Fillet of Beef with Mushrooms and Thyme Leaves*

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Simply Delicious: Book 1

By Darina Allen

Published 1989

  • About

Fillet of Beef is always a treat nowadays and this delicious recipe for a special occasion makes a little beef go as far as possible.

Ingredients

  • 1.010–1.125 kg/2¼ - 2½ lbs fillet steak (allow 170–200 g/6–8

Method

The Sauce

Melt the butter in a frying pan and sweat the finely-chopped shallot on a gentle heat until soft but not coloured; remove from the pan. Increase the heat and sauté the mushrooms in small batches; season each batch and add to the onions as soon as they are cooked. Add the wine or Vermouth and stock to the pan and boil rapidly until the liquid has reduced to