Beef Fillets With Stilton Portabella Sauce

Submitted by MarieRynr

"This is truly a special entree for a truly special occasion...Serve with roasted potatoes and steamed haricots vert. Celebrate!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 (6 ounce) beef tenderloin fillets
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces portabella mushroom caps, sliced
• 1⁄3 cup dry red wine
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 3 ounces Stilton cheese or 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

• Garnish

• 1 sprig fresh tarragon

directions

1. Rub the fillets with the chopped tarragon and pepper. Melt 2 TBS of the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the fillets and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or to the desired degree of doneness. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
2. Melt the remaining 3 TBS butter in the skillet. Add the mushrooms. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes or until tender. Add the wine. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring to deglaze the skillet. Stir in the sour cream. Add 1/4 cup of the cheese. Cook until melted, stirring constantly.
3. To serve, drizzle the sauce over the fillets. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Garnish with sprigs of tarragon.

Reviews

[jrbennett]

OMG!! This was fantastic!! Followed the recipe as written...easy. Will make it again. Thanks for sharing this recipe with so many.

 

[Tulip-Fairy]

Made this with fillets and sirlion and it was fantastic.I doubled the recipe and had some left over which heated up well the next day. Recipe was a dream to follow as usual. I will be making this again and again and again!

 

[Jan-Luvs2Cook]

Very nice sauce!! I made this the other night using sirloin steak as I'd already bought it before I saw this recipe. The recipe was very easy to follow - I just cut the amounts down to serve two. Thank you for posting!