Description

Make a special dinner for you and your sweetie with this wonderful recipe. Serve it with a salad and mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable.

Ingredients

• 2 (2 inch thick) filets mignons, tied (10 - 12 oz. each)
• 1 T. canola oil
• 3/4 T. fleur de sel (If you can't find fleur de sel, good quality sea salt flakes would be a close substitute.)
• 1 t. coarsely cracked black peppercorns
• 1 T. unsalted butter
• 6 oz. cremini mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 1⁄4 inch thick
• 1 T. dry sherry
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 T. good olive oil
• 1/4 c. minced shallots (1 large shallot)
• 1 1/2 T. Cognac or brandy
• 5/8 c. heavy cream
• 1/8 c. Dijon mustard
• 1/4 t. whole-grain mustard
• 1 T. chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Pat filets dry with paper towels; brush all over with canola oil. Combine fleur de sel and cracked peppercorns on a plate; roll filets on the tops, bottoms, and sides in the seasoning, pressing lightly to coat.
3. Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat for 5 - 7 minutes. When the skillet is very hot, add filets; sear evenly all over on the tops, bottoms, and sides for about 2 minutes per side.