Gaelic steak

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
4		Fillet steaks (4-6 oz each)
2	ounces	Butter
2	tablespoons	Shallots; finely chopped
¼	pounds	Mushrooms; sliced
½	pint	Double cream
¼	pint	Irish Whiskey
		Salt
		Black peppercorns; freshly ground
		Garnish: finely chopped parsley

Directions

Melt the butter over medium heat in a large frying pan. Add steaks and saute quickly, turning once. Time about 1½ minutes each side. Season with salt and pepper. Remove steaks to heatproof dish and keep warm. Add chopped shallots and mushrooms to frying pan, saute until shallots tender and mushrooms lightly browned. Add cream and Irish whiskey. Cook over medium heat until sauce is reduced by half. Pour over steaks, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve at once. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Cecilia <elric01@...> on Aug 4, 1997