Most Romantic Dinner! Beef Filet With Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

Filets
• 4 beef filet steaks (about 6 ounces each)
• Salt and coarsely ground black pepper

Madeira Sauce
• 2 tbl olive oil
• 2 tbl butter, unsalted
• 1 lb Shiitake mushrooms (cleaned and quartered)
• 2 shallots (finely diced)
• 1 cup Madeira wine
• 1 cup Beef Broth
• 2 tbl Dijon mustard
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 2 tbl butter, unsalted and cold

Croutons
• 4 slices country-style bread
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

Croutons
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place bread on a work surface and using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut a round crouton from the center of each piece of bread.
• Brush both sides of the croutons with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Place the croutons on a baking sheet and bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

Filets
• Heat grill. Season the fillets with salt and press the coarsely cracked black pepper onto 1 side of each fillet. Place the fillets pepper-side down on the grill and sear until golden brown, turn the fillets over and continue cooking for 4 to 5 minutes for medium-rare doneness.
• Remove the steaks to a plate.

Madeira Sauce
• Place oil and butter in a large saute pan and melt over high heat.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until golden brown and their liquid has evaporated.
• Add the shallots and cook until soft.
• Add the Madeira and reduce by half.
• Add the broth and cook until reduced by half.
• Whisk in the mustard, cream and butter and cook for 30 seconds.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Plating
• Place each fillet on top of a crouton and spoon some of the sauce over.