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Filets Mignons with Mushrooms

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on December 13, 2013

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Filets Mignons with Mushrooms

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) center-cut filets mignons, trimmedSalt and pepper 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered1 shallot, minced2 garlic cloves, minced1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme ½ cup Marsala 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Pat steaks dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add steaks and cook until well browned and meat registers 125 degrees, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to platter and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, cover, and cook until mushrooms release their juice, about 5 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, and cook until moisture has evaporated and mushrooms are brown, about 5 minutes. Add shallot, garlic, and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Stir in Marsala and Worcestershire, scraping up any browned bits, and cook until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and any accumulated meat juices from platter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve.
Filets Mignons with Mushrooms

Filets Mignons with Mushrooms

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) center-cut filets mignons, trimmed
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
1 shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
½ cup Marsala
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) center-cut filets mignons, trimmed
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
1 shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
½ cup Marsala
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) center-cut filets mignons, trimmed
Salt and pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
1 shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
½ cup Marsala
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Why This Recipe Works

Covering the mushrooms speeds up the cooking time.

Instructions

  1. Pat steaks dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add steaks and cook until well browned and meat registers 125 degrees, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to platter and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
  2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, cover, and cook until mushrooms release their juice, about 5 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, and cook until moisture has evaporated and mushrooms are brown, about 5 minutes. Add shallot, garlic, and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Stir in Marsala and Worcestershire, scraping up any browned bits, and cook until reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and any accumulated meat juices from platter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve.

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