Tournedos Au Poivre Et Champignons(Filet Au Poivre W/Mushrooms)
photo by Debi9400
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
directions
- Mash peppercorns with a mallet or the back of a heavy pan.
- Press each side of the fillets into the cracked peppercorns and let the beef stand about an hour to absorb the flavor.
- Heat the butter and add the beef and sear about 8 minutes per side for rare, 10 for medium, 12 for well done.
- Remove the steaks to a platter and allow to rest.
- Add cognac to the pan and heat for just a few seconds and then set ablaze.
- Option 1: Boil the liquid about a minute then stir in additional butter, salt and cream.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, add mushrooms and saute till mushrooms are soft.
- Pour over fillets and sprinkle with parsley.
- Option 2: Skip the cream (but it's better with).
Reviews
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A big hit with all our company tonight. The only thing I could add to this would be to take the juices that come from the sitting cooked steaks and pour that into the cream mixture after sauting the mushrooms and let that simmer just enough to thicken up slightly. Oh - and definitely do option 1. We used a Remy Martin Cognac and it was yummy.
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Very delicious! Special dinner for the holiday. I got rave reviews- said I should open my own restaurant bc the meat was cooked perfectly (med-rare for us). I seared the filets for 2 min then turned the temp down to Med low next 6 min. Turned the filets over and did the same to other side. Let the meat "rest" under foil tent while preparing sauce. Left out Mushrooms for a picky eater, and I used brandy instead of cognac. Out of whipping cream-used half &half and thickened with cornstarch mixed w/water. YUM!
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What a wonderful treat we had for dinner! I splurged and made this for myself and DH using 4 filets, unsalted butter, and beef broth instead of brandy. DH had medium and I butterflied by filet mignon for well done. The mushrooms are so very good in the cream sauce! This would be very nice to make for a special occasion or dinner party!
Tweaks
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What a wonderful treat we had for dinner! I splurged and made this for myself and DH using 4 filets, unsalted butter, and beef broth instead of brandy. DH had medium and I butterflied by filet mignon for well done. The mushrooms are so very good in the cream sauce! This would be very nice to make for a special occasion or dinner party!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef Kate
Annapolis, 60
<p>I have always loved to cook. When I was little, I cooked with my Grandmother who had endless patience and extraordinary skill as a baker. And I cooked with my Mother, who had a set repertoire, but taught me many basics. Then I spent a summer with a French cousin who opened up a whole new world of cooking. And I grew up in New York City, which meant that I was surrounded by all varieties of wonderful food, from great bagels and white fish to all the wonders of Chinatown and Little Italy, from German to Spanish to Mexican to Puerto Rican to Cuban, not to mention Cuban-Chinese. And my parents loved good food, so I grew up eating things like roasted peppers, anchovies, cheeses, charcuterie, as well as burgers and the like. In my own cooking I try to use organics as much as possible; I never use canned soup or cake mix and, other than a cheese steak if I'm in Philly or pizza by the slice in New York, I don't eat fast food. So, while I think I eat and cook just about everything, I do have friends who think I'm picky--just because the only thing I've ever had from McDonald's is a diet Coke (and maybe a frie or two). I have collected literally hundreds of recipes, clipped from the Times or magazines, copied down from friends, cajoled out of restaurant chefs. Little by little, I am pulling out the ones I've made and loved and posting them here. Maybe someday, every drawer in my apartment won't crammed with recipes. (Of course, I'll always have those shelves crammed with cookbooks.) I'm still amazed and delighted by the friendliness and the incredible knowledge of the people here. 'Zaar has been a wonderful discovery for me.</p>