Filet mignon en chevreuil

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsRed wine vinegar
½teaspoonFreshly cracked pepper
2Sprigs parsley
¼teaspoonThyme
½Carrot; sliced in thin rounds
½Stalk celery; chopped
1smallSpanish onion; chopped
4(7-ounce) beef filets
½poundsButter; clarified
Chevreuil Sauce (see recipe)

Directions

An hour and a half before serving time, prepare a marinade by combining the vinegar, pepper, parsley, thyme, carrot, celery, and onion. Place the filets in a glass or plastic container and pour the marinade over to cover.

Marinate 1 hour, turning once if liquid does not cover. Remove the steaks from the marinade; strain and reserve marinade for sauce. Warm the butter in a skillet. When quite hot but not yet smoking, saute the filets, turning once or twice, until of desired degree of doneness. Place on dinner plates and slice each filet diagonally into four or five pieces. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon Chevreuil Sauce.

L 'ENTRECOTE

STEMMONS FREEWAY NORTH, DALLAS. WINE: RICHEBOURG

From the <Micro Cookbook Collection of French Recipes>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .