Z'tejas Smothered Filet Mignon

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (8 ounce) beef tenderloin fillets
• 4 tablespoons seasoning, such as spice hunter's steak & chop, grill & broil
• 2 cups mixed mushrooms, of your choice (such as shitakes, oyster, button)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3 anaheim chilies, split, de-veined and seeded (you may use anchos or poblanos, if available)
• 3 shallots, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 cups red wine
• 3/4 cup beef stock
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup horseradish
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 to prepare ancho/anaheim horseradish:.
• 2 put olive oil in pan and saute peppers, shallots and garlic over low heat, covered, until soft but not browned.
• 3 add red wine and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 4 add beef stock, thyme, bay leaves, horseradish and simmer 30 minutes.
• 5 in a small jar, mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water and shake. add the cornstarch mixture and the remaining 1 1/2 cups of water to thicken the sauce. strain mixture through a fine-sieved colander.
• 6 to prepare steaks:.
• 7 season steaks with seasoning mixture.
• 8 grill steaks on both sides or broil to desired doneness.
• 9 while steak is grilling, in a skillet, heat the 2 tablespoons butter, the 2 cups of ancho sauce and the mushrooms until the mushrooms are softened.
• 10 add cream to mushroom mix and simmer just until warmed.
• 11 pour mushroom sauce mixture over steaks and serve.