornstarch
directions
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400F degrees.
- Heat oil in large skillet over high heat.
- Pat beef dry.
- Add to skillet and brown on all sides, turning frequently, about 7 minutes.
- Place rack in roasting pan.
- Transfer beef to rack.
- Roast about 25 minutes for rare, or longer, if desired.
- Pour oil from skillet.
- Add butter and melt over medium-low heat.
- Add shallots and saute 1 minute.
- Add mushrooms, tarragon and salt.
- Increase heat to medium, cover and cook until mushrooms release their juices, stirring once or twice, about 6 minutes.
- Add wine and bring to boil.
- Boil uncovered until almost no liquid remains, about 2 minutes.
- Mix in 1 cup stock.
- Stir cornstarch and remaining ¼ cup stock in small bowl.
- Add cornstarch to mushroom sauce and bring to boil; stirring constantly.
- Boil until thickened, about 1 minute.
- Cut beef into ½ inch slices.
- Overlap slices on plates.
- Spoon sauce over and serve.
- This is excellent served with Scalloped Potatoes with Cream and Broccoli with Lemon-Garlic Crumbs (in my recipes).
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This had a nice flavor. If you don't care for tarragon, no worries. I could hardly taste it as a flavor on it's own. I do like tarragon and will add lots more next time. Or maybe use fresh. In any case, I would not hestitate to serve this for company. It's so quick and easy. And the meat was sooo tender. Pretty on the plate, too. :)
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
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