Filet Mignon With Sweet-potato Shoestrings

Total Time: 1 hr 19 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 filet mignon steaks (4 oz.)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in medium iron skillet, melt half the butter in half the oil until hot. add mushrooms and saute quickly, about 5 minutes.
• 2 remove with slotted spoon.
• 3 add remaining butter and oil over high heat. pat filets dry.
• 4 brown filets well, about 4 minutes per side for medium rare. cook to desired doneness.
• 5 remove from skillet to a platter and keep warm.
• 6 pour nearly all fat from skillet and add beef broth.
• 7 boil over high heat, scraping the pan.
• 8 cook until reduced to 2 tbs.
• 9 add wine, thyme, salt & pepper.
• 10 add mushrooms and heat through.
• 11 serve mushroom sauce on top of steak.
• 12 fried sweet potato shoestrings run 2-3 large sweet potatoes through a food processor with the blade set to julienne. rinse well to remove the extra starch.
• 13 pat dry with paper towels.
• 14 fry the sweet potatoes in very hot vegetable oil just a few seconds until golden.
• 15 drain on brown paper.
• 16 sprinkle lightly with salt.