Beef Fillet Steak With French Pate Recipes

TOURNEDOS ROSSINI

Steps:

• Remove the beef from the fridge about 15 minutes before you want to start cooking.
• Place a large frying pan over a high heat and let it get searingly hot. Add the oil.
• Season the steak with salt and then sear each side of the beef until you have a wonderful crust.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 2 minute a side.
• Then add a knob of the butter and cook for a further minute (2 if you want it closer to medium) (see notes)
• Remove the steak and set aside on a plate tented with foil.
• Place the pan back on the heat and add in another knob of the butter.
• Cut the onion in half, but leave on the skin and place the onion into the pan, cut side down.
• Leave the onion to cook until it is very crispy and blackened on the bottom.
• Remove it from the pan and pour in the port. Let it sizzle and deglaze the pan.
• Add the red wine and stock then cook until it is well reduced (about half).
• Whilst it is reducing carefully spread the pâté over the steaks.
• Once the sauce has reduced whisk in the remaining butter and carefully side the steaks and any collected juices back into the pan.

BEEF FILLET STEAK WITH FRENCH PATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180℃ Place the pastry sheet on a board and cut out simple leaf shapes. Place on a tray lined with baking paper, brush lightly with beaten egg and bake in the oven until puffed and golden brown. Allow the steaks to come to room temperature before cooking. Brush the steaks with oil and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. Preheat a char grill, barbecue or heavy based pan to very hot. Cook the steaks for 3-4 minutes on each side, allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. To prepare the mushrooms, trim the mushroom stalks and slice, in a heavy based fry pan heat the olive oil over a high heat, add the mushrooms and brown for a few minutes on each side. Add the butter and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, reduce the heat, add the chopped parsley and cook for a further minute. Serve the steaks on the wilted spinach, add the mushrooms and pastry leaves, top the steaks with a slice of the French pate. Serve with gravy.

BOEUF EN CROUTE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until very hot. Sear the filets until well-browned on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove the filets from the skillet, and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Filets must be cold.
• In the same skillet over medium heat, melt the butter, and cook and stir the mushrooms, shallot, and garlic until the shallots are tender and translucent and the mushrooms have given off their juice, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons of red wine, scraping and dissolving any browned flavor bits from the pan. Transfer the mushroom mix into a bowl, and chill in refrigerator for about 45 minutes.
• Place 2 pieces of puff pastry on a work surface, and top each with a chilled filet. Spread half the mushroom mixture in a neat layer on top of of each filet, and top each with a piece of puff pastry. Fold and pinch the edges of the pastry together, sealing in the contents, and trim to make a tidy package. Cut a small slit into the top of each package.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups of red wine into a saucepan over medium heat, and simmer until the wine is reduce by half, about 15 minutes. Season wine sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, whisk egg into milk in a bowl, and brush the pasty packages with the egg mixture for a browner crust, if desired. Return the bundles to the refrigerator to keep cold.
• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the puff pastry bundles onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven until the pastry is golden brown and crisp and the filets are the desired degree of doneness (for medium-rare, about 15 minutes; an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C)). Serve each filet in the pastry shell with spoonfuls of wine sauce on top.

FRENCH STYLE BEEF STEAK

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water according to packet instructions. Drain and keep warm.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add steaks and cook for five minutes each side or until browned. Remove from pan.
• Add vegetables. Cook for 3 minutes. Remove from pan and mix with pasta.
• Combine French Style Beef Steak Cooking Sauce with 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to the boil.
• Return steaks to pan, simmer for 1 minute.
• Serve with pasta and vegetable mix. Garnish with parsley.

FILET DE BOEUF EN CROUTE

Steps:

• Trim any fat from the steaks, sprinkle with pepper, spread tops of each with 1 Tbl butter.
• In shallow roasting pan, bake in pre-heated oven, buttered side up, at 425º for 10 minutes.
• Place in fridge til cold.
• Roll out puff pastry a little and cut in half.
• Spread steaks with garlic, top with cheese.
• Place cheese side down onto center of pastry squares, fold pastry over, moisten edges and seal well.
• Place seam-side down onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Prick top with a fork, cover with plastic wrap, and re-chill for 1 hour.
• Beat egg with oil, and brush pastry with it.
• Bake in center of pre-heated 425º oven for 25 minutes for med-rare.
• Serve with horseradish sauce if desired.
• Serves 2.