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How To make Medallions Of Beef Forestiere

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Ingredients
6
each
beef tenderloin, each about 1/4 lb
1

salt (optional)
1

pepper, freshly ground
2
tablespoon
butter
2
tablespoon
shallots, finely chopped
1
teaspoon
garlic, finely chopped
6
oz
mushrooms, fresh, thinly sliced (oyster, shiitake or morels, if possible)
1/2
cup
dry red wine, preferably zinfandel
1
cup
veal or beef broth
1/4
cup
madeira wine OR vermouth
4
tablespoon
butter, at room temperature

Directions:
Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in saucepan and add shallots and garlic. Cook briefly, stirring and add sliced mushrooms. Cook, stirring about 3 minutes. Add 1/2 the dry red wine and stir. Cook until reduced almost by half. Add beef or veal broth. Bring to boil and add the remaining dry red wine and the Madeira wine. Cook until reduced by half. There should be about 1 1/4 cups.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy skillet and add beef. Cook the meat on one side about 2-3 minutes or until browned. Turn and cook other side 2-3 minutes. Transfer meat to warm platter.
Add mushroom sauce to skillet and stir to dissolve the brown particles that may cling to edge of skillet. Swirl 4 tablespoons butter into sauce. Serve on top of tenderloins.

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