Thursday, January 12, 2012

Filet Mignon with Red Wine Onion Sauce and Sauteed Shitake Mushrooms


The hubby was lucky enough to get this tonight :) He had it with Spicy and Creamy Collard Greens.
While your filets are cooking on an indoor grill pan or out on the grill, make the sauce and mushrooms.

For the Red Wine Onion Reduction:
2 strips bacon, diced
1 small onion, fine dice
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2c good quality red wine - one that you would like to drink with the steak
1-2 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into small peices
salt and pepper

In a saute pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bacon. Add the onion to the pan and cook over medium heat until very soft. You don't want the onions to brown. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or two more. Add the wine and crank the haet to high. Bring to a boil and reduce wine to just a few tablespoons. Turn off the heat, add the cold butter pieces and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

For the mushrooms:
1/2# Shitake mushrooms, stems removed and cut into strips
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp EVOO
salt and pepper

Put the butter and oil in a saute pan over high heat. When melted and butter stops foaming, add the mushrooms and cook over high heat until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper.
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