Roast fillet of beef with shallot & mushroom sauce

Name: Roast fillet of beef with shallot & mushroom sauce
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 1¼kg centre-cut beef fillet, trimmed; 2 Tbsps sunflower oil; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 8 shallots, peeled and finely sliced; 20 button mushrooms, finely sliced; 75 milliliters sherry vinegar; 1 bottle fruity red wine, such as Rioja; 1 liter good-quality beef stock; 25 grams cold butter

Roast fillet of beef with shallot & mushroom sauce takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 261 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up button mushrooms, sherry vinegar, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Roast Fillet of Beef with Mushroom-Tarragon Sauce, Roast Beef with Wild Mushroom Sauce and Caramelized-Shallot Mashed Potatoes, and Roast fillet of beef with mushroom stuffing.

Instructions

To make the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.

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Olive Oil

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Add the shallots and mushrooms, then fry for about 10 mins until golden and caramelised.

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Mushrooms

Shallot

Pour in the vinegar, then simmer until almost evaporated.

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Vinegar

Add the red wine, then simmer until almost evaporated.

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Red Wine

Add the beef stock, bring to the boil, then reduce by two-thirds. Pass the mixture through a fine sieve, then keep warm until ready to serve. Can be made the day before and reheated.

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Beef Stock

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Sieve

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas

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Oven

Season the beef generously with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Beef

Heat the sunflower oil in a large ovenproof frying pan on a high heat.

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Sunflower Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the beef, then sear for 10 mins, turning, until browned all over.

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Beef

Transfer to the oven, then roast for approximately 20 mins, turning after 10 mins. This will give you beef that is medium rare; for medium, roast for an extra 5 mins. Allow the beef to rest on a rack, loosely covered in foil, for 10 mins, then slice into 6 thick slices.

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Beef

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Aluminum Foil