Beef Fillet

Gordon Ramsay recipes Beef fillet with a gratin of mushrooms and new potatoes recipe

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Date Published:
04/09/2007
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Gordon and his brigade of amateur chefs served this beef fillet recipe as a starter in the F Word restaurant

Serves 4

Ingredients

Beef Fillet

  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 100g mixed mushrooms (shiitake, oyster), roughly chopped
  • 100g chestnut mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 4 fillet steaks, about 180g and 4cm thick
  • 3 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan

New potatoes

  • 500g new potatoes, scrubbed
  • 5-6 tbsp olive oil
  • Few sprigs of rosemary
  • 8 garlic cloves, skin on and lightly crushed
  • Knob of butter
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method: How to make beef fillet

1. Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas 7.

2. Place the new potatoes in a large pan and fill with cold water to cover. Add a generous pinch of salt, partially cover with a lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are just tender when pierced with a skewer. Drain and refresh under cold, running water. Halve the potatoes and pat dry with kitchen paper. Set aside.

3. To prepare the topping, gently sauté the shallot and garlic in 1 tablespoon of olive oil for about 5 minutes until nicely softened. Add a further 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the mushrooms over a high heat, stirring frequently, for about 7 minutes until browned and cooked. The mixture should be quite dry. If necessary, tip it into a sieve to drain off any remaining liquid. Remove the garlic clove and transfer the mushrooms to a bowl, allow to cool. Whip the cream until softly stiff. Fold in the mushrooms along with the egg yolk, herbs and a tablespoon of the grated Parmesan, then season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Season the steaks all over with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick frying pan until you can feel a strong heat rising. Cook the steaks for about 2-3 minutes, turning them to seal all over. Remove from the pan. Put the steaks on a shallow baking tray. Pile the mushroom mixture on top of the steaks and dust with the remaining parmesan. Cook in the oven uncovered, for about 5-7 minutes until the topping is bubbling and golden. Meanwhile, finish off the potatoes. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the garlic and rosemary, followed by the potatoes. Sauté over a fairly high heat, until the potatoes are golden brown - stir throughout to prevent them sticking to the pan. Add a knob of butter towards the end of cooking, season generously with salt and pepper.

4. When ready, serve the steaks with the sautéed potatoes

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  1. This dish is truly delicous and simple to prepare in advance for a dinner party.
    Posted by Cailin on 15/11/2009 22:39:23
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  2. Mmmm this was really good! I tryed it tonight. Very easy too.
    Posted by islandveggie on 21/05/2009 01:19:38
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  3. Tried this this recipe tonight with a wonderful piece of fillet. Fantastic, it was easy and really worked with the meat so congrats and thanks on providing a great idea. Helped me amass load of brownie points!!
    Posted by Paul Martin on 27/03/2009 22:55:21
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  4. I AM LOOKING FOR THE RECIPE WHERE GORDON SHOWED THE MIDWIVES TO COOK CHICKEN. IT INCLUDED CELERY AND CARROTS AND I BELIEVE THE CHICKEN WAS FRIED. IT LOOKED SO GOOD AND I HAVE SEARCED AND SEARCHED AND CANNOT FIND IT! WOULD LOVE SOME HELP!
    Posted by b sanders on 27/03/2009 20:51:22
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  5. Very, very good. I didn't know what double cream was, so I bought table cream... should have bought heavy whipping cream I suppose. Recipe still turned out great though! You can't go wrong with steak, mushrooms, and onions!
    Posted by TS on 01/03/2009 02:22:19
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  6. My husband and I have just started watching the f word and we love it. We watch all your other shows and enjoy them as well. The f word is packed! Not only do we see your signature loud bombastic behavior, we see you a bit more gentle with non-professionals. We also get your wonderful, creative, compeling recipes. The parts where we get you at home with your beautiful children and wife dealing with your turkeys and pigs and whatnot, is so sweet it breaks my heart. Thank you for all of it. Tonight I am trying out your "filet" recipe. I carved up a pismo over New Years and have five filets left. Money is a bit tight right now and instead of going to the store to buy mushrooms, I am trying the recipe with artichoke hearts which I have in my pantry. I will let you know how it goes. Thank you again for your new show. Thank you for letting us into your life and showing us another part of you.
    Posted by penelope reyes on 14/01/2009 20:38:16
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  7. I have cooked this recipe in a slightly different way. I used a whole fillet of beef about 3lb. The night before the dinner party I seared it then wrapped in cling film and refridgerated overnight. The topping was also prepared the night before and again refridgerated overnight.Before guests arrived I sliced the meat and put into a greased pyrex dish with the mushroom topping on top. Just before eating I put it in the oven. Fab recipe that never fails and is so hassle freeon the night of a dinner party. Would strongly recommend.
    Posted by c brown on 28/10/2008 16:59:22
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