Fillet of Beef with Madeira Sauce

Name: Fillet of Beef with Madeira Sauce
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: a small bunch of thyme; 150 ml Madeira; 1 kg fillet of beef; 2 tablespoons olive oil; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 red onions, thickly sliced; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 500 ml beef stock (fresh if possible) or the mushroom soaking liquid from the Celeriac and Chanterelle Dauphinois topped up to 500 ml with beef stock

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

In the Mood for Entertaining

By Jo Pratt

Published 2009

About

This is a rather luxurious treat. When serving a fabulous piece of meat like beef fillet, your best bet is to cook it simply like this.

Ingredients

1 kg fillet of beef
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive o

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.

Season the beef with salt and plenty of black pepper. Heat the oil in a sturdy roasting tray on the hob and, when it’s very hot, quickly sear the beef fillet until it’s evenly browned all over.

Remove from the he