Filet Mignon With Roasted Potatoes And Asparagus Recipe 55

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Heat a large skillet and with 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Season each Filet with salt and pepper, put into hot pan and brown each side 4 minutes per side. Remove from pan and place onto a baking sheet and place into hot oven for 4 minutes. Or to desired temperature. In the filet pan add 2 Tbsp. olive oil and add garlic and lightly brown. Add the mushrooms, add onions and cook for another 5 minutes, add broth. Add the herbs and the 3 Tbsp. butter, make sure to stir butter into sauce. Add asparagus at the last moment and cook for 3 minutes. Slice russet potatoes and toss with olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Place filet on 3 potato slices top with mushrooms and asparagus sauce . Note: You can grill the filet.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500º. Snap off tough ends of asparagus; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside. Toss potatoes with oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange in a single layer in the bottom of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 500º for 10 minutes. Trim fat from tenderloin. Sprinkle tenderloin with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of tenderloin. Add tenderloin to broiler pan, nestling it into potato mixture. Bake at 500º for 20 minutes or until thermometer registers 145º (medium-rare) to 160º (medium), stirring potatoes once. Place tenderloin and potatoes on a serving platter; cover with foil. Let stand 10 minutes. Add asparagus and water to pan. Bake at 500º for 10 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Serve with tenderloin and potatoes. Serving Size: 3 ounces tenderloin, 1 cup potatoes, and 3/4 cup asparagus

Steps:

• Make garnish:
• In a medium saucepan of salted boiling water blanch onions 3 minutes, or until barely tender, and drain in a colander. Peel skin away from each onion, keeping it attached at root end, and pat onion dry. In a heavy saucepan heat 2 cups oil until a deep-fat thermometer registers 375°F. and fry onions in 2 batches until crisp and brown, about 1 minute. Transfer onions as fried with a slotted spoon to paper towels and drain. Season onions with salt and pepper and cool. Onions may be made 8 hours ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. and oil 2 baking sheets.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange in one layer on baking sheets. Lightly brush slices with some oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast potatoes in middle and lower thirds of oven until golden brown and tender, about 35 minutes, and keep warm.
• Pat filets mignons dry and season with salt and pepper. In a large heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown filets on both sides, without crowding, about 5 minutes total. Transfer filets to a shallow baking pan and roast in middle of oven about 10 minutes for medium-rare.
• On each of 6 plates fan 3 potato slices and top with a filet. Drizzle filets with some sauce and garnish with onions. Serve remaining sauce on the side.