Portuguese Filet Mignon With Mushroom Sauce

Name: Portuguese Filet Mignon With Mushroom Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lemon; 2 filet mignon steaks, 1-inch thick; coarse salt, as needed; dried chili, crushed, to taste; 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup milk; 2 ounces dry red wine (porto wine); 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 16 ounces mushrooms, sliced and of your choice; 2 slices bread, 1/2 thick slices (Portuguese country)

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Recipe by diner524

This is a recipe that I found on www.portuguesecooking.com and it sounds delicious!! Posting for ZWT5 so it is untried by me at this point!! This is what is stated on the site about this recipe: This is a recipe for an upscale steak served at a former Lisbon restaurant. Though it is not traditional it has rave reviews.

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READY IN: 20mins

SERVES: 2

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

lemon
2

filet mignon steaks, 1-inch thick
coarse salt, as needed
dried chili, crushed, to taste
4

garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
2

tablespoons butter
¹⁄₃

cup milk
2

ounces dry red wine (porto wine)
1

tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
16

ounces mushrooms, sliced and of your choice
2

slices bread, 1/2 thick slices (Portuguese country)

DIRECTIONS

Rub both sides of the steaks with the cut side of the lemons.
Season the steaks with the salt, chili pepper and chopped garlic.
Heat the margarine in a sauce pan. Add the milk, port wine and
Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a high simmer over medium-high heat. Toss in the sliced mushrooms and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, reducing the sauce. Set aside.
Grill the steaks for 5 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, toast the slices of bread and place them on the serving dishes.
Top the toast with the steaks. Ladle the mushroom sauce over.

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