Fillets of Beef with Shallots

Name: Fillets of Beef with Shallots (Filet mignon de boeuf aux échalotes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: For four people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: salt, freshly-ground pepper; salt, freshly-ground pepper; 80 g (2¾ oz) shallots; 5 tablespoons double cream; 200 ml (scant half pint) tomato-flavoured demi-glace; 2½ tablespoons wine vinegar; 60 g (2 oz) butter; 840 g (1 lb 14 oz) trimmed fillet of beef

Filet mignon de boeuf aux échalotes

Preparation info

For
four
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Nouvelle Cuisine of Jean and Pierre Troisgros

By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

840 g (1 lb 14 oz) trimmed fillet of beef
60

Europe
France
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Make sure that the fillet is completely trimmed of fat and sinew and cut it into 24 pieces about 2cm (¾in) thick and weighing 35g (1¼ oz) each.
Take a heavy frying-pan, large enough to hold the fillets side by side in one layer, and heat 25 g (1 oz) butter until foaming. Season the steaks lightly with salt and pepper and sear them for 2 minutes on each side. Ta