Filet Steaks With Mushrooms And Wine Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, quartered
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp.oil
2 Tbsp. minced onion
1/4 tsp. salt
pinch of pepper
2 Tbsp. butter
6 Filet Mignon, cut 1 inch thick, wrapped in bacon
1 Tbsp. oil
2 Tbsp. minced parsley
1/2 c. beef stock
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
1/4 c. red wine
1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Preparation

Saute
mushrooms
in hot butter and oil for 5 minutes to brown lightly.
Stir
in onions and cook slowly for 2 minutes. Season and
set
aside.
Place other oil and butter in skillet and set over moderately high heat.\tAfter butter foam subsides, brown steaks
for
3
to\t4 minutes on each side.
Immediately remove from heat.\tDiscard bacon.\tSeason with salt and pepper. Place
on warm platter.
Pour fat from skillet.
Stir in stock and tomato paste.
Boil rapidly until liquid is reduced to 2 to 3 tablespoons.
Add
wine
and
cornstarch
and parsley.
Boil rapidly
for
a
minute to evaporate alcohol and thicken sauce. Add
mushrooms
and
simmer
for
1
minute.
Spread
sauce and mushrooms over steak and serve.
Yield: 6 servings.