Fillet Steak In Port Sauce Recipe | Food

Come Dine With Me recipes Fillet steak with mushroom, pancetta and port sauce recipe

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Date Published:: 19/12/2007

An ambitious main combining steak with a cultivated array of mushrooms, pancetta and port wine sauce. Find out what else went on in Come Dine With Me Coventry

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
15g butter
2 medium shallots, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 slices pancetta, cut into thin strips
8-10 small wild mushrooms, cleaned and roughly chopped
Small glass of port (around 100ml)
100ml beef stock
4 x 175g fillet steaks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Parsnip crisps, to serve

Method: How to make fillet steak with a wild mushroom, pancetta and port sauce

1. Heat the oil and butter together until the butter melts. Add the shallots and garlic and fry for 3-4 minutes until lightly coloured. Add the pancetta and mushrooms and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring regularly. Deglaze the pan with port and stir in the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for a couple of minutes until the sauce begins to thicken.

2. While the sauce is simmering, cook the steaks. Season steaks with a pinch of salt and plenty of ground black pepper. Either fry in a lightly oiled frying pan for 3-4 minutes on each side or cook under a preheated hot grill until done to taste.

3. Serve with the mushroom and pancetta sauce and top with freshly fried parsnip crisps.

Tip:

To make the parsnip crisps, simply peel and discard the outer peelings from one large parsnip, then continue peeling the rest of the parsnip into wafer thin shavings. Carefully deep fry the shavings until crisp and drain on kitchen paper.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold

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