Cracked Black Pepper Crusted Filet Medallions (with Cremini)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (8 ounce) center cut beef tenderloin steaks (can use sirloin steaks, but of course, it's not the same)
• 4 tablespoons cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon soft butter
• 6 ounces cremini mushrooms (the italian brown ones)
• 1 shallot, peeled and minced
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons soft butter, unsalted

Recipe

• 1 while heating the oil and 1 t of butter in a large sauté pan over medium high heat, season the tenderloins with cracked black pepper and salt.
• 2 place the tenderloins in the hot pan and sauté for 4 minutes, then turn and sauté for 3 minutes.
• 3 cover with foil and set aside.
• 4 slice mushrooms and set aside.
• 5 heat 2 t soft butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
• 6 when hot, add shallots and mushrooms and sauté for 2 minutes.
• 7 add the minced garlic and sauté until it becomes soft.
• 8 add the heavy cream and steak juice from set-aside plate and reduce by one-third.
• 9 season with salt and pepper.
• 10 finally, add the basil and keep warm.
• 11 have little hope of keeping your arteries open while enjoying this awesome dish.