Ingredients
- 2 x 200g fillet tails
- 20ml light olive oil or rapeseed oil
- PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC
- 300g Portobello mushrooms
- 30ml rapeseed oil
- 20g unsalted butter
- 1 clove garlic peeled & crushed
- 2 x shallots peeled & diced
- Handful parsley leaves finely chopped
- Sea salt to taste
- Ground black pepper
Introduction
Increasingly appearing on restaurant menus, fillet tails are superb as a lean and versatile steak which pair deliciously with fragrant, garlic mushrooms for the perfect 10 minute meal.Method
How to Cook Beef Fillet Tails & Garlic Portobello Mushrooms
- Preheat your heavy based frying pan, wok or griddle until it sizzles when you add a drop of oil
- Season the meat just prior to cooking
- Lightly oil the cooking utensil
- Place the meat in the pan, don't overcrowd the cooking base
- Cook over high heat turning the steak on all sides for 3 to 4 minutes in total to produce a nice rare piece of meat
- If using slices, quickly fry on all sides for 1 to 2 minutes, as soon as the steak is coloured its ready
- Finish by adding a large knob of butter
- Leave to rest in a warm place for 2 to 3 minutes
Portobello Mushrooms with Garlic
- Clean the mushrooms with by wiping with kitchen paper
- Remove the tough stem
- Griddle the mushrooms in the oil and butter over a medium heat
- Add the garlic and shallot to the pan then cook gently for another minute or so
- Finish with fresh chopped parsley