Mock Filet Mignon

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"Flavor-packed beef patties are wrapped in bacon to give them an expensive look. They are served with a rich red wine sauce to give that pricey steak taste at a less expensive cost. Source: Woman's World"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, cut in half lengthwise
• 8 ounces mushrooms, finely chopped, about 2 cups
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic, divided
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 4 slices French bread (1/2 inches thick)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 egg yolk
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1⁄3 cup red wine or 1/3 cup beef broth
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled

directions

1. In skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until just beginning to brown, 3-4 minutes. Drain on paper towel; reserve.
2. Remove and reserve all but 1 t drippings from pan. Add mushrooms; cook until liquid evaporates, 6-8 minutes.
3. Add 2 t garlic; cook 1 minute.
4. Transfer mushrooms to bowl; cool 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
6. Combine butter and remaining garlic; brush over both sides of bread. Place on baking sheet. Bake until golden, 4-5 minutes.
7. In bowl with mushrooms, mix in beef, Worcestershire sauce, egg yolk and salt just until combined; shape into 4 patties.
8. Wrap reserved bacon around patties; secure with toothpicks.
9. Sprinkle with pepper.
10. In same pan, heat 1 T reserved bacon fat and add the patties. Cook, turning once, 5-6 minutes per side until no longer pink inside.
11. Remove from pan; discard all but 2 T drippings.
12. Add wine, mustard and rosemary. Cook, stirring, until thickened, about 30 seconds. Remove toothpicks.
13. Serve the sauce with the beef patties.
14. You can top the bread with the beef patties or you could just eat the garlic bread on the side.

Reviews

[ljgriffith]

This was spectacular! Tastes like your’re eating a really expensive steak. I hoped and prayed that my hubby wouldn’t come into the kitchen while I was chopping up alll those mushroom because he hates mushrooms! Well, he didn’t and I didn’t tell him what was in them until we were done eating! We both thought we we felt like we were eating a really expensive high-end steak. I followed the recipe exactly as written. I would serve these to company with no problem. They’d be great with some twice baked potatoes and a Caesar salad on the side. I’d give this recipe 10 stars if I could! Yum!

 

[pamela t.]

Loved them! What wonderful flavors! It was a great "fake out" for filet mignon. My burgers were a little"wet" but the bacon wrapped around them held them together. Love the wine, mustard and rosemary combo. I would warn others that when it says "cook, turning ONCE" that is exactly as you should cook them; otherwise, they will fall apart. Thanks, Lainey, for some great flavor packed burgers (filet mignon).

 

[gailanng]

Ye with little faith, rest assured this "mignon" can rival many a steak. When my husband realized this was a replacement for the Real McCoy, he was disappointed. Well, that opinion didn't last long. Now he wants them again next week...go figure!

 

[Annacia]

This is a superior use for ground beef. It doesn't feel like your budgeting with this recipe. I made 2 servings and replaced the ask for 1/2 an egg yolk with 1/8 cup of Eggbeaters and it worked just fine. Other than that I went right by the recipe and it turned out a right treat. I used the beef broth for the sauce and it was so good with the mustard touch. The garlic bread is the perfect final touch. This would make a wicked good burger too!