Filet Mignon With Mushroom Sauce

Photo: flickr user naotakem

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon flour

1 cup whipping cream

1 tablespoon white wine

2 filet mignons, each about 1 ½" thick

1 cup sliced mushrooms

Salt

pepper to taste

1 tablespoon brandy

1 tablespoon olive oil

Preparation

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in heavy duty skillet. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring, until mushrooms give up their water and brown lightly.

Sprinkle flour, salt and pepper over mushrooms. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in cream; heat to boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in brandy and white wine. Pour into bowl; cover.

Wipe out skillet. Add remaining tablespoon of butter and olive oil. Season steaks on both sides with salt and pepper. Add steaks to skillet. Cook over medium high heat, about 5-6 minutes on each side for rare. Remove steaks to serving dishes. Keep warm.

Put mushroom sauce into the same skillet the steaks were cooked in; heat through. Add a few drops more wine if needed to thin slightly. Pour over steaks. Servings 2.